Video Generate

Generates a video from a text prompt using AI video generation models. Supports both text-to-video and image-to-video (animating a static image).

Command

npx agent-media@latest video generate --prompt <text> [options]

Inputs

| Option | Required | Description | |--------|----------|-------------| | --prompt | Yes | Text description of the video to generate | | --in | No | Input image path or URL for image-to-video | | --duration | No | Duration in seconds (6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20; default: 6) | | --resolution | No | Video resolution (720p, 1080p, 1440p, 2160p; default: 720p) | | --fps | No | Frame rate (25 or 50; default: 25) | | --audio | No | Generate audio track | | --out | No | Output path, filename or directory (default: ./) | | --provider | No | Provider to use (default: auto-detect) | | --model | No | Model to use (overrides provider default) |

Output

Returns a JSON object with the generated video path:

{
  "ok": true,
  "media_type": "video",
  "action": "video-generate",
  "provider": "fal",
  "output_path": "generated_abc123.mp4",
  "mime": "video/mp4",
  "bytes": 12345678
}

Examples

Generate a video from text:

npx agent-media@latest video generate --prompt "a cat walking in a garden"

Generate a longer video with higher resolution:

npx agent-media@latest video generate --prompt "ocean waves crashing on a beach" --duration 10 --resolution 1080p

Animate an existing image (image-to-video):

npx agent-media@latest video generate --in portrait.png --prompt "the person waves hello and smiles"

Generate with audio:

npx agent-media@latest video generate --prompt "fireworks exploding in the night sky" --audio

Use a specific provider:

npx agent-media@latest video generate --prompt "a rocket launching" --provider replicate

Providers

This action requires an external provider:

• fal - Requires FAL_API_KEY (uses LTX-2 model)
• replicate - Requires REPLICATE_API_TOKEN (uses lightricks/ltx-video model)

The local provider does not support video generation.