How to Use

Platform Overview

Progressive Robot is an AI video generation platform powered by ComfyUI. You can generate single videos from text prompts, or use Studio to plan and produce entire multi-shot films with storyboards, timelines, and AI-assisted scripting.

Getting Started

Follow these steps to start generating videos:

Text to Video Generator

The standalone generator is the fastest way to create a single video clip from a text prompt.

How to Generate

1. Go to Text to Video (or Dashboard → Text to Video).
2. Type a descriptive prompt in the text area, e.g. "A golden retriever running through a sunflower field at sunset, cinematic, slow motion".
3. Choose your Model — WAN 2.2 (fast), LTX 2.3 (higher res), LTX Quality (best quality), Hunyuan (high motion quality), or Hunyuan 1.5 (native HD + better prompts).
4. Set Duration, Aspect Ratio, and FPS.
5. Click Generate and wait for ComfyUI to process.
6. Your video appears in the results area. Click to play, download, or favorite it.

Advanced Settings

Click the ⚙ More button to access advanced controls. Hover the ? icon next to each control for a quick explanation:

• Negative Prompt — Words to avoid (blurry, distorted, watermark, etc.).
• Steps — More steps = more detail but slower. Defaults are optimised per model.
• CFG — How closely to follow your prompt. Keep at 1.0 for best results.
• Seed — Set a specific seed to reproduce results. Use -1 for random.
• Sampler & Scheduler — Pre-configured per model. Change only if experimenting.
• Batch — Generate up to 4 videos at once to compare variations.

Image to Video

The Image to Video page lets you animate a reference image into video. Upload any still image, describe the motion you want, and the AI generates a video where your image comes to life.

How It Works

I2V Prompting Tips

• Describe motion: "The dog runs forward", "waves crash on the rocks", "clouds drift across the sky"
• Add camera movement: "Camera slowly pans left", "gentle zoom in", "orbiting around the subject"
• Keep it focused: One or two actions per prompt works best. I2V doesn't handle complex multi-action scenes well.
• Match the image: If your image is a close-up portrait, describe portrait-appropriate motion (head turn, blink, smile) rather than full-body movement.

Available I2V Models

I2V Workflow Integration

• From AI Images: Generate an image on the Images page, then click ▶ Animate to send it directly to I2V.
• After generating: Use the action buttons to Edit the video, transform with V2V, Add Audio, Copy Link, Share to Community, Host Video, or go to My Videos.
• Advanced settings: Click ⚙ to adjust steps, CFG, seed, FPS, and duration per generation.

Studio Overview

Studio is where you create full films from multiple shots. It provides a complete filmmaking workspace with four tabs:

Creating a Project

1. Go to Studio from the Dashboard or navigation bar.
2. Click the + New Project card.
3. Your project opens in the workspace. Click the project name at the top to rename it.
4. Add a description or logline in the field below the tabs.

Project Management

• Duplicate Project — Click the copy icon on any project card to create a copy.
• Delete Project — Click the 🗑 Delete button on the project card.
• Auto-Save — All changes are saved automatically. You'll see a "✓ Saved" flash in the top bar.
• Back to Projects — Click the ← arrow to return to the project list.

Elements Tab

Elements let you define reusable visual building blocks for your film. Create a character once, then reference it in any shot for consistent appearance.

Creating an Element

1. Open the Elements tab (or press 1 on your keyboard).
2. Click + New Element.
3. Choose a Type: Character, Prop/Product, Place/Location, or Style/Look.
4. Give it a Name (e.g. "Main Character", "Neon City").
5. Write a detailed Description — this text gets appended to your prompt when the element is used.
6. Click Save Element.

Using Elements in Shots

When editing a shot on the Storyboard, click the element picker icon to attach elements to that shot. The element's description text is added to the shot prompt automatically, ensuring consistent visuals.

Generate Tab

The Generate tab is your creative sandbox for experimenting with video generation inside a project.

