User guide

How to use OrionNaut

How to make images, video, voice and music, screen by screen — plus how credits work and what to do when something is off.

New here? Read 1 and 2 and you can finish something today. If you already know what you want to make, jump to that chapter from the contents.

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1Getting started — credits and the layout

OrionNaut lets you make images, video, voice and music in one place. Every generation spends credits. Two things are worth knowing before you start.

1. Pick what to make

From the left sidebar

2. Pick a model

The credit cost is shown

3. Generate

Takes seconds to minutes

4. Saved to your library

Reuse it later

How credits work

Your balance is at the top right. Every generate button also shows what it will cost.
Cost depends on what you make: roughly 1–12 credits for an image, 9–120 for five seconds of video.
Failed generations are refunded automatically. Re-rolls are not.
Stitching and exporting video runs in your browser and costs nothing.

The one habit that saves the most

Explore framing and timing on cheap models, then commit to an expensive one. Re-rolling the same shot on a high-end model is by far the biggest drain.

The layout

Where	What it is
Sidebar, top	Image / Video / Agent — the fastest way in, organised by what you want to make.
Studio	One-click generation: hand over material and a sentence, get a finished piece.
All tools	Single-purpose tools: background removal, upscaling, try-on and so on.
Library	Everything you have made. Reuse any of it as input for the next generation.
Projects	A box per job to keep related material together.
Logs	History and status of every generation, including failures.

2Make your first one

When in doubt, do this: make one image, then bring it to life. The whole thing costs about 20–50 credits.

1
Make one image
Sidebar → Image → Text to image. Describe the picture you want and generate. Sticking to the “Simple” model presets is the safe path.
2
Re-roll until you like it
Do this on a cheap model. Once the composition is right, switch to the quality preset for the real one.
3
Turn it into video
Sidebar → Video → Image to video. Pick the image from your library and describe how it should move.
4
Finish it
Add narration with the Narration tool, or a track with Music. Stitching costs nothing.

Text-to-image screen — Text to image: inputs on the left, preview on the right. The generate button shows the cost.

If model choice is confusing

Pick “Auto” and we choose a model for you. “Simple” offers four intents — quality, fast, cheap, strong in Japanese. Only use “Detailed” when you want to pick a specific model.

3Making images

What you want	Where	Notes
A picture from words	Image → Text to image	The default. Add reference images to steer style or a character.
Rework an image you have	Image → Image to image	Source image plus instructions — change only the clothes, only the background, etc.
Just a background	All tools → Background	For building the base of a scene.
Keep a character consistent	All tools → Character	Register one and later generations can keep the same face.
Combine background and character	All tools → Scene compose	The composite becomes the first frame of a video.

Writing prompts

Say what, where, in what light, and framed how — in that order.
Put what you do not want in the negative prompt as words. Writing “no X” in the main prompt tends to summon X.
If the image needs Japanese text in it, choose a model that is strong at Japanese.

About photos of real people

Some models restrict using real people’s photos as references. Please do not use someone else’s photo without their consent.

4Making video

Start from an image whenever you can. Deciding the picture first gets you closer to what you imagined, and makes re-rolls cheaper.

What you want	Where	Notes
Animate an image	Video → Image to video	The most reliable route. Some models accept both a first and a last frame.
Straight from words	Video → Text to video	Quick, but you cannot predict the framing. Explore on a cheap model first.
Make someone speak	Video → Avatar video	A face photo plus audio becomes a talking clip.
Match lips on existing video	Video → Voice / lip sync	Video only — a still image will not work here.
Upscale or cut the background	All tools	Video upscaler, background remover, denoiser.

Video generation screen — Image to video: choose the source, length and aspect ratio, then describe the motion.

When the motion falls apart

Motion with real physics — something heavy lifting, someone landing — usually breaks from a single frame. Use a model that takes both a first and a last frame, and make both pictures first. It ends up cheaper.

5Let an agent do it

Instead of assembling the steps yourself, describe the outcome and let us build it. Good when you are in a hurry, or unsure of the workflow.

Feature	You provide	You get
Voyage (chat to create)	One sentence about the outcome	A proposed plan; approve it and we run it — images, video and audio together.
AI Drama Maker	A premise	Script, characters, sets and a multi-shot short
AI Short	A single prompt	A vertical short
Music Video Maker	A track plus photos or clips	A music video
Product video	A few product photos and narration notes	A promo video
BriefCast	A PDF, Word or PowerPoint file	An explainer video built from the document

Voyage screen — Voyage. Describe the outcome and it assembles a plan, with an estimate before anything runs.

Nothing runs without you

The agent always shows you the plan and the estimate first. No credits are spent until you approve.

