# 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="` 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 `.md` to 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](https://varg.ai/how-to/make-a-video.md) - [How to edit a video with AI and FFmpeg](https://varg.ai/how-to/edit-a-video.md) - [How to make AI images and photos for your video](https://varg.ai/how-to/make-ai-images-and-photos.md) - [How to make AI music, voiceover and audio for video](https://varg.ai/how-to/make-ai-music-voiceover-and-audio.md) - [How to make a UGC ad video with AI](https://varg.ai/how-to/make-a-ugc-ad-video.md): 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](https://varg.ai/how-to/make-video-ad-variants-for-testing.md): 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](https://varg.ai/how-to/turn-a-product-photo-into-a-video.md): 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](https://varg.ai/how-to/cut-a-podcast-into-short-video-clips.md): 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](https://varg.ai/how-to/add-animated-captions-to-a-video.md): 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](https://varg.ai/how-to/make-a-talking-avatar-video.md): 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](https://varg.ai/how-to/translate-and-dub-a-video.md): Your video in another language with your own voice, optionally lip-synced and subtitled. - [How to make a faceless YouTube video with AI](https://varg.ai/how-to/make-a-faceless-youtube-video.md): A narrated short or long video with no presenter: script, voiceover, visuals, captions, music. - [How to make a text message story video with AI](https://varg.ai/how-to/make-a-text-message-story-video.md): A viral iMessage-style chat drama: bubbles appear with typing, sounds and a cliffhanger. - [How to make a Notes app video ad with AI](https://varg.ai/how-to/make-a-notes-app-video-ad.md): 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](https://varg.ai/how-to/make-a-saas-launch-video.md): 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](https://varg.ai/how-to/turn-release-notes-into-a-changelog-video.md): 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](https://varg.ai/how-to/make-an-explainer-video.md): A narrated explainer about a product, a topic or a document, with motion graphics or AI visuals. - [How to make an AI music video](https://varg.ai/how-to/make-an-ai-music-video.md): 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](https://varg.ai/how-to/make-a-lyric-video.md): 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](https://varg.ai/how-to/turn-photos-into-a-slideshow-video.md): Your photos cut to music, with motion, transitions on the beat and titles. - [How to make an AI short film](https://varg.ai/how-to/make-an-ai-short-film.md): A multi-shot story with consistent characters: script, storyboard, previz, shots, edit. - [How to keep a character consistent in AI video](https://varg.ai/how-to/keep-a-character-consistent-in-ai-video.md): One mascot, trainer or actor that looks identical across many images and clips. - [How to make an AI influencer video](https://varg.ai/how-to/make-an-ai-influencer-video.md): 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](https://varg.ai/how-to/make-exercise-demo-video-loops.md): Looping exercise demos for a fitness app: one trainer, many exercises, clean background. - [How to make a logo animation with AI](https://varg.ai/how-to/make-a-logo-animation.md): 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](https://varg.ai/how-to/make-an-animated-chart-video.md): Numbers from a CSV or a report as an animated chart: bar race, line, hero number. - [How to make YouTube video thumbnails with AI](https://varg.ai/how-to/make-youtube-video-thumbnails.md): High-CTR thumbnails and vertical covers, in a few options to choose from. - [How to make AI product photos and listing images](https://varg.ai/how-to/make-ai-product-photos.md): Marketplace listing images, lifestyle shots and packshots from one product photo. - [How to edit your own video footage with AI](https://varg.ai/how-to/edit-your-own-video-footage.md): 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](https://varg.ai/how-to/remake-a-reference-video.md): 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](https://varg.ai/how-to/add-voiceover-and-music-to-a-video.md): 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](https://varg.ai/how-to/animate-a-photo-into-a-video.md): A still photo brought to life: a subtle smile, blink, camera move or full scene motion. - [How to make trending AI video formats](https://varg.ai/how-to/make-trending-ai-video-formats.md): 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](https://varg.ai/how-to/swap-your-character-into-a-video.md): 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](https://varg.ai/how-to/make-ai-b-roll-for-your-video.md): 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](https://varg.ai/how-to/make-tiktok-photo-carousels.md): Swipeable photo slideshows with hook text — the format app founders use for organic growth. - [How to make an app demo video with AI](https://varg.ai/how-to/make-an-app-demo-video.md): 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](https://varg.ai/how-to/make-a-property-listing-video.md): 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](https://varg.ai/how-to/change-something-inside-a-video.md): 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](https://varg.ai/how-to/make-personalized-videos-at-scale.md): 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](https://varg.ai/how-to/best-ai-video-editing-tools.md): 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](https://varg.ai/how-to/best-ai-video-clipping-tools.md): 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](https://varg.ai/how-to/best-ai-video-caption-tools.md): 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](https://varg.ai/how-to/best-ai-transcript-video-editors.md): 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](https://varg.ai/how-to/best-ai-video-editing-models.md): 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](https://varg.ai/how-to/best-ai-video-dubbing-tools.md): 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](https://varg.ai/how-to/best-ai-video-upscaling-tools.md): 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](https://varg.ai/how-to/best-video-editing-apis-for-ai-agents.md): 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](https://varg.ai/how-to/burn-captions-with-ffmpeg.md): 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](https://varg.ai/how-to/crop-a-video-to-vertical-with-ffmpeg.md): 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](https://varg.ai/how-to/trim-and-join-video-clips-with-ffmpeg.md): 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](https://varg.ai/how-to/add-music-to-a-video-with-ffmpeg.md): 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.