How to Use Dola AI: Text to Video, Image to Video & AI Images

This guide walks you through the full Dola AI workflow, from your first prompt to a finished, watermark-free video or image. It takes about five minutes to read.

1. Create a free account

Click Start free and sign up with your email. Every new account receives 60 free credits — enough for one 4-second video at 480p, or six or more images.

2. Pick a tool

The studio on the home page has four modes:

| Mode | What it does | Typical cost | | --------------- | ----------------------------------------------- | -------------------------- | | Text to Video | Generates a clip from a written description | 15 credits / second (480p) | | Image to Video | Animates an uploaded photo (optional end frame) | 15 credits / second (480p) | | Text to Image | Generates up to 4 images from a prompt | from 8 credits / image | | AI Image Editor | Edits 1–4 images with a written instruction | from 8 credits / image |

3. Write a good prompt

Strong prompts usually follow this order:

1. Subject and action — "a golden retriever surfing a wave"
2. Setting and light — "at sunset, warm backlight, sea spray"
3. Camera (video) — "slow-motion drone shot following the dog"
4. Style — "cinematic, shallow depth of field"

Not sure where to start? Click Inspire me in the studio, or browse the prompt library and click Use prompt.

4. Choose a model and settings

• Seedance 2.0 Fast — the best default for social clips: quick and affordable, 480p or 720p.
• Seedance 2.0 Pro — higher fidelity and up to 1080p for hero shots.
• Nano Banana 2 — realistic images and the best editor, up to 4K.
• Seedream 5.0 Lite — great images at the lowest price.
• GPT Image 2 — when your image needs readable text or a precise layout.

Set the aspect ratio for where you'll post: 9:16 for TikTok, Reels and Shorts; 16:9 for YouTube; 1:1 for feeds. For video, pick a duration between 4 and 15 seconds and turn Generate sound on or off.

5. Generate and wait

The exact credit cost is shown on the Generate button. Images take 15–60 seconds, videos usually 1–3 minutes. You can leave the page — every result is saved in My Creations.

If anything fails, the credits are returned to your balance automatically.

6. Refine, animate or download

• Download saves the original file without a watermark.
• Animate it sends any image straight into Image to Video.
• Edit opens the image in the AI Image Editor.
• Reuse settings loads the same prompt and options so you can tweak one thing at a time.

Tips for better results

• Change one variable per attempt (prompt, model or setting) so you learn what helps.
• For image to video, start with a sharp, well-lit image in the same aspect ratio as your final video.
• Describe small, natural motion for faces; big motion works best for landscapes and products.
• Save prompts that work — they make great templates for a whole series.

Ready? Open the studio and make your first video.