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Workflow
Video editing & shorts
Script, generate B-roll, edit, and export for social or web.
videosocial
Budget
Free-first stack
Free-first generators
About 30–90 minutes
Current prices
- Luma Dream Machine (Ray3): $30/mo
Result: A few generated clips you can post or drop into any editor
- 1
Generate on Luma’s free path
Start from Luma’s try-for-free entry. If the product asks you to pay, stop — this tier stays free.
Prompt
Short 5s clip of [SCENE], handheld, daylight, no text, no celebrity likeness.
- 2
Optional second generator
If Gemini Free (or your existing Google AI plan) offers a video generate control, make one alternate clip. If it requires a paid plan you do not have, skip this step.
Luma offers a free way to try it, and its paid plans add monthly credits. Whether Gemini's Free plan can generate video varies, so check in the app.
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