How It Works

1. Open the Generate tab (or press 2).
2. Write your prompt in the bottom bar.
3. Select your Model, Duration, Aspect Ratio, and FPS.
4. Click Generate.
5. Results appear as cards in the workspace. Click any video to play it in a lightbox.

Working with Results

• Favorite — Click the heart icon to mark results you like. Use the ♡ Favorites filter to show only favorited results.
• Delete — Remove results you don't want.
• Grid / List View — Toggle between grid and list layout using the view buttons.
• Prompt Presets — When the workspace is empty, click one of the preset cards (Cinematic Landscape, Character Close-up, or Action Sequence) to auto-fill a starting prompt.
• Send to Shot — Use a generated video in your storyboard by replacing a shot's video with it.

Expand Prompt

Click the ↕ icon beside the prompt box to expand it for longer, more detailed prompts.

Storyboard Tab

The Storyboard is where you plan your entire film shot by shot. Each card represents one shot with its own prompt, video, and filmmaking metadata.

Adding Shots

• + Add Shot — Creates a new blank shot card at the end.
• + Sequence Templates — Instantly add pre-built sequences: Opening (3 shots), Dialog Scene (4), Montage (5), Chase (4), Dramatic Reveal (3), or Closing (3).
• AI Script to Shots — Describe your video idea or paste an entire script, and AI will break it into individual shots with prompts. You can drag-and-drop a script file (`.txt` or `.md`) or upload one.

Shot Cards

Each shot card includes:

• Shot Number — Shown at the top-left of each card.
• Prompt Text Area — Write or edit the prompt for this specific shot. A word counter shows at the bottom.
• Shot Type Selector — Choose: Establishing, Wide, Medium, Close-up, or Aerial.
• Camera Motion — Choose: Static, Pan Left/Right, Dolly In, Tracking, or Handheld.
• Duration — Set individual shot duration (1.5s, 3s, 5s, 8s, or 10s).
• Element Badges — Shows which elements are attached to this shot.
• Video Preview — Once generated, a thumbnail/video appears on the card.

Shot Actions

Each shot card has action buttons:

• ▶ Generate — Generate a video for this shot using its prompt.
• 📋 Copy Prompt — Copy the shot's prompt to your clipboard.
• 🔄 Replace Video — Choose a different video from your Generate results.
• 📑 Duplicate — Create a copy of the shot below it.
• ↑↓ Move Up/Down — Reorder shots in the storyboard.
• 🗑 Delete — Remove the shot.

Batch Operations

• ▶ Generate All — Generate videos for all shots that have prompts but no video yet.
• All: Shot Type — Apply one shot type to every shot at once.
• All: Camera — Apply one camera move to every shot at once.
• Style Preset — Apply a global style (Cinematic, Anime, Photorealistic, Noir, etc.) to all shots.
• 🗑 Clear All — Remove all shots and start fresh.

Progress Tracker

The storyboard displays a progress bar showing how many shots are done, ready, or empty. The total film runtime is calculated from individual shot durations.

Timeline Tab

The Timeline shows all shots that have generated videos, arranged in order. This is where you preview and fine-tune your finished film.

Timeline Controls

• ▶ Preview Film — Plays all clips in sequence with shot labels overlaid, like watching your finished film.
• ▶ Play All — Plays clips in sequence without overlays.
• Total Time — Displays the combined duration of all clips.
• Shot Counter — Shows e.g. "3 of 5 shots have video".

Timeline Clips

Each clip in the timeline shows:

• A video thumbnail (click to play individually).
• The shot number and a portion of its prompt.
• A transition selector between clips (Cut, Dissolve, Fade, or Wipe).

Drag & Drop Reorder

Drag any clip in the timeline to rearrange the order of your film. The storyboard order updates to match.

Export Options

• 📄 Shot List — Downloads a text file listing all shots with their prompt, shot type, camera move, and duration.
• ⬇ Export All — Triggers download of individual video clips.
• 🔇 Mute/Unmute — Toggle audio playback for clips that have audio.
• ⛶ Fullscreen — Enter fullscreen viewing mode.

