Your Easy Guide to Making AI Art Videos for YouTube

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Get Ideas for Your AI Art

First, go to a tool like ChatGPT. Think about the topic or style you want your images to be. Ask the AI for ideas to generate images for your video. For example, you could ask for ideas about futuristic scenes. If you want to make a video about steampunk art, just ask for steampunk ideas.

If you plan to make YouTube Shorts, it is a good idea to get about 10 ideas. You will use one image from each idea later.

Managing lots of ideas and image files can take time. Consider using a tool like the

Generate Your Images

Once you have your image ideas, go to an AI image generation site like Leonardo AI. Log in. Select a model, such as Dreamshaper V7. Click to generate images using this model.

You will go to a page where you can type your image ideas into a text box. Paste the idea you got from ChatGPT here. Hit enter to start creating images. You can use the basic settings or try different ones if you like.

When the images are ready, look at them. Choose the image or images you want to use. Then hit the download button to save them.

Creating many images for different videos can become a lot of work. The

Put Your Video Together

Now you have your images. You need to put them into a video. You can use any video editor you know.

A free option is Shortcut. It is free to use. Another option is DaVinci Resolve. It also has a free version that works well.

Make a Video for YouTube Shorts

YouTube Shorts can be no longer than 60 seconds. You need to make sure your video fits this limit. Here is one way to do it:

  • Use 10 images for your video.

  • Use 10 images for your video.

  • Show each image for 6 seconds.

  • Show each image for 6 seconds.

  • This makes your video exactly 60 seconds long.

  • This makes your video exactly 60 seconds long.

    It is important that the video is exactly 60 seconds. Even small parts of a second count.

    After you arrange the images in your editor to be 60 seconds long, save the video. It is best to save it without sound at this point.

    To get the video onto YouTube as a Short, copy it to your mobile phone. Then upload it using the YouTube app on your phone. The app lets you add licensed music and effects easily. This helps avoid problems with music rights.

    Handling the precise timing and many images for multiple Shorts can be time-consuming. Check out the

    Conclusion

    Making AI art videos for YouTube is a simple process. You start with ideas from AI, use AI to make images, and then use a video editor to put it all together, paying attention to timing for Short videos. This guide gives you the basic steps to start.

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