FAQ
short answers to common questions.
Quick answers. Each links to the page with the details.
01Before you buy
Do I need API keys to use it?
No. Without keys people build videos by hand in the editor and render them with music and captions. Anthropic adds AI storyboards and edits, ElevenLabs adds voiceover. See Keys.
Are AI and voice costs included?
No. Anthropic, ElevenLabs, Stripe, Resend and Pexels bill their usage to your own accounts. You set credit prices that cover them (Plans and credits).
Can I run it on shared hosting?
No. It is a long-running Node.js server that starts Chrome and ffmpeg. Use a VPS with at least 2 cores and 4 GB of memory (Requirements).
Does it use a hosted video API?
No. Frames are rendered by Chrome and encoded by ffmpeg on your own server (packages/render). Only the AI writing (Anthropic), the voice (ElevenLabs) and the optional services you add are external.
Can I sell it under my own brand?
Yes. Name, logo, accent colour, legal links, watermark, e-mail sender and domain are settings in the console (White label). What your Envato licence allows for end products is in the licence you bought.
02Running the studio
Where is the console password if I lose it?
Run recover-owner.js on the server (First steps).
How do I give a client their own space?
Console, Workspaces, "New workspace (client name)", then invite their people from the studio's Team page with the Client or Viewer role (Team roles).
Can customers pay with their own Anthropic key?
Yes, when you turn on Settings, AI director, "Workspaces may bring their own Anthropic key". That workspace then spends no AI credits (Who pays).
Can I bill clients myself instead of through Stripe?
Yes. Leave selling off and set each workspace's plan and credits by hand on the console's Workspaces page.
Which languages can videos be in?
The 17 language codes in Settings, Studio by default, and any you add there. Claude writes the words; the ElevenLabs voice model speaks them.
Is there music included?
No tracks ship with the item. Upload music you own or hold a licence for to the console's Music library; scene-change whooshes are synthesised by the renderer.
How long can a video be?
Up to 600 seconds at most; 120 seconds by default (Settings, Studio), and each plan can set a lower limit.