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How to use Studio Mode

How to Use Studio Mode in Ava Studio

Studio Mode is where you build, generate, and fine-tune your video scene by scene. Whether you're starting from scratch or coming in from a Campaign, this is your main creative workspace.

At its core is a prompt box on the main canvas where you can manually enter prompts to generate exactly what you want — or if you'd prefer, open the Agent to have it build your entire video structure for you.

Option A: Generate Manually

If you already know what you want, you can jump straight in.

Before typing your prompt, you may want to set up your Ingredients first

  • Open the Assets Panel from the top right (next to the Agent button) to manually add and manage your Ingredients such as your actor, product image, B-rolls, and any other assets you want to reference in your prompts.

💡 Ingredients are reusable across your project and can be referenced in any prompt using their @ tag. You can also rename tags to whatever suits your workflow.

[→ Learn more about Ingredients]

Once your assets are ready, type your prompt directly into the prompt box on the main canvas and customise your generation settings:

  • Dimension — set the media dimensions

  • Model — choose your preferred generation model

  • Generation type — switch between text to video, reference to video, image to video, and more

  • Variations — choose how many generations you want per prompt (e.g. selecting x4 will produce 4 different clip options from the same prompt)

  • Shot Duration — Give the agent an estimate of how long you’d want your video to be

Hit Generate when ready and your clips will appear on the Generation Canvas.

💡 Not sure which settings to use? Let the Agent handle it — it will suggest the right prompt and settings based on your needs automatically.

Option B: Use the Agent

For a more guided experience, open the Agent from the top right of the screen. The agent will analyse your needs and brand, then walk you through building your video step by step.

1. Brief the Agent

Tell the agent what you would like to create. You can

  • Paste a TikTok URL to clone an existing ad

  • Upload a video as your reference

  • Describe your product or campaign in plain text and let the agent build the ad structure for you

The agent will analyse your input and get to work building your video structure, Ingredients, and scene prompts automatically.

2. Choose Your Actor

The agent will assess whether your video needs an actor. If it does, you'll be asked:

  • Upload your own image — use your own talent

  • Let the agent suggest — the agent will recommend suitable actors, with the option to View more Actors, so that you can access and browse Ava Studio's full range of actors

3. Confirm Your Ingredients

The agent will suggest a set of Ingredients that will be used to build your scenes, such as your actor, product image, B-rolls, and text. Review the list, make any changes, and confirm when ready.

4. Review the Scene Breakdown

With Ingredients set, the agent generates a Scene Breakdown. A description of each scene it plans to create. Review it, make any adjustments, and confirm to move forward.

5. Review and Apply Prompts

The agent will then suggest prompts for each scene and automatically place them into the prompt box. Click through each scene on the left filmstrip to review its prompt individually.

You can edit any prompt before generating, or hit Generate All in the agent chat to generate all scenes at once.

Generating and Setting Scenes

Once your prompts are ready — whether entered manually or built by the agent — hit Generate. Your clip options will appear on the Generation Canvas.

From there:

  1. Review your generations — if you generated multiple variations, compare them side by side

  2. Select the clip you want — click [Choose] set as scene

  3. Set Scene — this saves the clip to the left filmstrip, adding it to your project

The filmstrip keeps everything organised — you can also manually add or delete scenes directly from there at any point.

Finishing Up in Editor Mode

Once all your scenes are set, head into Editor Mode to put the finishing touches on your video:

  • Add captions

  • Insert B-rolls

  • Add background music

  • Adjust timing and layout

When you're happy, hit Export.

[→ Learn more about how to use Editor Mode]

Quick Reference

Manual

With Agent

Starting point

Type prompt into prompt box

Open Agent → brief it

Ingredients

Set manually as needed

Agent suggests, you confirm

Scene Breakdown

You decide the structure

Agent builds it for you

Prompts

Write your own

Agent generates, you can edit

Generation settings

Set manually

Agent pre-configures, adjustable

Output

Clips on Generation Canvas

Clips on Generation Canvas

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