AetherVideo
AetherVideo
Real AI direction, images, video & voice — not a stock library

Describe a shot.
Get a director, not a search bar.

AetherVideo turns a written idea into a complete cinematography package — lens, light, color grade, shot-by-shot pacing and a scroll-stop score — generated fresh by a real AI model for every prompt. Then produce the real thing right there in the Studio: an actual image, an actual video clip, or real AI voice narration — not just a plan for one. Try a real Direction generation below before you ever sign up.

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No card required · 250 free Director credits · Full commercial rights

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Slow orbit left to right, settling into a locked low-angle hero shot on the final beat

Concrete Bloom

00:00:00:009:16
3.2savg. direction time
1,200+creators shipping weekly
5,000+reference clips included
4.9/5average rating
Five ways to create

One prompt. Direction, image, video, music, or voice.

AetherVideo isn't only a shot-planning tool anymore — the Studio generates the real thing too. Pick a mode and the same prompt becomes whichever of these you actually need.

Direction

A full cinematography package in seconds — lens, light, color grade, shot-by-shot pacing, and a hook score. Try one free right now, no account needed.

Try it live

Image

Generate an actual image from your prompt — a real picture, not a plan for one.

Generate an image

Video

Generate a real ~5-second video clip, built from an auto-matched reference frame so the motion stays coherent.

Generate a video

Music

Generate a real, playable track from a text description — vocals or instrumental, up to 30 seconds. Optional Humanize setting trades studio-clean AI polish for a looser, more organic feel.

Generate a track

Voice

Add real AI narration to any shot in one click — an actual voice track, not a robotic default.

Add narration
Genres

Nine looks the Director already knows

Every style below is a real option in Image, Video, and Direction mode — pick one and your prompt is graded to match. Generate the actual image or clip from any of them in the Studio.

Cinematic example — Anamorphic flares, crushed blacks, teal-orange grade
Anamorphic flares, crushed blacks, teal-orange grade
Documentary example — Natural light, candid framing, true-to-life color
Natural light, candid framing, true-to-life color
Product example — Soft even studio light, seamless backdrop
Soft even studio light, seamless backdrop
3D Render example — Physically-based render, studio-lit geometry
Physically-based render, studio-lit geometry
Slow Motion example — Frozen motion, crisp detail, high frame rate
Frozen motion, crisp detail, high frame rate
Timelapse example — Long exposure, sweeping light trails, day into night
Long exposure, sweeping light trails, day into night
Vlog example — Handheld, natural daylight, authentic feel
Handheld, natural daylight, authentic feel
Anime example — Cel-shaded color, graphic linework, vivid palette
Cel-shaded color, graphic linework, vivid palette
Horror example — Low-key lighting, deep shadow, blood-red grade
Low-key lighting, deep shadow, blood-red grade
Generate a real image or clip in any of these styles
The Director

One box. One click. A full shoot's worth of decisions.

This is the entire reason AetherVideo exists — not a bigger stock library, a faster one. Type what you see in your head; the Hollywood Camera Enhancer Engine™ reasons through it like a working DP and hands back every creative decision, documented and ready to shoot.

01

Describe it

Write the scene the way you'd explain it to a friend — subject, action, mood. No prompt engineering required.

02

The Director builds it

A real AI cinematographer reasons through lens, light, color, pacing and a scroll-stopping hook score — tailored to your exact words.

03

Produce it

Generate the actual image, video clip, or music track right there, or send the locked shot package to a crew — every choice is documented, nothing is a guess.

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HOOK 78
Static locked shot with a whisper-slow focus pull from the stream to the rim

First Pour

00:00:00:001:1
#2A1B12 · #8A5A2E · #D9A05B · #F0DCB8 · #FBF6EC
product1:1·6s

First Pour

“Golden-hour light meets rising steam as coffee curls into a handmade cup — quiet, tactile, unhurried.”

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Hook

High craft and sensory appeal read well for save/share behavior, though the calm pace trades some scroll-stopping urgency for a premium, trustworthy feel — right tradeoff for a product hero shot.