Film Stats Dashboard

Below the timeline, a stats section shows:

• Total shots and their completion status.
• Breakdown of shot types used in the film.
• Camera movement distribution.
• Total estimated runtime.

Filmmaking Workflow

Here's a recommended workflow for creating a complete short film:

Keyboard Shortcuts

Speed up your workflow with these keyboard shortcuts available across the site:

Prompt Generator

Not sure what to write? The Prompt Generator uses AI (Qwen 3.5) to craft optimised video prompts for you.

1. Go to Prompt Generator from the navigation bar.
2. Choose your target model, style emphasis, mood, and number of variations.
3. Describe your idea in a few words (e.g. "sunset beach scene").
4. Click Generate Prompts — the AI generates detailed, optimised prompts with camera directions, lighting, and style.
5. Click Use This Prompt to send it directly to the Generator, I2V, Images, or Audio page.

Enhance Mode

Already have a prompt but want to improve it? Check the ✨ Enhance Mode checkbox. Paste your existing prompt and the AI will refine it — adding more detail, better camera direction, and richer descriptions while keeping your core concept.

Models & Settings

22 AI video models and 4 image models are available. Here are the core text-to-video models:

Additional Video Models

Beyond the core T2V models, these specialised modes are available:

Video to Video (V2V)

Transform existing videos with AI style transfer. V2V takes a source video you've already generated and re-renders it with a new style prompt.

How to Use V2V

1. Select Source Video — type a filename or click Browse to pick from your generated videos.
2. Enter a Transformation Prompt — describe the desired style, e.g. "anime style, vibrant colors, Studio Ghibli" or "oil painting, dramatic lighting".
3. Adjust Strength — slide from Subtle (0.1) to Strong (0.9). Lower values keep more of the original; higher values apply more transformation.
4. Generate — click Generate to start. The original and result videos are shown side by side.

Style Presets

Click any style preset button above the prompt field to instantly fill in a curated style prompt. Available presets include Anime, Oil Painting, Cinematic, Watercolor, Pixel Art, 3D Cartoon, Cyberpunk, and Film Noir. You can edit the preset text after clicking to fine-tune it.

Audio & TTS

Generate music, sound effects, and voiceovers to accompany your videos.

Music / Sound Generation (ACE-Step)

1. Prompt / Lyrics — describe the mood, genre, or enter lyrics. E.g. "upbeat electronic with synth pads" or "cinematic orchestral tension".
2. Tags — optional comma-separated tags like "electronic, ambient, cinematic".
3. Duration — choose between 10–120 seconds.
4. Generate — click Generate Audio. Your audio appears in the history with a play button. Costs 8 credits per 30 seconds.

Text-to-Speech (Piper & Kokoro Voices)

1. Text — enter the narration or dialogue text.
2. Voice — pick from 14 voices: 4 Piper voices (British/American male/female) and 10 Kokoro voices (Bella, Sarah, Nicole, Sky, Adam, Michael, Emma, Alice, George, Daniel).
3. Speed — adjust from 0.5x (slow) to 2.0x (fast).
4. Generate — click Generate Voiceover. Requires Creator plan or above. Costs 6 credits per minute.

AI Images

Generate high-quality images with four AI models: Stable Diffusion 1.5 (2 credits), Flux 2 Klein (5 credits), Flux 2 Dev (8 credits), and Flux 2 Image Edit (6 credits).

Generate an Image

1. Model — select from SD 1.5 (fast, 512px), Flux 2 Klein (balanced, 1024px), Flux 2 Dev (highest quality, 1024px), or Flux 2 Image Edit (modify existing images with text instructions).
2. Prompt — describe the image you want. A character counter shows your prompt length.
3. Negative Prompt — optional: things to exclude from the image.
4. Resolution — set Width and Height (256–2048, in steps of 64).
5. Steps & CFG — higher steps = more detail; higher CFG = closer adherence to prompt. Hover the ? icon next to each control for a quick explanation.
6. Images — generate 1, 2, or 4 images at once.
7. Generate — press Ctrl+Enter or click the button. Results appear in the grid.

