Scripting and prompting

Writing the thing before you generate it — the part no tool does for you.

• How long should a YouTube Short be?

  Shorts can run up to 3 minutes, but length and performance are different questions. Most Shorts that do well sit between 20 and 45 seconds.

• How do I write a script for a YouTube Short?

  Three parts: a hook in the first three seconds, the payload, and a resolution. Everything else is padding.

• What makes a good hook for a YouTube Short?

  A hook has roughly three seconds to make leaving feel like missing something. That is the entire job.

• What is a negative prompt in AI generation?

  A negative prompt lists what you don't want in the output — the counterpart to the prompt describing what you do.

• How do I add captions to YouTube Shorts?

  Three routes, and they are not equivalent.