Camera & Lens

100mm macro, f/2.8 — shallow focus falloff behind the cup

Camera Move

Static locked shot with a whisper-slow focus pull from the stream to the rim

Lighting

Single soft window key at 45°, warm 3200K, gentle bounce fill to hold shadow detail

Color Grade

Warm highlights, filmic mid-tone roll-off, slightly lifted blacks — editorial food-and-drink

Shot breakdown

  1. 1

    0.0–1.0s

    Empty cup, steam curling from the last sip's ghost warmth

  2. 2

    1.0–4.5s

    Pour begins, liquid arcs and settles, crema blooms

  3. 3

    4.5–6.0s

    Focus pull to rim, steam catches the key light, hold

Sound design

Warm acoustic guitar, sparse, 74 BPM

Liquid pourCeramic tapRoom tone with a distant espresso machine
Alt angles
  • — Overhead flat-lay as the pour hits the crema
  • — Side profile at cup height, steam backlit by the window
Product HeroMacroWarm LightSlow Reveal
What's different

Three things the original can't do.

We looked at where this category — this product included — falls short for real creators, then built the fix directly into the Director instead of bolting on a separate tool. Every claim below is backed by something checkable, linked in plain sight.

New

Real images, video & music — not just a plan

Generate an actual image, a real ~5-second video clip, or a real music track from your prompt — Image, Video and Music mode call real generation models, the same category of output as Runway, Midjourney or Suno, right alongside the instant text direction package.

Why we built it: Image and Video mode both call Runway's real generation models — Image mode uses gen4_image; Video mode uses gen4_turbo image-to-video with an auto-generated reference frame for coherent motion. Music mode calls ElevenLabs' Eleven Music API, with an optional Humanize pass to counter AI-generated audio's characteristic too-perfect timing and tone.

Try Image, Video or Music mode in the Studio
New

Sequence Mode

Plan a whole scene at once. The Director locks one color grade and one subject/setting across 2–6 shots so they cut together — instead of generating isolated clips with no memory of each other.

Why we built it: Runway's own comparison coverage flags no built-in storyboarding, requiring manual workarounds to connect clips.

Try Sequence Mode in the Studio
New

Refine

Revise a shot with a plain-language note — "warmer lighting", "50mm instead of 35mm" — without burning a full generation. Everything you didn't ask to change stays exactly as it was.

Why we built it: Some competitors (Runway's Aleph 2.0, Pika's swap tools) can edit already-rendered video — but only after you've generated and paid for a full clip. Refine revises AetherVideo AI's instant direction package itself, before anything renders, for a few credits instead of a full regenerate.

Try Refine on any generated shot
New

Try before you sign up

One real, live Director generation directly on this page — no account, no payment method, no countdown timer.

Why we built it: No signup form, no payment method, and no countdown timer stand between a visitor and a real generated result.

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See how AetherVideo compares to Runway, Pika, Luma, Kling and more
No signup, no card — try it right here

Type a scene. Watch it get directed.

Most tools in this category make you create an account — or pay — before you can see a single real result. This one doesn't. One free generation, right now, no strings.

Stock footage was never going to feel like yours.

Generic clips cost conversion — the same three seconds of a laptop and coffee cup, reused across a thousand ads.

Traditional stock
AetherVideo
Cost per unique shot
$50–$300
Included in plan
Time to first result
Hours of searching
Under 4 seconds
Originality
Reused by competitors
Generated for your prompt
Creative control
Fixed, take-it-or-leave-it
Full shot-by-shot direction
Usage rights
Licensing restrictions
Full commercial rights

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Showcase

From the library

Real Director output — every card below is a genuine generated shot package, not a mockup.

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HOOK 91

Concrete Bloom

00:00:00:009:16
cinematic·8s

A solitary dancer ignites a dead space — neon bleeding across wet concrete as she claims the frame one beat at a time.

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HOOK 78

First Pour

00:00:00:001:1
product·6s

Golden-hour light meets rising steam as coffee curls into a handmade cup — quiet, tactile, unhurried.

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HOOK 84

Dusk Ignition

00:00:00:0016:9
timelapse·10s

A skyline exhales the day and inhales the night — every window a small ignition.

Seconds, not hours

No scrolling libraries. A finished shot plan lands before your coffee cools.

