Create images, video and audio

These are the services this page relies on. The full breakdown is in which feature uses which model.

Making an image OpenAI gpt-image

1. Set the thread's mode to Image.

2. Describe what you want — subject, background, mood, aspect ratio (e.g. “product shot against a blue sky, 16:9”).

3. If you have a reference photo, attach it in the composer before sending.

4. The result appears in the conversation and lands in the media pool.

Making a video Higgsfield

Video is generated through Higgsfield. Confirm the connection first (setup).

1. Set the mode to Video and leave AI engine on Claude.

2. Describe the video (e.g. “a 30-second vertical shot walking under cherry blossoms”). Length, orientation, camera movement and mood all help.

3. An estimated credit cost is shown before it runs. Confirm to proceed.

4. When it finishes, the video appears in the conversation and in the media pool.

Keeping spend under control

Under Settings → Usage you can set caps and warnings:

• Daily generation limit (0 means unlimited)
• Monthly generation limit (0 means unlimited)
• A low-credit warning threshold

The same screen shows today's and this month's generation counts, plus usage per engine.

Narration and music ElevenLabs

Audio requires an ElevenLabs connection (setup). You can create it from a thread in Audio mode or from inside the editor.

Generated audio joins the media pool and can be placed on the narration or music lane. See The editor and exporting for placement.

Recording your own voice

Narration can also be recorded. A recording is placed on the narration lane and confirmed with Recording added to the narration lane. The first attempt asks for microphone permission.

Finding material in the media pool

Generated and uploaded material collects in the media pool. While editing a composition, you click items here to add them as scenes.

If you added or removed files directly in Finder, press Refresh to pick up the changes (missing material is tidied up at the same time). Open folder in Finder reveals the originals.

The file manager

For working with everything at once, open File manager.

• Upload — bring in files from your Mac
• Filter by Kind (video / image / audio / documents) and Origin (generated / uploaded / audio stock)
• Search with Search by name or thread
• Sort by Date added, Name or Kind
• Switch between List view and Thumbnail view

Deleting a selection moves it to the trash rather than erasing it.

A thread's own files

The right-hand column of a thread (📎) lists the files made in — or handed to — that thread. Where the file manager covers everything, this list is what the conversation you're in is carrying.

Filter by All / AI / Mine. Sort by date, name, type or origin, and the button beside it flips between ascending and descending (day headings appear only while sorting by date).

Hovering a row reveals Copy path and Reveal in Finder on the right. Double-click opens the file.

Where files are saved

Generated files land inside your storage folder (by default ~/Documents/WorkPilot), sorted by type.

The full picture is in Settings and where data lives.

Where to go next

• The editor and exporting — turn material into a finished video
• Phone remote — shoot on your phone, finish on the Mac
• Choosing a mode — how to phrase the request