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AI Intro Maker — a 3–10 second opener with your channel name spelled right
Make a short opener for your YouTube channel, video podcast or series: a title card with your name, one clean move, a music sting and, if you like, a spoken “welcome back” — priced before you render.
- Title card as start + end frame
- Intros from 2 seconds
- 16:9 · 9:16 · 1:1
- No watermark
Updated by the Kenerate AI team
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Quick answer
How do you make an intro with AI?
An AI intro maker turns your channel or show name into a short opening clip, usually 3–10 seconds. On Kenerate you make a title card image first, then animate it in Video Studio with the same card as the end frame (Wan 3.0, Seedance 2.0, Veo 3.1 Fast or Kling v3), so the clip lands on your exact name; a 4-second Veo 3.1 Fast intro with sound costs 180 credits. AI redraws every frame and can warp text mid-clip, so for a pixel-exact title, animate the background and add the name as a text overlay in your editor.
Key facts
- How it works
- Title card (Image Studio) → Image to Video with the card as start and end frame
- Intro length
- 2–15 s (Wan 3.0) · 3–15 s (Kling v3) · 4–15 s (Seedance 2.0) · 4, 6 or 8 s (Veo 3.1 Fast)
- Watermark
- None
How to
How to make a YouTube or podcast intro with AI
- Time needed
- Steps
- 4 steps
Step 1
Pick the shape and length
16:9 for YouTube and video podcasts, 9:16 for Shorts, Reels and TikTok, 1:1 for feeds. Aim for 3–6 seconds — long enough to read the name once, short enough that viewers reach your content fast.
Step 2
Make the title card
In Image Studio choose GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst and the same ratio. Put the exact name in quotes: a dark studio background, the words “Night Shift Podcast” in bold white letters, centred, nothing else. Check the spelling letter by letter. Have a logo? Place it on the card yourself, or see AI logo animation.
Step 3
Decide how the intro moves
Sting: the title card as both start and end frame, with a light sweep or glow. Reveal: start on the same background without text, end on the title card. Scene intro: start on a scene (a desk, a city at night) and end on the title card.
Step 4
Animate it in Video Studio
Choose Image to Video and a model with an end-frame slot: Veo 3.1 Fast for a 4–8 s intro with sound, Wan 3.0 for cheap drafts and 2–3 s stings, Seedance 2.0 for cinematic scenes, Kling v3 for 1:1. Describe one motion and add “static camera, the text never changes”.
See it in the app

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Chapters
Checked 24 October 2026
Which intro do you need?
Three openers people search for, and how each is set up in Kenerate.
| YouTube channel intro | Video podcast intro | Shorts / Reels opener | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 4–8 s | 5–10 s | 2–3 s |
| Ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 | 9:16 |
| Start frame | A scene or the empty background | The studio set or the show art | Your title card |
| End frame | Your title card | Your title card | Your title card |
| Model | Veo 3.1 Fast or Seedance 2.0 | Wan 3.0 or Veo 3.1 Fast | Wan 3.0 |
| Sound | Native whoosh + sting | Ken Music 1 bed + a spoken welcome line | A one-hit sound or silent |
| Example cost | 6 s Veo 3.1 Fast at 1080p with sound: 270 credits | 5 s Wan 3.0 at 720p: 150 credits + 12 for music | 3 s Wan 3.0 at 720p: 90 credits |
Engines
Models for an intro, from title card to sting
From the app's own model lists, 24 October 2026. Video credits are per second at the resolution shown.
- Intros

Google
Veo 3.1 Fast
- Input
- Title card start frame + optional end frame
- Output
- 4, 6 or 8 s · 16:9 or 9:16 · 45 credits/s with sound, 30 silent
Open Veo 3.1 FastBest for
A YouTube or video-podcast intro with sound made in sync
- Drafts
Alibaba
Wan 3.0
- Input
- Start + end frame + motion prompt
- Output
- 2–30 s · 480p–1080p · 15 credits/s at 480p, 30 at 720p
Open Wan 3.0Best for
Cheap drafts, 2–3 s stings and Shorts openers

ByteDance
Seedance 2.0
- Input
- Start + end frame + motion prompt
- Output
- 4–15 s · 480p–4K · 36 credits/s at 480p, 72 at 720p
Open Seedance 2.0Best for
Cinematic scene intros, can speak one line in quotes
Kuaishou
Kling v3 Standard
- Input
- Start frame + optional end frame
- Output
- 3–15 s · 16:9, 9:16, 1:1 · 25.2 credits/s silent, 37.8 with sound
Open Kling v3 StandardBest for
Square intros for feeds

