How to Get the Best Results with AI Generation

This page is your go-to guide for getting the highest quality AI video output from AutoReach. Whether you are generating your first video or your hundredth, these tips will help you reduce failed generations, avoid common quality problems, and produce better ads faster.

Before You Start: Set the Right Expectations

AI video generation is experimental technology. It has only been publicly available for a few months and is evolving rapidly. The providers behind these models (Google, OpenAI, ByteDance, and others) do not always advertise this, but a real percentage of AI video generations will have small issues or even major problems.

You can significantly lower that percentage with the right approach. That is what this page is about. But even with perfect prompting and setup, there is always some randomness baked into every AI generation. Expect to regenerate occasionally. Plan for it. It is part of the workflow, not a sign that something is broken.

Tip 1: Write Better Prompts

Your prompt is the single biggest factor in the quality of your output. A vague prompt gives the AI room to guess, and those guesses often miss.

Be specific about what you want to see. Describe the setting, the action, the lighting, and the mood. The more detail you give, the less the AI has to invent on its own.

Use negative prompts. At the end of your prompt, tell the AI what you do not want. This steers it away from common defects.

Examples of helpful negative prompts:

• "No background noise, clear speech, loud audio"
• "No blurry footage, full HD quality, sharp focus"
• "No distorted hands, no extra fingers"
• "No fast movements, smooth natural motion"

Add quality keywords. Phrases like "clear footage," "full HD quality," "professional lighting," and "cinematic" push the AI toward higher quality output even when they are not directly related to your scene.

Tip 2: Use the Prompt Optimizer

Writing the perfect prompt for each AI model takes research. Every model responds differently to different prompt styles and keywords. AutoReach has a built-in AI agent that does this work for you.

How to access the Prompt Optimizer

You can use the Prompt Optimizer in two ways:

• In the Ad Studio: Look for the star icon next to the Generate button. Type in a general description of what you want (or paste your draft prompt), then click the button. The optimizer rewrites your prompt in real time, following the best practices for whichever model you have selected.
• In the AI Agent Chat: Open the AI Agent chat and describe what you want to create. The agent will generate an optimized prompt for you, which you can copy and paste into the Ad Studio.

Tip 3: Use a Starting Frame or Reference Image

One of the most effective ways to improve your results is to give the AI a visual starting point instead of relying only on text.

Generate an image first. Before generating your video, create a still image that shows the angle, setting, and composition you want. Then use that image as the starting frame for your video generation.

This works because:

• It removes ambiguity. The AI can see exactly what you want instead of interpreting your text description.
• It gives you control over the starting composition, camera angle, and scene setup.
• It dramatically reduces the chance of the AI inventing something unexpected.

Tip 4: Think in Shots, Not Full Videos

This is the most important mindset shift for getting great results from AI video generation.

Treat AI as a footage generator, not a video generator.

The more you pack into a single generation (multiple actions, lip sync, scene changes, product interaction, different camera angles), the higher the chance that something breaks. Morphing hands, out-of-sync lips, unrealistic physics: these all become more likely when the AI is trying to handle too much at once.

How to break down an ad

Instead of generating a full ad in one shot, break it into its individual assets. For example, a simple 15-second ad with a testimonial, B-roll, voiceover, and a closing banner is actually four separate generations:

1. The hook: Generate the actor speaking directly to camera with your opening line.
2. The B-roll: Extract a frame from the hook video (or use a reference image) and generate a short clip with no speech. Just simple, natural movement.
3. The voiceover: Write the continuation of the script and generate it as an audio-only voiceover.
4. The closing animation: Generate a short banner animation or logo reveal using a model like Kling.

Then combine all four in the AutoReach Editor.

Why this works

Each generation stays focused on one simple task. The AI does not have to juggle lip sync, product interaction, camera movement, and scene transitions all at once. You get cleaner results on each individual shot, and you maintain full creative control over how they come together in the edit.

Tip 5: Use Presets for Common Ad Formats

Presets are AutoReach templates that handle the setup for you. Instead of describing every detail of your scene, lighting, audio, and camera angle, you select a preset and just fill in the basics (like your script or product image).

How presets work

Each preset is built around a popular ad format or content type. AutoReach pre-processes your input before sending it to the underlying AI engine, applying the optimal settings and prompt structure for that format automatically.

Available presets include formats like:

• UGC Product Video: Enter a script and product image. The preset handles the actor setup, scene, and generation settings.
• Hook: Optimized for attention-grabbing opening shots.
• B-Roll: Clean supplementary footage with no speech.
• UGC (general): Authentic, casual testimonial-style content.
• Product Video: Focused product showcase footage.
• Hook Repurposer: Turn an existing hook into a new variation.
• Influencer Image: Generate a still image of an AI influencer for use as a starting frame.

[THIN: expand with full current preset list when available]

Tip 6: Learn the Models

Different AI models have different strengths. Choosing the right model for the right job makes a big difference in your output quality.

For a full breakdown of every model available in AutoReach, what each one is best at, and when to use it, check out our Models documentation page.

Further Reading

• Common Issues with AI Generation: Understand what can go wrong and why.
• Models: Learn which model to use for each type of content.
• Presets: See all available presets and how to use them.
• How to Create a UGC Product Video Ad: A full step-by-step tutorial showing these tips in action.