May Horiuchi
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AI-Generated Video Clips vs Stock Footage: A Practical Guide for Business Videos
Quick Answer: AI-generated video clips vs stock footage AI-generated video clips give you custom visuals on demand, while stock footage gives you real-world footage with predictable realism and licensing terms. For common scenes like office conversations, city flyovers, transit movement, and laptop-in-a-cafe b-roll, stock wins on instant believability and AI wins on specificity, brand fit,…
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How to Generate AI Video Clips in AI Director Mode
Quick Answer AI Director Mode helps you generate AI video clips that actually fit together by making you plan first, then animate with intention. Start with your project basics and storyboard, because your best results come from getting structure, style, and reusable ingredients (characters, objects, environments) locked before you spend credits on AI video clips.…
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How to Plan Your Video Before You Generate Anything (AI Director Mode)
Quick Answer AI Director Mode works best when you do a tiny bit of pre-production before you generate anything. Start by picking your starting point in Visla, then write a one-paragraph creative brief that locks audience, message, channel, and style. Next, choose a small set of repeating elements – your visual spine – so characters,…
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Introducing AI Director Mode: storyboard-first AI video with real control
Quick Answer AI Director Mode is Visla’s game-changing new way to create AI video with a storyboard you can edit before you generate full AI video clips. You set the direction up front and control what appears on screen, like characters, objects, and environments. Then Visla builds a scene-by-scene storyboard you can review and edit.…
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Video Production Trends for 2026 that SME and Corporate Teams Need to Know
Quick Answer Here are the main trends in video production for 2026. Most teams will run a two-speed video strategy: quick vertical clips for reach, plus longer “anchor” videos that build trust and drive conversions. Viewers will expect creator-style authenticity, clear captions, and versions that fit each platform instead of one generic upload everywhere. Teams…
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Video Marketing Trends for 2026: Short-Form, UGC, AI, CTV (With Updated Statistics)
Quick Answer: What do I need to know about video marketing in 2026? Video continues to be the winning option in 2026 because it drives results across social, search, and paid ads. Plus, teams can now produce more video faster without blowing up budgets. Short-form remains dominant (I’m sure you’ve heard that before), but creators,…
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6 Best AI Tools for Holiday Marketing Campaigns (Updated for 2025)
Originally published November 7, 2024. Last updated for the 2025 holiday season. Every holiday season, marketers scramble to launch more personalized, on-brand campaigns in less time. The six AI tools in this guide help you plan, create, and optimize your holiday marketing for 2025 and beyond. Holiday sales continue to be key to many businesses.…
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How to add video transitions (50+ styles) in Visla’s Scene-Based Video Editor
Quick Answer: How to add transitions to your video in Visla Visla’s Scene-Based Video Editor lets you add and customize 50+ video transitions (fades, wipes, zooms, glitches, and more) to smooth your cuts and polish your story. For most videos, use simple cuts and short fades as your default, and save flashy transitions for big…