OpenAI
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst
- Input
- Prompt with your name in quotes
- Output
- Still title card · 16:9, 9:16, 1:1 and more · 7.2 credits at 1K
Open GPT Image 2.5 SunburstBest for
The title card that becomes your start and end frame

Kenerate
Ken Music 1
- Input
- A short music prompt
- Output
- Clips of about 30 s · 12 credits
Open Ken Music 1Best for
A sting or riser to trim under the intro
Video Studio needs a paid plan. The studio shows the exact price before every render.
Tips
Intros people don't skip
What keeps the name readable and the opener short.
Keep it under 10 seconds. YouTube's “Intro” metric counts who is still watching after 30 seconds, so a long opener eats into that window.
One name, one line. Taglines and small text warp first — put them in your editor as text, not in the AI frame.
Pin both ends: the title card as the end frame means the last thing viewers see is your real name.
Ask for a static or very slow camera. Orbits make the model invent new sides of letters.
Make three drafts at 480p (Wan 3.0, 75 credits for 5 s) and render only the keeper at 720p or 1080p.
Use the same intro on every episode — it's a brand cue, so make it once and reuse the file.
FAQ
AI Intro Maker questions
10 questions
What is an AI intro maker?
A tool that makes the short opening clip of a video, channel or podcast from a description instead of a template. On Kenerate you make a title card with your name, animate it in Video Studio with a model such as Veo 3.1 Fast or Wan 3.0, and add a sting from Music Studio. You choose the model, the length and the ratio, and see the credit price before each render.
Link to this answerHow long should a YouTube intro be?
Short — most creators use 3–8 seconds, and a sting can be 2. YouTube Analytics measures how many viewers are still watching after the first 30 seconds, so every second of intro is time not spent on the content they clicked for. On Kenerate, Wan 3.0 goes down to 2 seconds, Kling v3 to 3, and Seedance 2.0 and Veo 3.1 Fast to 4.
Link to this answerWill the AI spell my channel name correctly?
Not always. The video model redraws every frame, so letters can thicken, swap or melt mid-clip. Make the title card as a still first and check it; then use it as the end frame so the clip lands on the real name. For a title that never changes, render the motion background without text and add your name as a text layer in your video editor.
Link to this answerIs the AI intro maker free?
No. Video Studio needs a paid plan, with one-time packs from $15 for 1,300 credits and no subscription. A 5-second Wan 3.0 draft is 75 credits at 480p, and a 4-second Veo 3.1 Fast intro with sound is 180. The 25 credits you get at sign-up can go on a Ken Music 1 sting (12 credits) or a title card with Qwen Image 3.0, the free-plan image model (9 credits).
Link to this answerCan I add music to my intro?
Yes, two ways. Ask a sound model (Veo 3.1 Fast, Wan 3.0, Seedance 2.0, Kling v3) for a whoosh, riser or chime in the prompt, or make a sting in Music Studio — Ken Music 1 gives a clip of about 30 seconds for 12 credits — and trim it under the clip in your editor. Kenerate's terms give you ownership of what you generate.
Link to this answerCan I make a podcast intro with AI?
Yes. For a video podcast, make a 16:9 intro from your show art or studio set (5 seconds on Wan 3.0 at 720p is 150 credits). For an audio-only podcast you don't need video: make a sting in Music Studio and a welcome line in Voice Studio, and put them before the episode in your audio editor.
Link to this answerCan I put my logo in the intro?
Yes. Place your logo on the title card and use that card as the start and end frame. If the intro is mainly your logo moving, the AI logo animation page walks through stings, reveals and loops for that.
Link to this answerWhat's the best AI model for intros?
Veo 3.1 Fast for a 4–8 second YouTube intro with sound (45 credits a second with sound). Wan 3.0 for drafts, Shorts openers and 2–3 second stings (15 credits a second at 480p). Seedance 2.0 when the intro starts on a cinematic scene. Kling v3 when you need a square 1:1 version.
Link to this answerCan I join the intro to my video on Kenerate?
Video Studio's Video Joiner stitches two to four generated clips into one (40 credits for two, 80 for three, 120 for four) with an AI-made join — handy for putting a scene shot and a title shot together. To put the intro in front of a full episode, use the editor you already cut your videos in.
Link to this answerCan I use an intro made with Kenerate on a monetised channel?
Kenerate's terms give you ownership and commercial use of what you generate, music included. YouTube's Content ID still matches uploads against files submitted by rights holders, so don't drop someone else's song or logo into your intro.
