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WaterrrForeverandClaude Opus 5.5 c4edac3056 docs: rename the Workflows nav group to Make a video and drop retired workflow steps (#5655)
The per-workflow guides now route through /hyperframes, so the sidebar group
names what the reader wants to do rather than skills that no longer ship. The
guides no longer promise a confirmation round the retired workflow skills ran
(the interview and brief); they say what to put in the request and when to ask
for a proposal or storyboard first. URLs are unchanged.

Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 5.5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-10-21 19:49:44 +00:00

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---
title: "Create a custom video"
sidebarTitle: "Custom video"
description: "Combine sources, change existing footage, or co-direct a video when no single source decides the job."
---
import { DocsVideo } from "/snippets/docs-video.jsx";
Use this path when the work is genuinely custom: several source types, editable footage, a longer multi-scene story, an unusual format, or close creative collaboration.
<Frame caption="A complete launch film about timeline editing. The custom route combines the story, product evidence, motion, voice, music, and sound.">
<DocsVideo
title="A complete launch film about timeline editing"
src="https://static.heygen.ai/hyperframes-oss/docs/images/showcase/full-timeline.mp4"
poster="https://static.heygen.ai/hyperframes-oss/docs/images/showcase/general-video-timing-v1.jpg"
/>
</Frame>
## Make the request
Describe the outcome and give the agent whatever source material already
exists:
```text
Using /hyperframes, make a one-minute recruiting film from the interview clips
and office footage in assets. Keep the employees' own words central.
```
Ask the agent to propose a treatment first when you want to agree on it before
the build. Use this path when choosing the story together matters more than
starting from one source.
## How should the agent work with you?
Say which of these you want in the request:
- **Build it for me** — let the agent make the creative decisions and return a complete first preview.
- **Review the story first** — approve the storyboard and rough layouts before detailed production.
- **Co-direct it** — shape the story, visual system, motion, transitions, audio, opening, and ending with the agent.
## Use the custom route when
- several kinds of source material must become one video;
- the underlying footage may be trimmed, reordered, or changed;
- the piece needs a longer or unusual multi-scene structure;
- the same idea needs deliberately redesigned versions for different formats;
- you want to shape the creative treatment with the agent.
If one source already determines the job—a product URL, article, pull request, track, talking-head clip, or short motion graphic—start from [that source's guide](/workflows).
## Keep feedback useful
Review the story before polishing motion. Use Studio for direct changes you can
point to. Ask the agent when feedback affects several scenes, source files,
media, or the overall narrative.
Before export, confirm:
- only source material that serves the story remains;
- narration, music, sound, and silence have a deliberate role;
- each requested format has been composed, not merely cropped;
- the opening and ending feel designed;
- the complete project passes its checks.
<Card title="Finish and share" icon="circle-check" href="/guides/export-and-share">
Check the complete result and render it from your preferred surface.
</Card>
## Related topics
- [Choose what to make](/workflows)
- [Edit the built project in Studio](/studio)