Use cases
Worked examples on Sume's catalog Formats and endpoints: product video and photography, try-on, app and product ads, logo animation, and more.
Start with Ready-made Formats for product video: the Sume Format catalog
Remix a viral TikTok video with AI: what Sume does and does not do
Trending search returns TikTok metadata and watch URLs, not video files. To remix, ingest a clip you own, read its shots and text, then generate new footage.
Universal Music and ElevenLabs: AI remix platform, what changes?
ElevenLabs announced a Universal Music Group partnership on 2026-09-10. What that changes for video makers today, and what to watch, without guessing at terms.
Microdrama script format: cliffhanger and AI shot list
Write a microdrama as a beat sheet, then turn each beat into one AI shot no longer than the model allows. A format with the cliffhanger as the last frame.
What counts as significantly edited by AI on TikTok ads?
TikTok Ads says 'significantly modified by AI' means changes beyond minor tweaks. Lighting, background and denoising edits are insignificant.
What does 'Captured with a camera' mean on YouTube?
It is a YouTube disclosure for video from C2PA-capable tools whose sound and visuals were not edited. It is separate from the AI-content labels.
Why is TikTok labeling my video as AI-generated?
TikTok Shop's 09/02/2026 policy says the platform may auto-label content with specific technical metadata. Creators cannot remove that label.
Word document to video AI: turn a .docx into a narrated video
To turn a Word document into a video, extract its text and images first. Sume's agent takes text in input and images as attachments; a .docx isn't one.
YouTube AI music disclosure: when background music needs a label
YouTube's disclosure page lists AI generated music among content to disclose when realistic. What it says, what is exempt, and how a Sume music file fits in.
YouTube altered or synthetic content disclosure: what counts
YouTube asks for disclosure only when altered or synthetic content looks realistic. Sort your own edit steps into needs it, exempt, and not listed.
Why isn't YouTube dubbing my video? The reasons on its help page
YouTube skips auto dubbing for videos over 120 minutes, music-only ones, copyrighted content and unclear or fast speech. How to check yours before upload.
YouTube auto dubbing languages: which get expressive speech
YouTube's February 2026 post says auto dubbing covers 27 languages and Expressive Speech eight. The eight languages and where the help page marks them.
YouTube auto dubbing turn off: the setting and what to disclose
Turn YouTube automatic dubbing off in Studio settings or review dubs before they publish. What viewers see, and what YouTube's disclosure page says about dubs.
YouTube dynamic thumbnails: make three for different audiences
YouTube lists dynamic thumbnails among new Studio tools. Make three thumbnail candidates for three audiences from one video frame with the Sume image API.
YouTube likeness detection on mobile: enroll, alerts, avatars
YouTube says likeness detection is coming to mobile: enroll, get match alerts, act on the go. A checklist if your channel also publishes AI avatar videos.
YouTube lip sync dubbing: a pilot, and what you can do today
YouTube's lip sync dubbing is a pilot, not a setting you can turn on. What its help page says, and how Sume's still-plus-audio lip-sync routes differ from it.
YouTube real-time auto dubbing for live streams: what we know
YouTube says real-time auto dubbing is coming for live. Only the finished-video dubbing rules are published; here is the gap, and what Sume can and cannot do.
YouTube Shopping affiliate in 35 countries: video ideas to batch
YouTube says its shopping affiliate program reaches 35 countries by year-end. Five product video formats to batch, with the Sume length and shape limits.
How to make a YouTube Shorts series: seasons and episodes
A YouTube Shorts series is a playlist of Shorts only, set up as a show with seasons and episodes. Rules from YouTube's page, and how to render episodes.
Does upscaling video with AI need disclosure on YouTube?
No, YouTube lists video sharpening, upscaling and repair as not needing disclosure. The exception is an edit that also changes what a real event shows.
YouTube video A/B test: how to make three hook cuts
YouTube says video A/B testing is coming for up to three cuts. Make three cuts of one take that share an ending and differ only in the hook, at $0.02 each.
YouTube video A/B testing: up to three cuts or thumbnails
YouTube says video A/B testing for up to three cuts is coming soon. Today's tool tests up to 3 titles and thumbnails; not Shorts. How to prepare variants.
Script to video AI: turn a finished script into a video
Script to video AI voices your script and cuts a clip to each line. To keep every word, voice it with TTS and cut to its sentence timings.