Link to this answerIn depth
AI Intro Maker, explained
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How long should an intro be?
YouTube's own analytics give the clearest answer. In YouTube Studio, the “Intro” key moment shows what share of viewers are still watching after the first 30 seconds, and YouTube suggests changing those 30 seconds if the number is low [1]. An intro sits inside that window, so it should be short: 2–3 seconds for a sting before Shorts, 3–8 seconds for a channel opener, a little longer for a video podcast where the open is part of the show.
Kenerate's video models set the floor: Wan 3.0 starts at 2 seconds, Kling v3 at 3, Seedance 2.0 and Veo 3.1 Fast at 4.
Why does AI mess up the text in an intro — and how do you keep your name exact?
An image-to-video model doesn't move your title like a motion-graphics program. It reads the start frame and paints every following frame itself, and lettering is the hardest thing for it to repaint the same way twice. So a name that is perfect in frame one can grow an extra letter or turn into look-alike glyphs halfway through.
Three ways around it, from quickest to most exact:
- Pin the end: use your title card as the end frame. Google's Veo 3.1 documentation describes this — a start image plus an optional end image, with the video generated between them [2]. In Kenerate the “End frame” slot is on Wan 3.0, Seedance 2.0, Veo 3.1 Fast and Kling v3.
- Pin both ends and keep it short: the title card as start and end frame, 2–4 seconds, one motion, static camera. Fewer generated frames, less drift.
- Take the text out of the AI: render a moving background with no text, then type your name as a text layer in your editor. The title is then exactly your font and spelling in every frame — the AI only makes the motion.
What other AI intro makers offer
From each vendor's own page, read on 24 October 2026 [4][5]:
- HeyGen: templates and a brand kit, 16:9, 9:16 and 1:1, a music library or your own track, a free plan and a Creator plan “around $29 per month”; it suggests 3–8 seconds and says nothing about text accuracy.
- Fotor: a text prompt or an image, style picks such as cinematic or 3D, “free for 7 days”; it names no models, ratios or audio options.
- Kenerate: you pick the model, pin the title card as the start and end frame yourself, choose 2 to 15 seconds depending on the model, add sound or a Ken Music sting, and see the credit price before each render. No templates — you describe the look.
Music and copyright in your intro
Your intro plays on every upload, so a music claim on it repeats on every video. YouTube's Content ID compares uploads with files that rights holders submit and can block, monetise or track a matching video [3]. Use music you made or licensed — a Ken Music 1 sting is 12 credits, and Kenerate's terms give you ownership and commercial use of what you generate.
1. Title card (GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst · 16:9)
A dark navy studio background with soft blue light from the left. The words “Night Shift Podcast” in bold, clean white sans-serif letters, centred, large and fully legible. No other text, no logos, lots of empty space around the title.
2. Clean reveal (Veo 3.1 Fast · start = empty background, end = title card · 4 s · sound)
On the dark navy background, a thin line of blue light draws across the centre and the title fades in from it, settling sharp and still for the last second. Static camera. The title text never changes shape or spelling. Sound: a low whoosh, then a soft synth hit as the title settles.
3. Scene into title (Seedance 2.0 · start = scene, end = title card · 5 s)
Slow push-in across a desk at night with a glowing microphone and a city skyline through the window; the light blooms and dissolves into the title card. Smooth, slow camera, no shake. A presenter's voice says: “Welcome back to Night Shift.”
4. Shorts sting (Wan 3.0 · start and end = title card · 3 s · 9:16)
The title stays exactly as it is — same letters, colours and spacing. A quick flash of light sweeps across it from bottom to top, then fades. Static camera, plain background. Sound: one short bright whoosh.
5. Text-free background for an exact title (Wan 3.0 · 5 s · 16:9)
Slow drifting blue and violet light streaks over a dark background, gentle and looping, with open space in the centre for a title. No text, no letters, no logos. Static camera.
6. The music sting (Ken Music 1, instrumental)
Five-second YouTube intro sting: a fast rising synth swell into one punchy drum hit and a bright chord, modern and confident, then silence. Instrumental.
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