Fraction of the cost

One plan replaces per-clip licensing that used to run $50–$300 a shot.

Actually original

Generated fresh from your exact words — never the same clip your competitor used.

Creators stopped explaining, started shipping.

“People assume I hired a film crew for the launch video. I described four shots on my lunch break.”
Renata Ford
Founder, Studio Ford
“The hook score alone changed how I write prompts. I stopped guessing what would actually stop the scroll.”
Malik Osei
Creator, 480K followers
“We replaced our stock footage budget with AetherVideo AI in one quarter. Nothing looks rented anymore.”
Priya Nadar
Creative Director, Fernweh Agency
Pricing

Simple plans, real ownership.

Cancel anytime. Every plan includes full commercial rights.

Starter

For trying it out for real

$17/mo

300 credits / month

  • 300 Director credits monthly
  • 500+ clip reference library
  • Cinematic, product & timelapse styles
  • Refine any shot for a fraction of a regenerate
  • 1080p exports, all aspect ratios
  • Standard render queue

Director

For solo creators shipping weekly

$27/mo

600 credits / month

  • 600 Director credits monthly
  • 1,000+ clip reference library
  • Cinematic, product & timelapse styles
  • Sequence Mode — plan 2–6 continuous shots
  • Refine any shot for a fraction of a regenerate
  • 1080p exports, all aspect ratios
  • Standard render queue
Most popular

Studio

For creators and small teams

$47/mo

2,000 credits / month

  • 2,000 Director credits monthly
  • 3,000+ clip reference library
  • All styles incl. anime & 3D render
  • Sequence Mode — plan 2–6 continuous shots
  • Refine any shot for a fraction of a regenerate
  • 4K exports, reference-image matching
  • Priority render queue
  • Commercial usage rights

Agency

For agencies producing at scale

$97/mo

5,000 credits / month

  • 5,000 Director credits monthly
  • 5,000+ clip reference library
  • Sequence Mode — plan 2–6 continuous shots
  • Refine any shot for a fraction of a regenerate
  • White-label exports
  • Team seats & shared libraries
  • Fastest render queue
  • Dedicated support
  • Buy extra credit top-ups anytime
FAQ

Good to know.

Both, plus music. Image, Video and Music mode generate a real image, video clip, or music track directly — not a mockup. Direction mode is different on purpose: it instantly produces a complete AI cinematography package for your prompt (camera, lighting, color grade, shot-by-shot pacing, sound design, a hook score) using a genuine large language model, the way a real shoot starts from a locked shot list before a camera rolls. Use whichever fits — plan a shot in seconds, or generate the actual image/clip/track.

Real AI voice, generated per shot via ElevenLabs — not a browser text-to-speech fallback. Generate a Direction package, then hit Narrate to add a real voice track reading it aloud.

A 0–100 estimate of how likely the first 1–2 seconds are to stop a scroll, reasoned from framing, motion, contrast and pacing — with the reasoning shown, not just the number, so you can see why.

Yes. Upload a reference frame and the Director analyzes its lighting, palette and composition, then folds matching notes into your shot package so new generations stay visually consistent with it.

AI-generated music and voice tend to sound too perfect — dead-on-grid timing, no pitch drift, flat dynamics. Humanize runs the generated track through a post-processing pass (subtle timing looseness, pitch wobble, dynamic variation, and analog room tone) to counter that. It's off by default so you get the clean, polished sound; turn it on for a looser, more organic feel. No extra credits either way.

Every plan includes full commercial usage rights. No licensing fees, no attribution requirements.

Yes — plans are month-to-month with no lock-in. Downgrade, upgrade or cancel from account settings whenever you like.

Most single-prompt generators — this one's own single-shot mode included — hand back one isolated clip at a time, with no way to plan how several shots fit together. Sequence Mode takes one scene concept and breaks it into 2–6 shots that share one locked color grade and one locked subject/setting, so they actually cut together instead of looking independently generated.

Yes — Refine takes a plain-language note ("make it warmer", "wider lens") and revises only what you asked for, leaving everything else untouched, for a few credits instead of a full regeneration.

Your next shot is a sentence away.

Start with 250 free Director credits. No card, no crew, no waiting.

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