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# Make your first video
> Make a short motion graphic without media credits, review it, and find the finished video.
Make an eight-second animated title, then change one detail and save the finished video.
**Before you start:** [Finish setup](/setup/overview) and connect a chat account. You can use your own Claude or ChatGPT; a paid Voyager plan is optional. This exercise uses text, shapes and local rendering, so it needs no media credits or media keys. Your chat account's normal usage limits still apply. Chat through Voyager models uses Voyager credits.
You do not need footage, a logo or a separate video editor. On Linux alpha, the finished file may be WebM if MP4 encoding is unavailable. See [platform requirements](/get-started/requirements).
## Make a motion graphic
Click **New chat** in the sidebar. You can leave this chat without a project: Voyager gives it a folder for its files when you send your first message.
Check the model picker below the message box. Choose your connected Claude or ChatGPT account if you want to use your own.
Open **Question answers** below the message box and choose **Always ask**. This lets you answer any creative questions yourself while you learn.
You can change this later. **Balanced** counts down to the recommended answer; **Autopilot** selects it immediately, including answers that approve paid generation. See [approvals and spending](/guides/approvals-and-spending).
Paste this request, then click **Send** or press Enter:
```text theme={"system"}
Make an 8-second motion graphic in 16:9 using Remotion.
Use only text and simple shapes, rendered locally. No generated
images, video, music or voiceover, and no paid media generation.
On a dark navy background, animate a mint line into a circle.
Reveal the words “Make room for ideas.” in large cream lettering.
Keep the final words readable for the last 2 seconds.
Deliver a silent MP4 and keep the editable source. If MP4 is
unavailable on this computer, deliver WebM and tell me.
```
If this is your first motion project, Voyager may need to download tools before it can render. Read any setup question and let that work finish.
Read the updates in the chat. Answer any questions about the design or setup. If the agent shows a preview first, give feedback or ask it to render the finished video.
The **Jobs** tab in the right panel shows supported background jobs. A queued job is waiting to start; you do not need to send the same request again.
Play the video in the reply. Check that the wording is correct, the circle moves smoothly, and the final title stays on screen long enough to read.
Send a small, specific change in the same chat:
```text theme={"system"}
Make the title larger and slow its entrance down slightly.
Keep the colors, circle and 8-second length. Save a new version
and keep the original.
```
Play the new result. You can also point to a frame or draw around a detail with [video review](/first-video/review-and-revise).
Right-click the finished video and choose **Save video** to save a copy, or use the reveal action to find the original in your file manager. **Copy full path** gives you its location.
Voyager has no **Export** button for this step: the agent has already rendered a video file. [Find your file](/first-video/find-your-file) explains the folder and version controls.
## Try generated video instead
For a scene that needs newly generated footage, connect a [generation provider](/account/generation-providers). You can use your own media keys, which need no Voyager plan, or Voyager credits from a plan. Your Claude or ChatGPT does not pay for media generation. See [current plans and pricing](https://voyager.so/pricing).
Generated stills, animation and additional takes can cost money. Choose **Always ask** for this walkthrough, and review the estimate before approving. **Autopilot** can approve generation immediately, even above your spend limit.
If **Automatic fallback** is on and a provider is out of credits, rejects its sign-in or is down, Voyager tries the next one in your list. That may bill a different account. Turn it off in **Settings → Accounts → Generation providers**, or ask Voyager to pin a provider for this job.
1. Start a new chat and choose **Always ask** under **Question answers**.
2. Ask for a short, two-shot video:
```text theme={"system"}
Make a 10-second vertical video about a seedling growing toward
sunlight: first a close-up of the leaves, then a wider view of
the pot by a window. Keep the look warm and natural, with no audio.
Estimate the stills before generating them and wait for my approval.
Then show one still per shot, with the animation cost and time
estimate. Wait for me to approve the stills before animating.
```
3. Approve the still-image work after reading its estimate. When the stills appear, check the subject, composition and consistency between shots.
4. Choose **Approve and animate** if you like them. To revise some stills, flag each one with **Redo** and add an optional note on what to change. To revisit the look, choose **Change the overall direction** and type the new direction in the same card. The animation option includes an estimated cost and time.
5. Follow progress in **Jobs**, then play, revise and save the finished video as above.
Voyager asks before spending more than your limit (in **Balanced** and **Always ask**). The limit is a preference the agent follows, not a hard spending cap. [Set your preferences](/guides/approvals-and-spending) before a larger project.
## Check it worked
You should have a playable video, a revision in the same chat, and a file you can open outside Voyager. For the motion graphic, the editable source should also be available in **Files**.
## If something went wrong
Check whether you chose Voyager models for chat or asked for generated media. For the motion exercise, choose your own connected Claude or ChatGPT account and repeat that you want only text, shapes and a local render. See [accounts and agents](/account/accounts-and-agents).
Ask: “Render this approved version to a video file and show me the result.” A preview lets you review the design; the finished video still needs rendering.
Look for a question or approval card in the chat, then check **Jobs**. Queued work may be waiting for a free slot. If generation failed, read the error before starting another paid attempt; [generation problems](/help/generation-problems) explains the next steps.
Leave a note on the exact frame or time range you want to change.
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