'I Have an Idea" Flow

This is the fastest path from concept to finished video. You describe what you want in natural language, and Qolaba's AI handles the creative planning, breaking your idea into scenes, writing detailed prompts for each one, and structuring camera directions and voiceover cues automatically.

Step 1: Enter your idea

With the I have an idea mode card selected, type your concept into the prompt box. Be as descriptive or as brief as you like, the AI will expand on it. Set your preferred orientation and duration, then click the orange Generate scenes button (or press Enter).

Prompt box filled with a detailed story concept about a thylacine at Hobart Zoo, with the 'Last of its Kind' chip highlighted in orange and configuration pills showing Omni video model, Portrait, and 10s

A rich story concept typed into the prompt box. The “Last of its Kind” chip is highlighted, showing it was used as a starter. The prompt describes a specific historical scenario, the AI will decompose this into individual scenes with camera directions and audio cues.

Step 2: AI plans your scenes

After clicking Generate scenes, a loading state appears: “Planning your scenes… Structuring your story, one scene at a time.” The AI analyses your idea and creates a structured scene breakdown.

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Loading screen showing 'Planning your scenes...' with a spinner and subtitle 'Structuring your story, one scene at a time.'

The AI is decomposing your idea into individual scenes. This typically takes a few seconds.

Result

Generated scene breakdown showing Scene 1 and Scene 2 with detailed prompts including environment descriptions, camera directions, voiceover cues, and audio notes

The AI has generated two scenes, each with a rich prompt covering environment, character action, camera movement, voiceover delivery, and ambient audio. A Carried through every scene section at the top lets you add a reference image for visual consistency.

Each generated scene prompt is fully editable. You can modify the text, delete scenes with the × button, or add new scenes with + Add a scene. The footer shows the clip count and confirms the free beta pricing.

Step 3: Generate clips

Once you are satisfied with the scene breakdown, click the orange Generate button. Qolaba renders each scene into a video clip. The pipeline stepper advances to Step 2 (Clips), and you see your generated clips side by side with status badges.

Clips view showing two generated video clips of a thylacine in black and white, each with a green 'Done' badge, Regenerate button, and scene description preview. Pipeline stepper shows Scenes (checked) and Clips (active)

Both clips have generated successfully (“2/2 done”). Each clip card shows a video thumbnail with playback controls (audio, download, expand), a green Done badge, a Regenerate button, and a truncated scene description. The breadcrumb reads “Series › Last of it's kind”, the series was automatically named from your idea. The header shows metadata: Portrait, 10s, 2 scenes, Omni Flash.

Step 4: Assemble the video

When you are happy with your clips, click Assemble video → to move to the final stage. The Assemble view shows your clips on a visual timeline with transition indicators between them. Set transitions, then click Combine into final video.

Assemble stage showing pipeline stepper with Scenes and Clips checked, Assemble active. Timeline with two clip thumbnails numbered 1 and 2, Hard Cut transition indicator between them, Back to clips and Combine into final video buttons, and preview area

The Assemble stage for the “I have an idea” flow showing two clips in the timeline with a “Hard Cut” transition between them. Click the transition indicator to change it, or click Combine into final video to render. Use Back to clips if you need to regenerate any clip before combining.