# How to Create a Music Video > To create a music video, you need 3 things: the song, a visual idea and an edit that cuts on the music. In Kenerate's Director, open Music Video, pick Narrative, Lyrics Video or Visualizer, add the track and describe the look; it plans scenes on the song's sections, renders the shots and exports an MP4. URL: https://kenerateai.com/how-to-create-a-music-video Publisher: Kenerate AI (https://kenerateai.com) Last updated: 6 October 2026 ## Key facts - Music Video edits: Narrative · Lyrics Video · Visualizer - Song: MP3, WAV or M4A up to 50 MB, or Ken Music - Length: 15 s to 4 min - Formats: 16:9 · 9:16 · 1:1 - Editing: Timeline: reorder, trim, split, re-render - Export: MP4 · 30 fps · 480p, 720p or 1080p - Plan: Paid plans - Seedance 2.0 (ByteDance): Shot prompt + reference images → Video shots. The default: cinematic motion that holds characters. - Seedance 2.5 (ByteDance): Shot prompt + reference images → Shots up to 30 s. Top quality shots. - Wan 3.0 (Alibaba): Shot prompt + reference images → Shots up to 30 s. Strong consistency at the best value. - GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst (OpenAI): A line of text + the look → Title cards. Clean lettering for titles and lyric cards. - Ken Music 1.5 (Kenerate): A song description → Songs up to about 3 min. No track yet. ## Steps 1. Plan the idea — Listen to the song and write one or two lines about the world of the video: a place, a palette, a performer or a story. One clear idea beats five. 2. Open Music Video and pick an edit — In Director, choose the Music Video quick start, then Narrative, Lyrics Video or Visualizer. 3. Add the song — Upload an MP3, WAV or M4A up to 50 MB, or describe a song in up to 300 characters and Ken Music writes it. For Lyrics Video, paste the lyrics too. 4. Describe the look and set the frame — Write the visual direction, add up to 10 reference images (artist photos, locations, a moodboard), choose 16:9, 9:16 or 1:1 and a length from 15 seconds to 4 minutes. 5. Review the plan and render — The Director analyses the track, writes a scene plan on its sections and renders the shots. Change any scene in the plan before or after it renders. 6. Edit on the timeline and export — Reorder, trim or split clips, re-render a shot you don't like, then export an MP4 at 30 fps in 480p, 720p or 1080p. ## In depth ### Start with the song's structure A music video follows the song: intro, verses, choruses, a bridge, an outro. The simplest plan gives each section its own kind of shot, calmer coverage for verses, bigger moments for the chorus, a change of scene for the bridge. With a track attached, the Director does this mapping for you from its analysis of the song's sections and energy. ### Pick the kind of music video Most music videos are one of three types, and Director's Music Video quick start has an edit for each. - Narrative: a performer and a story intercut, cut to the rhythm. - Lyrics Video: the words on screen in sync, on title cards and inside scenes. - Visualizer: abstract shapes, light and particles pulsing on the beat. ### Keep the look consistent A music video falls apart when every shot looks like a different film. Write the visual direction as one world (a place, a time of day, a palette) and add reference images, up to 10, of the performer and locations. The default shot model, Seedance 2.0, is chosen for holding characters from references. ### Fix the edit, then export The first cut is a draft. On the timeline, drag clips into a new order, trim them so cuts land on the hits, split a clip at the playhead or replace a take with a re-render. When it plays right, export the MP4 at up to 1080p; add captions afterwards in Auto Subtitles if you need them. ## FAQ Q: How do I make a music video with AI? A: Open Kenerate's Director, choose the Music Video quick start and pick Narrative, Lyrics Video or Visualizer. Add your song, describe the look, choose the format and length, and start. The Director analyses the track, plans scenes on its sections, renders the shots and puts them on a timeline you can edit before exporting. Q: Can I make a music video for free? A: Not with Director: it is on Kenerate's paid plans, and free accounts can open it and watch the examples. Ken Music and Avatar Talk work on the free plan if you want to make the song or a singing clip first. Q: Do I need my own song? A: No. Leave the upload empty and describe the song instead, for example "dreamy synth-pop, female vocals, about summer nights". Ken Music writes it, and the Director cuts the video to it. Q: Does the video cut to the beat? A: When you attach a track, the Director analyses it first, tempo, sections, energy, hit points and lyrics, and plans the scenes and cuts around that. Check the timeline before exporting and move or trim any clip that lands off the beat. Q: Is there a music video editor, or is it all automatic? A: Both. The Director makes the first cut, then the timeline lets you drag clips to reorder them, trim their edges, split at the playhead, replace a take, change speed or volume and undo. The song can be moved on the timeline too. Q: How long can the music video be? A: The Music Video form takes 15 seconds to 4 minutes, in 5-second steps. For a longer song, make it in parts or cut a radio edit first. Q: What format and quality does it export? A: An MP4 at 30 fps in 480p, 720p or 1080p, in the format you chose: 16:9, 9:16 or 1:1. A 9:16 export at 1080p is a 1080 × 1920 frame for TikTok, Reels and Shorts. Q: Can I add subtitles or lyrics captions after? A: Yes. From the export list, send the video to Auto Subtitles, which burns timed captions into the picture. It is built for speech, so check sung lines; for designed lyrics, use the Lyrics Video edit instead. ## Related pages - AI music video generator: https://kenerateai.com/ai-music-video-generator - Lyric video generator: https://kenerateai.com/lyric-video-generator - TikTok lyric video generator: https://kenerateai.com/tiktok-lyric-video-generator - AI music generator: https://kenerateai.com/ai-music-generator ## Sources - Kenerate Director: https://kenerateai.com/app/director - Kenerate Ken Music: https://kenerateai.com/app/music - Kenerate Auto Subtitles: https://kenerateai.com/app/tool/subtitles - Wikipedia — Music video: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_video