> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.crealix.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Common settings

> The sections most creator forms share — format and language, image quality, visual style, voice, music, captions, characters and the generation path — explained once, in detail.

Every creator form is a single page of collapsible sections. The first section is specific to the format (a topic, a script, a song, a chat…); most of the rest is shared and works the same everywhere. This page explains those shared sections once, so the format pages can focus on what's unique.

> [!TIP]
>
> Set your usual choices once in [My Brand](https://docs.crealix.ai/workspace/my-brand.md) — voice, visual style, captions, music, logo, Reddit and Twitter identity — and every form starts pre-filled.

## The preview panel and the estimate

![Preview summary with language, topic, style, voice and music](https://mintcdn.com/crealix/IMW-nFsczZqF7L1x/images/app/v2/creator-preview-summary.jpg?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=IMW-nFsczZqF7L1x\&q=85\&s=00bfb82b880e50ed009516dcef1cbf41)

① Your choices at a glance · ② Create video

![Estimated generation cost in credits](https://mintcdn.com/crealix/IMW-nFsczZqF7L1x/images/app/v2/creator-cost.jpg?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=IMW-nFsczZqF7L1x\&q=85\&s=d464bbd21504432a92df6774abca811f)

The estimate updates with every change

* **Preview** (right) summarises what you picked. Anything still missing shows as *No … selected*. Switch to **Examples** to watch finished videos made with the same format.
* **Estimated generation cost** (bottom bar) is what creating the video will reserve. When generation finishes, you're charged on the real cost and the rest goes back to your balance. Rendering is charged separately when you export (or free in your browser). See [How credits work](https://docs.crealix.ai/billing/credits.md).

## Format and language

![Characters section and aspect ratio cards](https://mintcdn.com/crealix/IMW-nFsczZqF7L1x/images/app/v2/creator-characters-format.jpg?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=IMW-nFsczZqF7L1x\&q=85\&s=f63af4d586849c190d3db77471bc537b)

① Add characters · ② Aspect ratio · ③ Duration

| Aspect ratio | Size | Use it for |
| - | - | - |
| **9:16** portrait | 1080 × 1920 | TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts |
| **16:9** landscape | 1920 × 1080 | YouTube videos, webinars, presentations |
| **1:1** square | 1080 × 1080 | Instagram and Facebook feeds |

![Duration chips and narration language chips](https://mintcdn.com/crealix/IMW-nFsczZqF7L1x/images/app/v2/creator-duration-language.jpg?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=IMW-nFsczZqF7L1x\&q=85\&s=183a2f219c73c11c44dc7b7a78790ee4)

① Duration · ② Narration language

* **Duration** is a target. Narrated formats go from 30 seconds up to 20 minutes; the final length follows the narration, so it can vary by a few seconds. Formats with an exact script (Script to AI Story, Stock Video, Reddit Stories) take their length from your text instead.
* **Narration language** is the language the script is written and spoken in — 29 in total. The most common are shown first; **See more** opens the full list. Character formats (Talking Objects, AI Dramas, AI Movies, AI Skeleton) offer seven dialogue languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese, Korean, Japanese, Indonesian and Mandarin.

## AI image quality

![Basic, Pro and Ultra image quality cards](https://mintcdn.com/crealix/IMW-nFsczZqF7L1x/images/app/v2/creator-image-quality.jpg?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=IMW-nFsczZqF7L1x\&q=85\&s=1d210d5deacabf823fc1e188d910849f)

① Image quality · ② Extra options

| Quality | What you get | Best for |
| - | - | - |
| **Basic** | Fast, affordable images | Drafts, long videos, simple styles |
| **Pro** | Balanced quality — the best value | Most videos you'll publish |
| **Ultra** | The most detailed images | Premium visuals, close-ups, realistic styles |

Two switches sit below the tiers:

* **Multi-clip first scene** — the opening scene becomes a quick montage of shots instead of one still. A stronger hook for short-form.
* **Visual continuity** — consecutive lines that describe the same moment share one image, so long videos don't change picture every few seconds (and cost less). Off by default.

Character formats replace these tiers with a **Quality** bundle — **Normal** (768p video) or **High** (1080p video) — because every scene is a clip.

## Visual style

![Grid of visual styles](https://mintcdn.com/crealix/IMW-nFsczZqF7L1x/images/app/v2/creator-visual-style.jpg?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=IMW-nFsczZqF7L1x\&q=85\&s=4e264079d3ec5a54638ea5c5ed751ce3)

① Crealix Library / My Styles · ② Browse all styles

The style decides how every image looks: *Realistic*, *Cinematic*, *Stickman*, *Lego*, *Anime Cel*, *Creepy Cartoon*, *Retro Pixels* and more — 38 in the **Crealix Library**. **My Styles** holds the ones you create from your own reference images in [My Visual Styles](https://docs.crealix.ai/workspace/my-visual-styles.md). **Browse all** opens a larger gallery with examples.