6Studio (one-click)

For jobs with a known shape there is a dedicated entry point. Fill in the fields and it runs to a finished piece.

Studio screen — Studio. Each card shows an example, so picking the closest one rarely misses.

What is in here

The next two chapters list everything in Studio and every single-purpose tool. Use “Open” to jump straight to a screen.

7Everything in Studio

One-click features: hand over material and a sentence, get a finished piece.

One-click generation

Feature	What it does
Voyage (chat to create)	Just say what you want — AI plans and runs the image, video, music or voice pipeline	Open →
AI Drama Maker	Concept → AI script → characters / stages / props / multi-shot video in one flow	Open →
AI Short Video	Turn a single prompt into a vertical short video	Open →
MV Maker	Make a music video from audio + photos/videos/AI-generated cuts	Open →
Product Showcase	A few product images + narration → showcase video	Open →
BriefCast (Doc-to-Video)	Turn PDF / Word / PowerPoint into a narrated explainer video	Open →
AI Logo Maker	From brand name to 4 variants + transparent + merch + brand kit	Open →
AI Menu Maker	Restaurant menus from your item list. Prices are never drawn by AI.	Open →
3D Model Generation	GLB 3D from one image or text (AR / 3D print / game assets)	Open →

Feature	What it does
Monster → Character morph	Monster morphs into an AI character.	Open →
Hug with AI character	You + AI companion warm hug video.	Open →
Old photo revival	Animate a still old photograph.	Open →
Architecture timelapse	Building constructed in fast-forward.	Open →

8All tools

Single-purpose tools for the middle of a job. All of them live under “All tools”.

Production workflow

Feature	What it does
Backgrounds	Generate scene backgrounds	Open →
Characters	Manage character images	Open →
Scene composite	Composite background + character	Open →
Video studio	Video / motion / avatar / multimodal	Open →
Voice	Voice & lip sync	Open →
Music	Generate BGM automatically	Open →
Narration	Video + TTS in one place	Open →
Compose	Stitch all parts into one	Open →

Editing and processing

Feature	What it does
Text removal	Remove text from images	Open →
Pixel art	Retro pixel art	Open →
Background removal	Transparent PNG output	Open →
Image upscaler	Upscale preserving detail	Open →
Virtual try-on	Swap clothes on a person photo	Open →
Video upscaler	Upscale video to 1080p with Topaz	Open →
Video denoise	Remove grain and block noise	Open →
Video background remover	Cut subject from video	Open →
Sound effects	Generate SFX from prompts	Open →

9Voice, music and narration

What you want	Where	Notes
Read text aloud	All tools → Voice	Japanese voices available. One credit.
Add narration to a video	All tools → Narration	Choose the video, generate the voice and mix it — all on one screen.
Sync lips to audio	All tools → Voice / lip sync	Video only, ideally 2–10 seconds and under 100 MB.
Make background music	All tools → Music	Describe the mood. Vocals are possible too.
Make a sound effect	All tools → Sound effects	Footsteps, ambience and so on.

Voice and lip sync screen — Voice and lip sync: generate speech on the left, match it to a video on the right.

10Library and projects

Library

Everything you make lands in tabs by type — backgrounds, characters, video, music and more.
Click to enlarge, download or delete.
You can pick straight from here as input for the next generation.

Projects

A box per job. When a piece of work spans several days, this keeps you from losing track of which assets belong to it. Save into one from any result screen.

Logs

Every generation with its status. Check here when something did not work — failed generations have already been refunded.

11Plans and credits

A monthly plan tops your credits up every month.
Running low? Buy more — larger packs cost less per credit.
Prices are in US dollars. Yen figures are approximate and move with the exchange rate.
For teams there is a business plan where the whole organization shares one credit pool.

Plans screen — Plans: your current balance, subscription options and top-ups in one place.

12Troubleshooting

Symptom	What to check
It never finishes	Video can take several minutes. Check the status on the Logs screen.
It failed	Credits are refunded automatically. Wait a moment and try again.
“Insufficient balance”	Top up, or wait for next month. On a business plan, ask your admin.
“You have reached your cap”	On a business plan your admin sets a per-person cap. Ask them to raise it.
The picture is not what I meant	Put unwanted things in the negative prompt. Writing “no X” in the main prompt backfires.
The motion looks wrong	Use a model that takes both a first and a last frame (chapter 4).
The downloaded video has no sound	Some models produce no audio. Add it with Narration or Music.
I forgot my password	Use “Forgot your password?” on the sign-in page.

Still stuck?

Use the contact form. Including what the Logs screen shows — time, model and any error — helps us find the cause quickly.