I make short videos for small shops and school groups. Nothing fancy. I tried Vidmage AI for three weeks. Real projects. Real deadlines. A little chaos, too.
If you’d like the play-by-play of every experiment I ran during that stretch, check out my day-by-day recap of the process in this extended journal.
Did it help? Yeah. Mostly. But not always the way I hoped.
What I needed it for
- A 30-second TikTok ad for Bean Barn, a local coffee shop
- A quick recap video for our PTA fun run
- Two product clips for my little Etsy craft shop
- A short training clip for HR at my day job (the “how to file expenses” kind of thing)
You know what? That’s a weird mix. But that’s my life.
Setup and first run
Sign-up was simple. I used Google. The home screen showed a big box that said, “Describe your video.” So I did.
I typed: “30-second ad for Bean Barn’s happy hour. Cozy tone. Lofi beat. Show latte art. Text on screen: ‘$3 cappuccinos from 3–5.’ End with the store logo.”
Vidmage AI made six scenes. Latte art. Steam. Smiles. It added a soft voice named “Maya.” The script was okay. Not poetry. But clean. I swapped scene 2 with my own clip from my iPhone. Drag-and-drop worked smooth. Captions showed up by themselves. Nice touch.
I set it to 1080p. The 45-second render took about 6 minutes on my old Dell laptop over home Wi-Fi. At 9 p.m., the queue felt slow. Morning was faster. Not shocking.
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The wins (and one surprise)
- Script-to-video was fast. I changed tone words like “cozy,” “bold,” or “playful,” and it shifted the look a bit. Not magic, but enough.
- The stock clips didn’t look cheesy. I still shot my own cup swirl, but the filler footage worked.
- Auto-captions were about 95% right for me. It missed “Bean Barn” once and wrote “bean barn.” That’s small.
- Voiceovers were solid. “Maya” sounded warm. “Diego” sounded good for my Spanish cut. Pace felt a bit rushed, but I nudged the speed to 0.95x. Better.
- Music ducking worked. The voice sat on top without me babysitting the volume.
Here’s the surprise. I thought I’d hate the AI avatars. I still do—kind of. Their lips lagged a hair with fast lines. Hands looked… off. But for a quick FAQ, where the avatar was small on screen, it passed. I still prefer B-roll plus text.
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The misses (and a few head-scratchers)
- Rendering gets slow during busy hours. My PTA video (12 scenes) took 14 minutes at night. Same file took 7 minutes in the morning.
- Ratio changes made it hiccup. Switching from 16:9 to 9:16 pushed my logo out of safe margins. I had to re-place it. Twice.
- Brand kit is halfway there. I set my colors and uploaded my logo (1200×1200 PNG). It was fine for 1080p. At 4K, it looked a bit soft. Also, I couldn’t upload my exact custom font. Had to pick from a list.
- One glitch: it froze once when I dragged a scene card fast. Refresh fixed it. Autosave saved me. Thank goodness.
- Pronunciation is not perfect. It said “gyro” like “jai-roh.” I wanted “yee-roh.” I added a phonetic hint in the script: “yee-roh,” and that did the trick.
Honestly, that last one made me laugh. Then groan. Then fix it.
Real projects, real results
- Bean Barn TikTok ad
- Prompt to draft in 2 minutes.
- Swapped one clip, cut a line, changed the CTA to “Slide in before 5.”
- Export: 1080p, 6 minutes.
- Owner posted it. It got better comments than our usual posts. People liked the foam heart.
- PTA fun run recap
- I uploaded 14 phone clips. I asked for “upbeat, proud, school spirit.”
- It picked the best smiles. Music matched the pace.
- I trimmed two shots in the timeline. JKL keys didn’t work for me, which slowed me down.
- Export: 7 minutes in the morning. Teachers shared it in homeroom. Kids pointed at themselves and cheered. Worth it.
- Etsy product clip (mug charms)
- Clean white background. Soft light. Close-ups.
- I used text bars and a soft “pop” sound when the charm snapped on.
- Turned on subtle camera zooms. It felt polished for almost no effort.
- Sales bumped a little that weekend. Might be the video. Might be luck. I’ll take it.
- HR training bite
- Avatar read the steps. I kept the avatar small in the corner.
- Screen-style graphics guided the flow.
- Lip sync still lagged a beat on long lines, so I broke them into shorter chunks. Fixed it.
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How it compares to tools I already use
- CapCut: Better for tight cuts and fancy keyframes. I still used it to sharpen one clip.
- Canva: Great for layouts. Vidmage beats it for script-to-video speed.
- Descript: Top-tier for editing by text and overdubs. Vidmage feels easier for quick promo videos.
So, would Vidmage replace all of them? No. But it slides into my workflow like a handy middle piece.
Pricing and support
I paid for the Pro plan for a month at $29. The free plan worked for tests but had a watermark and 720p. For client work, I needed the clean 1080p.
I pinged support once about brand fonts. A person named Iris replied in about six hours. She gave a workaround and said custom fonts are “coming soon.” We’ll see.
Little things I liked
- Scene cards make fast rearranging feel safe.
- Volume ducking is set-and-forget.
- Emoji captions are an option. I turned them off, but it’s cute for TikTok.
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Little things that bugged me
- Avatar hands look strange.
- Font list is short.
- Peak hour renders drag. Make coffee. Come back.
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Quick tips so you don’t fight it
- Write your prompt like beats: hook, value, proof, CTA. Short lines win.
- Upload your own hero clip first. Let the tool fill the gaps.
- Keep scenes under 4 seconds for social. Snappy sells.
- Add phonetic hints for tricky words. “yee-roh” saved my lunch video.
- Render in off-hours. Early morning was the fastest for me.
Final take
Did Vidmage AI save me time? Yes. Did it replace my brain? No. And that’s fine. Want to see how other AI creations push the limits of human-like content? Take a look at Botprize, where bots compete to be indistinguishable from us.
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