AI Generation: Images, Sound & Video Clips
Create missing material without leaving the chat — generated images, described-into-existence sound effects, short AI video clips, and media pulled in from a link.
Published 2026-07-24 · Updated 2026-07-24
What You Can Generate
Three generators live inside the editor: images from a text description, sound effects from a text description (0.5–22 second one-shots), and short AI video clips — 5 or 10 seconds — from a text prompt or by animating a still image. Alongside them sit two bundled libraries (24 royalty-free music tracks and 18 one-shot sound effects) and URL import for media that already exists somewhere else.
The point is that nothing gets handed to you as a file to deal with. Whatever is generated or imported lands inside the edit — spliced in, layered under, timed — by the same agent that does the rest of the work, and its reply states exactly what was made and where it went.
AI Images
Describe an image — a title card background, an illustration for a concept you mention, a visual gag — and the agent generates it and splices it into the video as a full-frame still with Ken Burns motion, so it never sits frozen on screen. Generation is text-to-image only: it creates fresh images from a description. It cannot restyle an existing frame of your footage, and the agent says so if you ask.
AI Sound Effects
If a sound does not exist in the built-in pack, describe it: "a deep cinematic boom", "rain on a tin roof", "an old camera shutter". The agent generates a one-shot between 0.5 and 22 seconds and places it exactly where you asked. Because the same agent knows your timeline, "generate a whoosh and put it at every scene change" is one request, not a download-then-drag session.
For common cases you may not need generation at all: 18 built-in one-shot sound effects — whooshes, impacts, risers, clicks, booms, dings and more — are ready to place by request.
The Sound-Design Pass
One request — "do a sound-design pass" — and the agent scores the edit as a whole: whooshes at the cuts, an impact on the strongest word, a riser building into the energy peak. Every placement is adjustable afterwards, and the mix behaves like a mix — see Music & Audio for how layers duck under speech.
AI Video Clips
The agent can generate short video clips — 5 or 10 seconds — in two ways: from a text prompt ("a drone shot over a foggy forest at dawn"), or by animating a still image you point it at, which is how a product photo or a generated image becomes a moving shot. Generated clips are spliced into the timeline as inserts, exactly like an uploaded B-roll clip.
These are building blocks, not whole videos: use them for an establishing shot, a transition beat, or motion where you only had a photo. Video generation is priced per second generated, so a 5-second clip costs half the credits of a 10-second one.
The Music Library
Twenty-four royalty-free CC0 tracks across eight moods — upbeat, chill, cinematic, corporate, dramatic, hip-hop, ambient, and inspiring. Ask for a mood ("put something chill under the whole video") and the agent picks a track, sets the volume, and ducks it under your speech automatically. You can always upload your own music instead, or paste a link to a track. AI music generation is not supported — the library, your uploads, and links are the honest options.
Paste a Link
Media that already exists somewhere does not need a download-reupload round trip. Paste a link in the chat — a direct file link, or a YouTube, TikTok, Vimeo, or SoundCloud page — and the agent pulls the video, song, or image into your project and uses it in the edit: "here's a link to my b-roll — put the first few seconds before my intro".
Limits: clips up to 500MB, audio up to 50MB, images up to 10MB, at up to 1080p. Larger source files still work the normal way — direct uploads go up to 2GB. And the obvious note: only import media you have the rights to use.
Example Requests
"Generate an image of a retro neon OPEN sign and show it for 3 seconds after the intro"
A text-to-image still, spliced in full-frame with Ken Burns motion.
"Generate the sound of rain on a tin roof and play it quietly under the opening"
A described-into-existence sound effect, generated and placed in one request.
"Animate the product photo into a 5-second clip and use it as the opener"
Image-to-video — a still becomes a moving shot, inserted like any B-roll.
"Add an upbeat track from the library under the whole video"
One of 24 CC0 tracks, chosen by mood, ducked under your speech automatically.
"Do a full sound-design pass on this edit"
Whooshes at cuts, an impact on the strongest word, a riser into the peak.
What Generation Costs
Every generation charges credits by the actual cost of the work — there is no flat per-edit price. A generated image charges its real image cost, a sound effect its generation cost, and video clips are priced per second generated, which makes them the most expensive item on this page. Simple edits cost the least; a turn that generates media costs proportionally more, and your balance always shows where you stand. The full mechanics — daily credits, the welcome bonus, and plan pools — are in Understanding Credits.
Honest Limits
- No AI music or song generation. Music comes from the 24-track library, your uploads, or a link.
- No restyling your frames. Image generation creates fresh stills from text — it does not repaint existing footage.
- Generated clips are 5 or 10 seconds. They are inserts for an edit of your real footage, not full generated videos.
- Link imports are capped. 500MB for clips, 50MB for audio, 10MB for images, up to 1080p — bigger files should be uploaded directly.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can Valmera generate a whole video from a prompt?
No — Valmera is an editor for your real footage, not a text-to-movie generator. What it can generate are short building blocks for an edit: full-frame still images, sound effects from 0.5 to 22 seconds, and 5- or 10-second video clips from a text prompt or a still image, spliced into your timeline as inserts.
Can Valmera generate music or songs?
No. AI music generation is not supported, and the agent will say so rather than fake it. For music you have three real options: the built-in library of 24 royalty-free CC0 tracks across 8 moods, uploading your own track, or pasting a link to an audio file or page.
Can Valmera animate a still photo?
Yes. Give it an image — uploaded, linked, or generated — and ask for a clip, and the agent produces a 5- or 10-second AI video clip animating that still, then splices it into the edit as an insert.
What can I import by pasting a link?
Direct file links, or page links from YouTube, TikTok, Vimeo, and SoundCloud. The agent pulls the media into your project so you can edit with it — clips up to 500MB, audio up to 50MB, images up to 10MB, at up to 1080p. Only import media you have the rights to use.
Can Valmera restyle or edit one of my existing frames with AI?
No. Image generation is text-to-image only — it creates fresh stills from a description. It cannot take a frame of your footage and repaint it in another style, and the agent will tell you that instead of quietly generating something unrelated.
What do AI generations cost?
Each generation charges credits by the actual cost of the work — video clips are priced per second generated, and images and sound effects charge what their generation actually costs. There is no flat per-edit price anywhere in Valmera: simple edits cost the least, and heavier generation work costs proportionally more. The credits page explains the pools.