AI Generation: Images & Video Clips
Create missing material without leaving the chat — generated images and short AI video clips, real music and sound effects found on the web, and media pulled in from a link.
Published 2026-07-24 · Updated 2026-08-08
What You Can Generate
Two generators live inside the editor: images from a text description, and short AI video clips — 5 or 10 seconds — from a text prompt or by animating a still image. Alongside them, the agent finds real media on the web — music by genre or vibe and real recorded sound effects — and URL import brings in media that already exists somewhere else. Only images and video clips are synthesized; audio is always a real recording.
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.
Sound Effects (Found on the Web, Not Generated)
Describe the sound you want: "a deep cinematic boom", "rain on a tin roof", "an old camera shutter". The agent searches the web (Openverse, then Freesound), finds a real recorded effect — capped at about 15 seconds by default, license-labeled, no-derivatives excluded — and places it exactly where you asked. Valmera does not synthesize audio. Because the same agent knows your timeline, "find a whoosh and put it at every scene change" is one request, not a download-then-drag session.
There is no built-in sound-effect pack: every sound effect is either a real recording found on the web from your description or a file you supply. If you already have the one you want, upload it and ask for it by name — the agent places it, and every placement can be moved or removed afterwards. 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 consumes credits per second generated, so a 5-second clip uses half the credits of a 10-second one.
Music, Found on the Web
Ask for a mood or genre ("put something chill under the whole video") and the agent searches the web, fetches a real, license-labeled track — only no-derivatives licenses are excluded — sets the volume, and ducks it under your speech automatically. Name a specific song and it looks for that one. You can always upload your own music instead, or paste a link to a track. AI music generation is not supported — a web search for real tracks, 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 14GB. 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.
"Find the sound of rain on a tin roof and play it quietly under the opening"
A real recorded sound effect, found on the web 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 under the whole video"
A real, license-labeled track the agent finds on the web by mood, ducked under your speech automatically.
"Use the whoosh I uploaded on every cut in the intro"
A sound effect you supplied, placed by the agent at the moments you named.
What Generation Costs
Every generation consumes credits according to the work performed. A generated image uses its image-generation amount, and video clips consume credits per second generated, which makes them the heaviest item on this page. Finding a track or a sound effect on the web consumes credits for the search and fetch, not a generation. Simple edits consume the least; a turn that generates media consumes proportionally more, and your balance always shows where you stand. The full mechanics — daily subscriber credits, monthly plan pools, and spend order — are in Understanding Credits.
Honest Limits
- No AI audio generation. Music and sound effects are real recordings the agent finds on the web (or your uploads and links) — never synthesized.
- No built-in sound-effect pack. Sound effects are real recordings found on the web from a description, or placed from a file you upload.
- 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, and 5- or 10-second video clips from a text prompt or a still image, spliced into your timeline as inserts. Music and sound effects are not generated — they are real recordings the agent finds on the web.
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 the agent searches the web for real, license-labeled tracks by genre or vibe (or a specific song by name), and you can also upload your own track or paste 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 consumes credits according to the work performed — video clips are measured per second generated, while images use their generation amount. Finding music or a sound effect on the web consumes credits for the search and fetch, not a generation. Simple edits consume the least, and heavier generation work consumes proportionally more. The credits page explains the pools.