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Creative Studio is where you create videos and images with AI in ClickUp. Lay out clips, pictures, text, and sound on a timeline, then export the result.

Creative Studio is part of ClickUp Labs. Learn how to join.

Creative Studio can be accessed on all ClickUp plans.

Generating images, video, and audio in the editor uses AI Credits. Editing, layout, and export don't.

Everyone, including guests, can use Creative Studio.

Creative Studio follows the image, audio, and video generation AI permission for your role.

Open Creative Studio

To open Creative Studio:

  1. In your Home Sidebar, click AI to open the AI Hub.
  2. In the AI Sidebar, click Creative Studio.

When Creative Studio opens, you'll be viewing your scenes in a table with the following columns:

  • Name
  • Created by
  • Sharing
  • Date created
  • Last updated

Create a scene

Ask Brain to build the scene for you, or start a blank one in Creative Studio.

Ask Brain to create a scene

To create a scene with Brain:

  1. Open Brain.
  2. Describe the video you want, such as its purpose, length, and any on-screen text.
    • To use your own pictures or videos, click Attach context and files, the plus icon in the lower-left corner of the prompt field, and upload them.
  3. Send your message. Brain builds the scene and replies with a link that opens it in Creative Studio.

Create a scene in Creative Studio

To create a new scene:

  1. Open Creative Studio and click New scene in the upper-right corner. A blank scene opens in the editor.
  2. In the editor toolbar, click the scene title and type a new one.

Screenshot of creative studio

Add media to a scene

In the Creative Studio sidebar, you can add your own files, stock media from the ClickUp library, or ready-made text, shapes, stickers, and blocks. Panels open on the left.

Add a video from the ClickUp Library

To add a video from the ClickUp Library to your scene:

  1. In an empty track, click Pick from library.
  2. In the Add to the timeline menu, click Videos.

Screenshot of ClickUp Library

  1. At the top of the Videos panel, click the ClickUp Library tab. The panel opens on the In this scene tab, which lists media already in the scene.
  2. Add a video:
    • Click a video to add it to the track.
    • To add one of your own files, click the My files tab at the top of the panel.
    • To upload a file from the panel, click Upload at the right end of the tab row.
    • To find a file by name, click the search icon below the tab row.

To change how files display:

  1. Below the tab row, click the sliders icon.
  2. Click List or Gallery.
  3. For Gallery, choose a layout from the Layout dropdown, such as Masonry.

Upload a file

To upload a file to your scene:

  1. In the Creative Studio sidebar, click Uploads.
  2. Drop a picture, video, or sound into the panel, or click Import media in the drop area.

Your uploads appear below the drop area, grouped by type.

To create media instead, click Generate with AI below the drop area.

Add stock media

To add stock media to your scene:

  1. In the Creative Studio sidebar, click Images, Videos, or Audio.
  2. At the top of the panel, click the ClickUp Library tab.
  3. Click a file to add it to the canvas and the timeline.

To add one of your own files, click the My files tab at the top of the panel. The In this scene tab beside it lists media already in the scene.

Add text

To add text to your scene:

  1. In the Creative Studio sidebar, click Text.
  2. Under Text, click Heading, Subheading, Body text, Countdown, or Counter to add that text box to the canvas.

Use the rest of the Text panel to take the following actions:

Action How
Add styled text Click a style under Basic or Studio.
Restyle text already on the canvas Select the text, then click a style under Basic or Studio.
Add a text box in a font Under Fonts, click a font.
Change the font of text already on the canvas Select the text, then click a font.
Use your own font Click Upload font.

Add a shape or sticker

To add a shape or sticker to your scene:

  1. In the Creative Studio sidebar, click Shapes or Stickers.
  2. Click an item to add it to the canvas.

To show only animated stickers, click Animated at the top of the Stickers panel.

Add a block

To add a ready-made block, such as a lower third or title card to your scene:

  1. In the Creative Studio sidebar, click Blocks.
  2. Click a category chip at the top of the panel:
    • Lower thirds
    • Titles
    • End cards
    • Callouts
    • Counters and timers
    • Social frames
    • Data
    • 3D
    • Textures
    • Looks
    • Transitions
  3. Click a block.
  4. In the menu that opens, enter a title and subtitle.
  5. Pick an accent color and background, then click Insert.

Screenshot of a title card

To get more blocks, click Add pack at the top of the panel.

Browse elements and inspiration

To browse text, shapes, and stickers in one panel, click Elements in the Creative Studio sidebar. To see every item in a section, click More at the right end of its heading.

To browse inspiration from other creators, click Inspiration in the Creative Studio sidebar.

Add variables to scenes

Variables are named values that you can reuse in the scene.

To add a variable to your scene:

  1. In the Creative Studio sidebar, scroll down and click Variables.
  2. Type a name in Name and a value in Value, then click Add.