Image Lightbox

Click any image in the history grid to open the full-size lightbox with keyboard navigation:

• ← / → — navigate between images.
• Esc — close the lightbox.
• Actions available: Download, Animate (send to I2V), and Delete.

Tools

Post-processing utilities for your images and videos.

Background Removal

1. Upload an image (PNG, JPG, WebP).
2. Click Remove Background — outputs a transparent PNG.
3. Costs 0.25 credits per image.

Video Background Removal

1. Upload a video file.
2. Choose a Background Color (green screen by default).
3. Click Remove Video Background — AI temporal matting replaces the background. Costs 5 credits.

Image Captioning

1. Upload an image.
2. Choose a Caption Type — Detailed Description, Brief Description, Short Caption, Prompt Tags, Prompt (Mixed), Prompt (Analyze), or OCR (Text Extraction).
3. Click Generate Caption. Uses Florence-2 AI. Costs 1 credit.

Video Upscaling

1. Enter a video filename or click Browse to open the thumbnail-grid picker with search.
2. Choose 2x or 4x scale factor.
3. Click Upscale Video. A progress timer shows elapsed time while processing. The result appears automatically when complete.
4. Requires Creator plan.

Face Swap

1. Upload a source face image and a target image.
2. Click Swap Face. A progress timer tracks the operation. The result image appears when finished.
3. Costs 1 credit.

Frame Extraction

1. Select a video using the Browse button or type a filename.
2. Choose an extraction mode: First Frame, Last Frame, Middle Frame, or All Frames (1fps).
3. Click Extract Frames. Each extracted frame can be downloaded or sent to Image to Video to animate it.
4. Costs 0.5 credits.

Video Trimming

1. Select a video and set the desired Start Time and End Time in seconds.
2. Click Trim Video to create a shorter clip.
3. Costs 0.5 credits.

GIF Conversion

1. Select a video, set the output Width (px) and FPS.
2. Click Convert to GIF. The result is an animated GIF ready for sharing on social media.
3. Costs 0.5 credits.

Add Watermark

1. Select a video and choose Text Overlay or Logo Image.
2. Enter text or upload a logo, and set the position (Bottom Right, Top Left, etc.).
3. Click Add Watermark. Costs 0.5 credits.

Video Editor

Trim, resize, adjust speed, add text overlays, auto-subtitles, and merge your generated videos — all in the browser.

Select a Video

1. Type a filename or click Browse to open the video picker — a searchable thumbnail grid of all your generated videos. Hover over a thumbnail to preview playback.
2. You can also open any video in the editor from My Videos, the Edit button after generation, or by linking with ?video= in the URL.
3. Press Ctrl+Enter at any time to apply the currently selected tool.

Available Tools

• Trim — set start/end times to cut the video.
• Speed — change playback speed (0.25x to 4x).
• Resize — pick a preset resolution or enter custom dimensions.
• Crop — specify X, Y, width, and height to crop.
• Text Overlay — add text with position, size, colour, and timing.
• Subtitles — auto-generate subtitles with Whisper AI, preview them, then burn into the video. You can also translate subtitles into 11+ languages.
• Merge — combine multiple videos by entering filenames (one per line).
• Add Audio — overlay a generated audio/voiceover track onto a video. A Quick TTS Voiceover section lets you type text and add a voiceover directly without leaving the editor.

My Videos

Browse, manage, and take action on all videos you've generated.

Features

• Search — type in the search box to filter videos by prompt text or model name.
• Sort — sort by Newest, Oldest, or By Model.
• Filter — use the model filter buttons to show only WAN, LTX, Hunyuan, etc.
• Lightbox — click any video to open the full preview with all metadata and actions.
• Actions — Download, Regenerate, Edit, V2V Transform, Share, Host, Upscale, Add to Gallery, Export JSON, Compare side-by-side, Add to Studio.
• Favorites — star videos to find them quickly later.
• Delete — remove videos you no longer need.

