Gen AI Standalone

Generate visuals with Gen AI Standalone

Gen AI Standalone lets you generate visuals separately from a story, scene, or timeline. Use it when you want to create images, videos, avatars, or visual concepts without attaching them to a specific scene right away. It’s useful for testing ideas, exploring styles, building a visual library, or creating assets you may want to use later in a project.

Gen AI Standalone vs. Scene Gen AI

Videfy includes two Gen AI workflows: Gen AI Standalone and Scene Gen AI.

Use Gen AI Standalone when you want to generate visuals independently. Standalone generations are not automatically connected to a scene. This makes it useful for:

Testing creative ideas
Creating reusable visuals
Exploring different styles or models
Generating assets before building a full story
Creating images or videos outside the scene-by-scene workflow

Scene Gen AI

Use Scene Gen AI when you want to generate visuals for a specific scene in your Storyboard. Scene Gen AI is tied to the selected scene. When you generate or apply a visual from this workflow, it connects to that scene in your project. Use Scene Gen AI when you already know which scene needs a new image or video.

Open Gen AI Standalone

You can open Gen AI Standalone from the left-side menu or from inside Videfy Studio.

Click the menu icon in the top-left corner.
Select Gen AI.

This opens the standalone Gen AI workspace, where you can generate visuals separately from any story, scene, or timeline.

From Videfy Studio

You can also access Gen AI Standalone while working inside Videfy Studio.

Open your project in Videfy Studio.
Click Gen AI in the top navigation.

This opens the standalone generation workspace. It is separate from Scene Gen AI, which is connected to scenes in the Storyboard.

Choose a generation mode

At the top of the Gen AI Standalone page, select the type of output you want to create. Available modes include:

Text to Image - Generate an image from a written prompt.
Text to Video - Generate a video from a written prompt.
Image to Image - Use an existing image as the starting point for a new image.
Image to Video - Turn an image into a video-style output.
More - Open additional generation options.

Under More, you can access:

Audio to Video - Create a video using an audio input.
Video to Video - Use an existing video as the source for a new video.
Image to Avatar - Create an avatar-style output from an image.
Upscale - Increase the quality of an existing visual.

The selected mode controls what type of input you’ll need and what kind of output Videfy generates.

Add your prompt and input

Every generation starts with a prompt. Depending on the mode you choose, you may also need to upload or select an image, video, or audio file as the source input. For better results, include details such as:

Subject
Style
Setting
Mood
Lighting
Camera angle
Colors
Composition

Example:

A modern product photo of a white sneaker on a glass platform, soft studio lighting, clean background, high detail

The more specific your prompt is, the easier it is for the model to generate a result that matches your direction.

Add a negative prompt

Use the Negative Prompt field to describe what you do not want included in the result. For example, you can use it to avoid:

Blurry visuals
Extra objects
Unwanted colors
Distorted details
Incorrect styles

Example:

blurry, low quality, distorted, extra text, dark lighting

Negative prompts help refine the output and reduce results that do not match your creative direction.

Adjust generation settings

Before generating, customize the output using the settings below the prompt fields.

Style

Choose a visual style for your generation, such as Realistic or another available preset. Styles help guide the overall look and feel of the result.

Model

Select the AI model you want to use. Different models may produce different results depending on the prompt, visual type, and style.

Provider

The provider shows which AI provider powers the selected model. This may change depending on the model or generation mode you choose.

Aspect Ratio

Choose the format for your output. For example:

16:9 for widescreen or landscape visuals
9:16 for vertical content
1:1 for square social content

Pick the aspect ratio based on where you plan to use the visual.

Choose how many images to generate

When using Text to Image or other image-based generation modes, use the output quantity control near the Generate button to choose how many images you want to create. Generating more images gives you more options to compare, but may use more credits. The credit indicator shows the estimated cost before you generate.

Generate your output

Once your prompt or input settings are ready:

Review your prompt, input, and settings.
If available, choose how many images to generate.
Click Generate.

Your results will appear in the results area below. If this is your first generation in the session, the results area will remain empty until your visuals are ready.

Organize work with sessions

At the top of the page, you’ll see a session selector, such as Session 1. Sessions help you keep related generations together. This is useful when you’re exploring different ideas, testing prompts, or creating multiple visual directions for the same project. Use sessions to:

Group related generations
Keep experiments organized
Return to previous outputs
Separate work by concept, project, or client

Use the session controls to switch sessions or create a new one.

Filter generated content

Below the generation settings, you can filter your results by content type. Available filters may include:

All
Image
Video
Avatar

Use these filters when you want to quickly review a specific type of generated content.

Use time and advanced filters

You can also narrow your results using additional filters.

Time - Find generations from a specific time range.
Filter - Apply additional filtering options.

These tools are helpful when you have many generations and want to find a specific result faster.

Change the results view

Videfy lets you review generations in different layouts.

Grid View

Use Grid View to see generated visuals as thumbnails. This is helpful for quickly scanning and comparing results.

Prompt View

Use Prompt View to review generations by the prompts used to create them. This is useful when you want to compare prompt variations or reuse wording from a previous result.

Session View

Use Session View to browse generations grouped by session. This is helpful when you organize work by concept, project, or creative direction.

Tips for better results

Write prompts with clear visual details instead of single-word descriptions.
Use the negative prompt to remove unwanted elements or styles.
Try different models or styles when the first result does not match your direction.
Use sessions to keep experiments organized, especially when testing multiple creative concepts.
Choose the aspect ratio based on where the visual will be used.

What’s next

After generating visuals in Gen AI Standalone, you can review your results, compare variations, and reuse the best outputs in your projects. When you’re ready to build a full video, move into the Storyboard or Videfy Studio to add visuals to scenes, adjust timing, and continue editing.

​Generate visuals with Gen AI Standalone