Generate media with AI

You generate media with AI by chatting with Brain:

  1. In the Creative Studio sidebar, click AI Chat.
  2. When the panel opens, you'll be viewing a prompt field with your scene attached as a chip, and four cards below it:
    • Make an image
    • Make a video clip
    • Add music or voice
    • Edit this project with AI

To generate an image:

  1. In the Creative Studio sidebar, click AI Chat.

Screenshot of the AI Chat

  1. Click Make an image.
  2. Send your message. The image is added to the canvas and to the Graphics track in the timeline.

To generate a video or a sound:

  1. In the Creative Studio sidebar, click AI Chat.
  2. Click Make a video clip or Add music or voice.
  3. Send your message.

To edit the scene with AI:

  1. In the Creative Studio sidebar, click AI Chat.
  2. Click Edit this project with AI. A Brain chat opens on the right side of the editor, with the scene attached as a chip above the prompt field.

Arrange the timeline

The timeline holds your media on tracks and sits below the canvas. The bar above the tracks has the playback controls at its left end and the timeline tools at its right end. Each track has a header at its left end with the track name and its controls.

To split a clip:

  1. In the timeline, drag the playhead to the point where you want the cut.
  2. Right-click the clip and select Split at playhead, or click Split at playhead in the timeline tools.

To trim, copy, duplicate, or delete a clip:

  1. In the timeline, right-click the clip, or hover over it and click the ellipsis ... icon at its right end.

Screenshot of the options on a clip

  1. Select an action:
    • Go to clip start
    • Go to clip end
    • Split at playhead
    • Freeze frame
    • Trim start to playhead
    • Trim end to playhead
    • Copy
    • Cut
    • Paste at playhead
    • Duplicate clip
    • Delete clip
    • Muted
    • Loop

The ellipsis ... menu has the same actions without Freeze frame, Muted, and Loop.

To manage tracks, playback, and layers, use the following controls:

Action How
Add a track Click Add track below the last track header.
Add a clip to a track that already has one Click Add Clip at the right end of the track's last clip.
Add the first clip to an empty track Click Pick from library in the track.
Hide a track Click the eye icon in its header.
Silence a track Click the speaker icon in its header.
Hear only one track Click the headphones icon in its header.
Collapse a track Click the chevron in its header.
Preview the scene Click Play in the playback controls. The current time and the scene length show beside it.
Jump to the start or end of the scene Click Go to start or Go to end in the playback controls.
Jump to a time Click the current time in the playback controls and type a new one.
Repeat playback Click Loop in the playback controls.
Silence the preview Click Mute preview in the playback controls.
Turn snapping on or off Click Snapping in the timeline tools.
Zoom the timeline Drag the slider in the timeline tools, or click Zoom out timeline or Zoom in timeline.
Fit the whole scene in view Click Fit timeline in the timeline tools.
Collapse the timeline Click Collapse timeline in the timeline tools.
See every track and clip as a layer Click Layers in the Creative Studio sidebar. The Layers panel opens beside it.
Hide a layer Click the eye icon in its row in the Layers panel.
Lock a layer Click the lock icon in its row in the Layers panel.
Group two layers In the Layers panel, select them and press Ctrl+G.

Edit a clip

To change a clip, select it on the canvas and use the toolbar above its preview to take the following actions:

Action How
Duplicate the clip Click the duplicate icon in the small bar below it.
Delete the clip Click the trash icon in the small bar below it. The ellipsis ... icon in the same bar holds more actions.
Swap the media and keep the timing Click the swap icon in the toolbar.
Regenerate it with AI Click the sparkle icon in the toolbar.
Shorten it Click the scissors icon in the toolbar. The clip's length, such as 8.0 s, shows beside it.
Mute it Click the speaker icon in the toolbar.
Change its pace Click 1× in the toolbar.
Correct its color Click Adjust in the toolbar.
Reframe it Click the crop icon in the toolbar.

To flip, fade, style, animate, position, or fit it to the page, click the ellipsis ... icon at the right end of the toolbar and select an action:

  • Flip
  • Transparency
  • Effects
  • Animate
  • Position
  • Fit to page
  • Fill page

To open the clip's settings, select it and use the tabs at the top of the right sidebar. If the right sidebar is closed, click the sidebar icon in the upper-right corner.

Use these tabs to take the following actions:

Action How
Crop, reframe, time, or restyle the clip Click the Video tab. Open the section you need, such as Crop, Timing, or Shadow.
Set the volume, mute the clip, set its sound type, fade it in or out, or add audio effects Click the Audio tab. Music dips under Dialogue and Voice when the page ducks, so set the sound type on your music and voice clips.
Change its speed Click the Speed tab. Choose Standard or Curve at the top, then type a speed under Speed. Keep pitch holds the sound's pitch between ×0.25 and ×4.
Hold one frame In the Speed tab, turn on Freeze frame under Playback.
Animate it Click the Animate tab. Choose In, Loop, or Out at the top, then click an animation under Suggested, such as Ken Burns or Push in. More are listed under General.
Correct light and color Click the Adjust tab and drag the sliders under Light, such as Brightness or Contrast. To undo them, click Reset at the right end of the Light heading.
Add an effect Click the Effects tab, then pick one from the Choose an effect dropdown under Add effect. Lens blur has its own Type dropdown below.

