Choose the Right Video Format

Pick the Bevyl project format that matches your footage, audio path, creative goal, and the kind of short-form video you need.

Who: Brand marketers using Bevyl
Plan: All plans
Device: Desktop browser
Time: 3-5 minutes

Setup

Sign in to the workspace where you will create the draft.
Know your footage: does it carry usable speech, need narration, or suit a trend sound?
Required files or assets: source videos in Source Videos or ready to upload; a voice profile for Narrated Story; a chosen trend sound for Trending Sounds.

Step by step

1. Open Projects

Go to Projects in the sidebar and click Create project.

The Bevyl Projects page with the Create project button

2. Choose the format

On What video format would you like to use?, pick Narrated Story, Trending Sounds, or Talking Head.

Clicking Create project opens the format selection screen

Let the audio path decide:

If your draft should use...	Choose...	What Bevyl does
Narration over product shots, process clips, or b-roll	`Narrated Story`	Scripts and generates a voiceover for your raw footage
A beat-synced edit that should follow a specific trend recipe	`Trending Sounds`	Uses the selected trend sound as the audio track, sets the draft length from that sound, and cuts your footage to the trend rhythm
Someone already speaking on camera	`Talking Head`	Retains the spoken dialogue from your raw footage

The format also sets the draft length:

Format	Draft length guidance
`Narrated Story`	15-45 seconds
`Trending Sounds`	4-30 seconds
`Talking Head`	15-60 seconds

Trending Sounds is the most template-led format: each trend brings its own sound length, cut rhythm, and footage needs. For open control over duration, clip order, and pacing, choose Narrated Story or Talking Head.

3. Continue to inputs

Click Next step to open the input step.

The format selection screen showing Narrated Story, Trending Sounds, and Talking Head options

Select at least one source video, then make the choice your format requires:

Narrated Story: select a voice profile.
Talking Head: nothing more — the original audio stays.
Trending Sounds: select the trend sound and read its recipe for length, rhythm, and suggested raw moments.

Click Next step when it activates.

If something blocks you

No format feels right: decide by audio path, not by channel.
Next step is disabled: select a source video, then finish the voice or trend choice your format requires.

Done

The create flow has advanced to the prompt step for your chosen format.

Still unsure which format fits?

Contact Bevyl support if none of the formats match your footage or campaign.