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# Create a custom video
> Use the flexible workflow for videos that do not fit a focused source-based route.
General Video is the flexible fallback for custom work: brand reels, title cards, multi-scene montages, longer pieces, loops, unusual aspect ratios, and edits that change existing footage.
It is also where you can work in a companion-style loop: the agent builds and validates the project while you guide the creative choices.
## Example request
```text theme={null}
/hyperframes Create a 75-second brand film from the attached brief,
photography, and interview selects. Mix live footage with typography.
Keep the interview audio, but you may restructure the visual sequence.
Review the storyboard with me before building.
```
Use this route when:
* several different input types must become one video;
* the underlying footage may be edited;
* the piece is longer than a focused short workflow;
* the structure is deliberately unusual;
* you want to co-direct the work rather than hand over one narrow task.
## Approve the production shape
Because this route is flexible, agree on more before the build:
* the final deliverable and audience;
* source material and usage constraints;
* story structure and approximate length;
* whether existing footage may be edited;
* narration, music, and sound direction;
* review checkpoints;
* aspect ratios and required versions.
## Keep the review loop clear
1. Agree on the brief.
2. Approve the storyboard and message.
3. Review a first built version.
4. Separate story feedback from visual polish.
5. Validate and export.
Studio and the agent are complementary. Make direct visible changes in [Studio](/studio); use the agent for changes that cross scenes, files, media, or the overall story.
## Common problems
| Problem | Better direction |
| -------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- |
| “Custom” becomes permission to skip the brief | Agree on the outcome and checkpoints before exploring. |
| Story and visual feedback are mixed together | Fix message and structure before polishing motion. |
| Every source file is included | Keep only material that serves the final narrative. |
| Multiple aspect ratios are treated as simple crops | Plan layout changes for each required format. |
| The scope keeps expanding | Name a reviewable first version and defer optional ideas. |
Inspect the whole result, make direct edits, and export versions.
Return to the chooser when a narrower creation path would work better.