These two flows determine where your video's "soul" comes from: existing footage or pure imagination. When starting a project, you can choose how the AI selects or creates your visuals. The main difference lies in whether the editor uses existing professional footage or generates brand-new visuals from scratch.
1. Realistic with Stock Clips
This flow is like having a super-fast research assistant.
Visual Source: It searches a massive library of millions of pre-filmed, professional stock videos to find clips that match your script.
Best For: Corporate presentations, real estate tours, lifestyle ads, and YouTube explainers where you want a polished, "real-world" look.
Pricing: Usually included in standard subscription plans (no extra AI credits needed for the visuals themselves).
Editing: Very flexible. If a clip doesn't fit your vision, you can easily swap it by searching the stock library for a different keyword.
2. Generative AI (AI-Generated)
This flow is like having a digital artist create something from nothing. It uses advanced AI models to create original video content based entirely on your text prompts.
Visual Source: It uses advanced AI models (like Sora, Hailuo, or Pixverse) to "dream up" and render original video footage from scratch based on your prompt.
Best For: Creative storytelling, cinematic scenes that are impossible to film (like "a cat astronaut on Mars"), or when you need a very specific, unique visual style.
Pricing: Requires AI Creative Credits. Each generation "costs" credits because it uses heavy computing power to create new pixels.
Editing: To change a visual, you use the Regenerate tool to create a brand-new version of the scene based on a refined prompt.
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