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What is Magic Box and how to use it?

Updated over a week ago

The Magic Box (the input box below the video) is your gateway to utilising invideo AI to its full potential.

It's your go-to tool for harnessing the best features and capabilities that invideo AI offers, making your video editing experience not just easier, but truly magical.

This feature streamlines the editing process, making it more accessible and efficient.


👇 Accessing the Magic Box:

  • When you open a video in invideo AI, it defaults to Theatre mode.

  • Click the ‘Continue’ button to exit Theatre mode and reveal the Magic Box below the video.

How to use it?

Here is a full list of commands you can use to make changes to your video:

Media Editing

  • Change the pace of media -> Make the cut slower/faster

  • Modify visual effects -> Change theme

  • Lower iStock usage -> Use zero/few iStock

  • Change Media in scene 2

  • Add transitions/overlays

  • Remove transitions/overlays

Audio & Music

  • Mute/reduce voiceover

  • Mute/reduce music

  • Decrease the voiceover/music volume to 0

  • Change the Narrator voice to an Australian accent

  • Increase background music to 80%

  • Change the background music mood to upbeat

Text editing

  • Add subtitles

  • Remove subtitles

  • Change subtitle style

  • Change text size to 60

  • Change subtitle animations to pop a single word at a time

Creative direction

  • Start on a serious tone and make it more hilarious

  • Change the media in scene #2

  • Make scene #4 funnier

General tips

  • Use undo to go back to the previous edit

  • AI understand localised English commands

  • You can add blog / Wikipedia links to the prompt box

  • Change video format to Vertical for 9:16 Reel/TikTok auto resizing

  • The shortest video length possible is 15 seconds.

  • The longest video length possible is 20 minutes

For best results, ensure your prompts reflect your intended tone and style.

⚠️ Important:

Editing the script, replacing clips/media, or using the Magic Box to modify a video does not count as regenerating the video and will not consume your AI minutes.

These edits are free until October 31, 2025. After this date, any additional length added to the video will consume AI minutes from your monthly quota.

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