Bulk Actions

• Click ☑ Select to enter bulk mode.
• Click videos to select/deselect them.
• Use Select All / Deselect All for quick selection.
• Available bulk actions: Download, Favorite, Delete.
• Click Cancel to exit bulk mode.

Settings

Manage your account preferences and subscription.

Account

• Profile — set your display name, bio, and avatar. Toggle Make profile public to show your profile at the URL displayed below your username.
• Public Profile URL — when your profile is public, your URL is shown with a Copy button for easy sharing.
• Change Password — update your password from the Account section.
• Theme — switch between Dark and Light mode.
• API Key — generate or regenerate your API key for external integrations.

Subscription

• Current Plan — shows your tier, credits remaining, and renewal date.
• Upgrade — click to visit the pricing page and upgrade your plan.

Stock Media

The Stock Media browser lets you search and download free stock videos, images, and music from Pexels and Pixabay. Requires Creator+ plan.

How to Use

• Choose a Tab — switch between Videos, Images, and Music.
• Search — type keywords and press Enter or click Search.
• Download — click Download to save the asset to your account. It becomes available in the editor and other tools.
• Edit — on video results, click Edit to download and open in the Video Editor.
• Use for I2V — on image results, click to download the image and open Image to Video.

Hosted Pages

The Hosted Pages manager lets you create shareable landing pages for your videos with custom titles, descriptions, and call-to-action buttons. Requires Pro+ plan.

Creating a Hosted Page

• From Hosted Pages — click the + Create Hosted Page button at the top of the Hosted Pages dashboard. Select a video from the picker, add a title and description, and create.
• From My Videos — open a video lightbox and click Host Video.
• After generation — use the Host Video button in the post-generation action bar on the Generate or Image-to-Video pages.
• From Studio — after exporting a project, the export action bar includes a Host Video button.

Managing Pages

• Copy URL — share the page link with anyone.
• Embed Code — get an iframe snippet to embed the video on your website.
• Analytics — view total views, unique views, views by day, and top referrers.
• Edit — change the title, description, CTA button, public/private status, and embed permissions.
• Delete — permanently remove a hosted page.

Brand Kits

The Brand Kits feature lets you create reusable branding presets with logos, intros, colors, and fonts. Apply them to any video for consistent branding. Requires Pro+ plan.

Creating a Brand Kit

• Click + New Brand Kit and fill in your brand name, colors, font, and text settings.
• Upload a Logo (PNG/JPG) — this will be overlaid on your videos.
• Upload an Intro Video (MP4) — this will be prepended to your videos.

Applying a Brand Kit

• Click Apply to Video on any brand kit — a video picker opens showing all your generated videos.
• Select a video from the list. The system will overlay your logo and prepend your intro to create a branded video.

Community

The Community page is a shared prompt library where users can discover, share, and vote on video prompts.

Browsing Prompts

• Search — type keywords to find prompts by content.
• Sort — sort by Newest, Most Popular, or Most Voted.
• Model Filter — filter prompts by the AI model they were created with.
• Upvote — click the ▲ arrow to upvote prompts you find useful (requires sign-in).

Using Prompts

• Use Prompt — click the dropdown to choose where to send the prompt:
  • Text to Video — opens the T2V generator with the prompt and model pre-filled.
  • Image to Video — opens the I2V page with the prompt pre-filled.
  • AI Image — opens the image generator with the prompt.
  • Audio — opens the audio generator with the prompt as inspiration.
• Try this prompt — in the Gallery lightbox, sends the prompt to the generator page.

Sharing Your Prompts

• Share a Prompt — click the button to open the sharing modal. Enter your prompt text, select the model it's for, and submit.
• From My Videos — use the 🌎 Public toggle in the My Videos lightbox to make a generation visible in the community.

Credit Costs

Each action costs a specific number of credits. Here's a quick reference:

Tips & Best Practices