> [!TIP]
>
> The style is applied to every scene, including scenes you regenerate later in the editor — so a whole channel can share one recognisable look.

## Voiceover and voice tuning

![Voiceover section with featured voices](https://mintcdn.com/crealix/IMW-nFsczZqF7L1x/images/app/v2/creator-voiceover.jpg?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=IMW-nFsczZqF7L1x\&q=85\&s=53beeb2cb657991d8d369e13311b0bda)

① Featured voices · ② Use · ③ Browse all

![Voice tuning with presets and sliders](https://mintcdn.com/crealix/IMW-nFsczZqF7L1x/images/app/v2/creator-voice-tuning.jpg?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=IMW-nFsczZqF7L1x\&q=85\&s=c1d8ab37a14213d1e21cd8df6c5a0130)

① Default profile · ② Presets · ③ Fine-tuning

Press play to hear a voice and click **Use** to pick it. **Browse all** searches 1,800+ voices by name, tone or language. Your cloned and designed voices from [My Voices](https://docs.crealix.ai/workspace/my-voices.md) appear here too.

Once a voice is selected, **Voice Tuning** appears:

* **Default voice profile** — delivery settings that suit the format or topic (calmer for history, tenser for horror) are applied automatically.
* **Presets** — *Natural*, *Documentary*, *Dramatic* or *Energetic* in one click.
* **Consistency** (expressive ↔ steady), **Style intensity** (neutral ↔ character) and **Speed** (0.9× to 1.2×).
* **Preview voice** plays a sample with your settings before you spend anything.

## Background music and captions

![Background music section](https://mintcdn.com/crealix/IMW-nFsczZqF7L1x/images/app/v2/creator-music.jpg?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=IMW-nFsczZqF7L1x\&q=85\&s=a25aed6113d8efb83d4c4ce98272a357)

① Library / My Music / Custom · ② Copyright note · ③ Use

![Caption style section](https://mintcdn.com/crealix/IMW-nFsczZqF7L1x/images/app/v2/creator-captions.jpg?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=IMW-nFsczZqF7L1x\&q=85\&s=db362ad77c851ab04cb3b25b684f752e)

① Library / My Captions · ② Pick a style

* **Background music** — **Library** (49 curated tracks tagged by mood), **My Music** (tracks you made with [AI Music](https://docs.crealix.ai/tools/ai-music.md) or uploaded) or **Custom** (upload a file now). Library tracks can trigger copyright claims on YouTube; your own or AI-made music is the safe choice for monetised channels.
* **Caption style** — 48 animated presets (*Elegant*, *Neon*, *RetroTV*, *Marker*…), plus any you saved in [My Captions](https://docs.crealix.ai/workspace/my-captions.md). Both can be changed later in the editor without regenerating anything.

## Characters

**Add characters** (up to 4, or 6 in AI Movies) to keep the same people — or mascots — looking the same in every scene and every episode. The first character is the lead: the story opens on them. Characters come from your [Characters](https://docs.crealix.ai/workspace/characters.md) library, where you create and edit them.

## Generation path

![Generation path with Images first and Full AI Video](https://mintcdn.com/crealix/IMW-nFsczZqF7L1x/images/app/v2/creator-generation-path.jpg?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=IMW-nFsczZqF7L1x\&q=85\&s=69ed9608d9fbdc7ee04b1c061ad518b1)

① Images first · ② Full AI Video · ③ Scenes to animate · ④ Clip quality · ⑤ Estimated cost

The generation path decides whether you review cheap images first or get finished video clips straight away. The names change a little between formats:

| Format | Review-first path (cheaper) | Straight-to-video path |
| - | - | - |
| Topic to AI Story, Script to AI Story | **Images first** | **Full AI Video** |
| Talking Objects, AI Dramas, AI Skeleton | **Scene images** | **Complete video** |
| AI Movies | **Storyboards first** | **Complete movie** |
| Music Video | **Scene images** | **Complete video** |

* **Review-first** — every scene is an AI image (with camera motion) and a prepared video prompt. Watch the result, regenerate what you don't like, then animate the scenes you want — one by one or all at once — from the editor. You never pay for a clip you didn't approve.
* **Straight to video** — scenes are animated during generation, with native audio where the format supports it, and the video is finished automatically. In Topic and Script to AI Story you choose **how many scenes** to animate (③, from the first one to all) and the **clip quality** (④: 480p draft, 768p standard or 1080p full HD).

> [!NOTE]
>
> Credits are reserved when generation starts and settled on the real cost when it finishes. If a clip fails or isn't needed, its credits go back to your balance automatically.

## Ideas Finder

Stuck for an idea? Click **Use Ideas Finder** next to the idea or script field. It suggests ideas with a title, a synopsis and a hook — click one to drop it into the form. See [Ideas Finder](https://docs.crealix.ai/tools/ideas-finder.md).


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