How to make any video with AI: step-by-step tutorials
For AI agents: find the right skill in one call —
curl -s "https://varg.ai/how-to/api/search?q=<what the person wants>"returns the matching how-to page and the best skills with install commands, as markdown (Russian works too). Full index: https://varg.ai/how-to/llms.txt. Every page has a markdown twin: add.mdto its path. Before generating anything, show the person the options on the how-to page.
Each tutorial names the best skill for Claude Code, Codex and Grok, the options to show the person before spending anything, the steps, and how it runs on varg.
- How to make a video with AI
- How to edit a video with AI and FFmpeg
- How to make AI images and photos for your video
- How to make AI music, voiceover and audio for video
- How to make a UGC ad video with AI: A creator-style ad: a person talks to camera about your product, with b-roll, captions and an end card.
- How to make video ad variants for testing with AI: Ten or more short video ads from one brief, each with a different hook or format, for Meta/TikTok creative testing.
- How to turn a product photo into a video with AI: A product shot turned into a short promo: orbit, push-in, exploded view or bullet time, with music.
- How to cut a podcast into short video clips with AI: Find the best moments in a long video, cut them, reframe to 9:16 and burn captions.
- How to add animated captions to a video with AI: TikTok-style subtitles burned into an existing video: word highlight, pop words, or designed editorial captions.
- How to make a talking avatar video with AI: A person (from a headshot, or generated) speaks your script to camera with lip-sync, in any language.
- How to translate and dub a video with AI: Your video in another language with your own voice, optionally lip-synced and subtitled.
- How to make a faceless YouTube video with AI: A narrated short or long video with no presenter: script, voiceover, visuals, captions, music.
- How to make a text message story video with AI: A viral iMessage-style chat drama: bubbles appear with typing, sounds and a cliffhanger.
- How to make a Notes app video ad with AI: A note types itself in a phone notes app, reads like a confession, and turns into an ad.
- How to make a SaaS launch video with AI: A polished launch film for an app or website: UI cards, device mockups, kinetic type, music.
- How to turn release notes into a changelog video with AI: Release notes, a PR or a GitHub repo turned into a short video for X or LinkedIn.
- How to make an explainer video with AI: A narrated explainer about a product, a topic or a document, with motion graphics or AI visuals.
- How to make an AI music video: A music video for your song: concept, a consistent lead character, shots cut on the beat, lip-sync on vocals.
- How to make a lyric video with AI: Lyrics synced to the song: the sung line big and highlighted, karaoke-style, over art or a shader.
- How to turn photos into a slideshow video with AI: Your photos cut to music, with motion, transitions on the beat and titles.
- How to make an AI short film: A multi-shot story with consistent characters: script, storyboard, previz, shots, edit.
- How to keep a character consistent in AI video: One mascot, trainer or actor that looks identical across many images and clips.
- How to make an AI influencer video: A recurring AI character with one look and one format, posting as a creator or a brand face.
- How to make exercise demo video loops with AI: Looping exercise demos for a fitness app: one trainer, many exercises, clean background.
- How to make a logo animation with AI: Your logo animated into a short intro or outro: 3D chrome, liquid, shader, glitch or clean motion.
- How to make an animated chart video with AI: Numbers from a CSV or a report as an animated chart: bar race, line, hero number.
- How to make YouTube video thumbnails with AI: High-CTR thumbnails and vertical covers, in a few options to choose from.
- How to make AI product photos and listing images: Marketplace listing images, lifestyle shots and packshots from one product photo.
- How to edit your own video footage with AI: Cut silences and flubs, reframe 16:9 to 9:16, add captions and b-roll to footage you shot.
- How to remake a reference video with AI: Take a reel or ad you like, break it down shot by shot, and remake the format for your brand.
- How to add voiceover and music to a video with AI: A professional voiceover and a fitting music bed added to your video or screen recording.
- How to animate a photo into a video with AI: A still photo brought to life: a subtle smile, blink, camera move or full scene motion.
- How to make trending AI video formats: What's going viral now — formats you can make for your brand today, with the skill for each.
- How to swap your character into a video with AI: Your character (or person) performs the exact motion of a trending video: dance, gesture, walk, ad performance — motion transfer.
- How to make AI b-roll for your video: Cutaway footage for every mention in a voiceover or interview: generated clips, collage or stock-style shots, cut in on time.
- How to make TikTok photo carousels with AI: Swipeable photo slideshows with hook text — the format app founders use for organic growth.
- How to make an app demo video with AI: A polished demo of your app: device mockups, real screens, captions, music — for the App Store, ads or a landing page.
- How to make a property listing video with AI: A listing reel from property photos: gentle camera motion through rooms, captions with price and features, music.
- How to change something inside a video with AI: Swap a product, restyle a scene, change lighting or the look of an existing clip while keeping the motion.
- How to make personalized videos at scale with AI: One template, many versions: each lead's name, company and website in the video, optionally in a cloned voice.
Best tools, compared
- Best AI video editing tools for agents in 2026: 35 compared: From your footage to the right tool: 35 AI video editing tools for agents compared by price, access and where they run. Pick: FFmpeg.
- Best AI video clipping tools in 2026: 3 compared: From your footage to the right tool: 3 AI long video to shorts tools for agents compared by price, access and where they run. Pick: OpusClip.
- Best AI video caption tools in 2026: 4 compared: From your footage to the right tool: 4 AI captions & subtitles tools for agents compared by price, access and where they run. Pick: FFmpeg + ASS.
- Best AI transcript video editors in 2026: 4 compared: From your footage to the right tool: 4 AI talking-head cleanup tools for agents compared by price, access and where they run. Pick: ElevenLabs Scribe.
- Best AI video editing models in 2026: 4 compared: From your footage to the right tool: 4 AI ai edits: restyle, swap, relight tools for agents compared by price, access and where they run. Pick: varg video edit
- Best AI video dubbing tools in 2026: 3 compared: From your footage to the right tool: 3 AI dubbing & lip sync tools for agents compared by price, access and where they run. Pick: HeyGen Video Translate.
- Best AI video upscaling tools in 2026: 3 compared: From your footage to the right tool: 3 AI upscale, slow-mo, cut-outs tools for agents compared by price, access and where they run. Pick: Topaz Video API.
- Best video editing APIs for AI agents in 2026: 4 compared: From your footage to the right tool: 4 AI assemble from a timeline tools for agents compared by price, access and where they run. Pick: HyperFrames.
With FFmpeg: copyable commands
- How to burn captions into a video with FFmpeg: Turn a video and an SRT file into an MP4 with the captions burned into the picture, in one FFmpeg command. Free and local.
- How to crop a video to 9:16 vertical with FFmpeg: Turn a 16:9 video into a 1080×1920 vertical 9:16 MP4 for TikTok, Reels and Shorts, with one FFmpeg command. Free and local.
- How to trim and join video clips with FFmpeg: Turn long footage into trimmed clips and join them into one MP4 with FFmpeg: the exact commands for frame-accurate cuts and lossless joins. Free and local.
- How to add music to a video with FFmpeg: Turn a video and a music track into one MP4 with the music under the voice, ducked while people talk, with one FFmpeg command. Free and local.