Screenshot of someone selecting a clip

The last panels in the Creative Studio sidebar cover the editor itself. Use them to take the following actions:

Action How
Change the theme, language, UI scale, or where the canvas controls sit Click Settings.
Fill the page background with a shader Click Shaders and click a shader, such as Noise gradient or Scanlines. To fill a shape or text instead, select it first, or drop the shader on it.
See warnings about the scene, such as an unused file or loudness off target Click Issues. The badge on it shows the count.

Zoom the canvas and undo changes

Use the editor toolbar to take the following actions:

Action How
Step through changes Click the undo or redo arrow.
Zoom the canvas Click the minus or plus magnifier icon, or type a zoom level in the zoom field.
Fit the page in view Click the zoom field and select Fit page.

To pick a zoom preset, click the zoom field in the editor toolbar and select one:

  • Fit page
  • Zoom to selection
  • 200 %
  • 100 %
  • 50 %

Add captions

To add captions:

  1. Click an empty spot on the page, or press Esc, so nothing is selected. The right sidebar shows Page 1. If the right sidebar is closed, click the sidebar icon in the upper-right corner.
  2. At the top of the right sidebar, click the Captions tab.
  3. Under Style, click a caption style, such as Plain, Boxed, Karaoke, or Lower third.

Manage scenes

When you open Creative Studio, you'll be viewing your current scenes. To get back to them from inside a scene, click Creative Studio in the AI Sidebar.

Use the following controls to find a scene:

Action How
Switch between list and grid layouts Click the list or grid icon in the upper-right corner.
Filter scenes Click the All Scenes or Created by me tab at the top of the page.
Find a scene by name Click the search icon at the right end of the tab row.
Sort scenes In the list layout, click a column header.

To rename, share, or delete a scene:

  1. Right-click a scene, or hover over its row and click the ellipsis ... icon at its right end.

Screenshot of the ellipsis options

  1. Select an action:
    • Copy link
    • Copy ID
    • New tab
    • Open to the side
    • Rename
    • Favorite
    • Top
    • Bottom
    • Unfollow
    • Remind me in Inbox
    • Assign to me/Unassign
    • Description history
    • Delete
    • Sharing & Permissions

The right-click menu has the same actions without Favorite and Remind me in Inbox.

To share a scene, right-click it and select Sharing & Permissions. In the Share this Scene menu:

  • To copy its link, click Copy link.
  • To invite someone, type their name or email in Invite by name or email. Each person's access, such as Full edit, shows beside their name under Share with.
  • To share it with everyone in your Workspace, click Make Public.
  • To limit it to the people you invited, click Make Private.

The row's Sharing column shows Workspace or Private.

Screenshot of the share modal

Deleted scenes go to the Trash.

Export a scene

To export a video:

  1. In the editor toolbar, click Export video.
  2. Choose a resolution, quality, frame rate, and format. The menu shows the estimated render time, file size, and bit rate under the fields.

    Screenshot of export page

    • Resolution:
    • 1920 × 1080 (page)
    • 720p · 1280 × 720
    • 4K · 3840 × 2160
    • Quality:
    • Low
    • Medium
    • High
    • Frame rate:
    • 30 fps (document)
    • 24 fps
    • 25 fps
    • 60 fps
    • Format:
    • MP4
    • WebM
    • PNG sequence
    • GIF
    • MOV (ProRes 4444)
  3. Click Export.
    • For frames with a transparent background, click Export a PNG sequence instead.

To see the render plan, click Details in the menu.

To export a still image or PDF, download the scene file, or start over, click Scene in the editor toolbar and select an action:

  • Start over
  • Download scene
  • Download archive
  • Publish as template
  • Import
  • Page format
  • Export PNG
  • Export PDF
  • Export video

Screenshot of the scene menu options

Use the Scene menu to take the following actions:

Action How
Begin a blank scene Select Start over.
Open a saved scene file Select Import.
Change the page size Select Page format.

To save a scene as a template:

  1. In the editor toolbar, click Scene and select Publish as template.
  2. Enter a name and description, then click Publish.

Edit a video from a Clip or task attachment

Open a video from your Clips Hub or from a task's attachments to edit it as a scene. The original Clip or attachment stays unchanged.

To open a Clip in Creative Studio:

  1. In Clips Hub, hover over the Clip and click the ellipsis ... icon in its upper-right corner.
  2. Select Edit in Creative Studio.

To open a task attachment in Creative Studio:

  1. In the task's Attachments section, hover over the video and click the ellipsis ... icon in its upper-right corner.
  2. Select Edit in Creative Studio.