What is YouTube automation? How it works with AI
YouTube automation is running a channel, often faceless, whose production goes to freelancers or AI tools. What AI does, and what stays yours.
What are faceless videos? The formats and how each is made
Faceless videos tell a story without the creator on camera: voiceover over B-roll, on-screen text, illustrated scenes, or an AI presenter.
How to make an AI documentary video, chapter by chapter
Make an AI documentary video from a researched script: voice it in chapters, make a shot per beat, and assemble up to 30 minutes in one render.
How to make AI history videos from a researched script
Make AI history videos: research the script, make a still or use an archival photo per scene, animate each, narrate, and label AI scenes.
Create motivational videos with AI: voice, shots, and music
Create motivational videos with AI: a slow spoken quote over cinematic shots, a music bed that builds and ducks under the voice, and big captions.
Can you schedule YouTube Shorts? Yes, in Studio or by API
Yes. Upload a Short in YouTube Studio and set a publish time on the Schedule card, or set status.publishAt on a private upload with the Data API.
AI training video generator: from written steps to video
An AI training video generator turns written steps into presenter videos. Build one module from short avatar clips: one clip per step, captioned, joined.
Employee onboarding video: a new-hire series made with AI
An employee onboarding video shows new hires how the company works. Make it as short AI avatar clips, one topic each, so you can replace one at a time.
Customer onboarding video: one short clip per setup step
A customer onboarding video walks a new customer through one step of getting started. Render one short AI avatar clip per step from your backend.
Security awareness training video: short clips made with AI
A security awareness training video teaches staff one security habit per clip. Make each topic a short captioned AI avatar clip and refresh only what changed.
Sales enablement video: short talk-track clips made with AI
A sales enablement video teaches reps one talk track: a pitch, an objection, a release. Make each a short AI avatar clip and re-render it when it goes stale.
Video prospecting with an AI avatar: one clip per prospect
Video prospecting puts a short personal video in a sales outreach message. With an AI avatar, fill one script template per prospect and render each clip.
New product launch video with an AI avatar presenter
A new product launch video names the problem, shows what's new, and ends on one call to action. Make it from launch copy with an AI avatar presenter.
Press release video: an announcement read by an AI avatar
A press release video reads the headline, key facts, and a quote in about a minute, captioned from the release text. How to make one with an AI avatar.
Convert video to SCORM: wrap an MP4 in a SCORM package
A video isn't SCORM by itself. To convert it, put the MP4 in a ZIP with an imsmanifest.xml, as a static asset or inside a page that reports completion.
How to add a video to a Shopify product page
Add a video to a Shopify product page from the product's Media section: upload the file or paste a YouTube or Vimeo link. Your theme must support video.
Shopify video banner: add a looping video made with AI
A Shopify video banner is a video in a theme section on your home page. Upload the MP4 to Files, pick it in the theme editor, and make the loop with AI.
What is a hero video? The website loop and the brand film
A hero video is the short, usually silent, looping clip at the top of a web page. In campaign planning, the hero video is the flagship film instead.
Virtual try-on for Shopify: live AR or try-on videos
Virtual try-on on Shopify comes two ways: a live camera app on the product page, or AI try-on videos you make ahead and add to the product's media.
What is virtual try-on? AR try-on and AI try-on explained
Virtual try-on shows a product on a person who isn't wearing it: live on a camera feed with AR, or in a new AI-generated image or video made from photos.
Arcads alternatives: AI UGC ad tools by plan and API
Arcads alternatives for AI-actor UGC ads: Creatify, HeyGen, Higgsfield and Sume compared on presenters, API, billing and free options, read 2026-09-28.
Creatify alternatives: link, image or script to video ad
Creatify alternatives compared on what they start from (a product link, product images, or a script) and whether batches run over an API. Dated table.
Product URL to video AI: how link-to-video tools work
Product URL to video AI reads a page's title, copy and images, then scripts and renders an ad. How it works, and what to send when a tool can't.
How to make an unboxing video with AI, step by step
An unboxing video shows hands opening the package and revealing the product. How to make one with AI from a box photo and a product photo.
Faceless UGC: what it is and how to make it with AI
Faceless UGC is creator-style content showing hands, the product and text, with a voiceover instead of a face. How to make it with AI in three steps.
Ad variations: how to make many versions of one video ad
Ad variations are versions of one ad that differ in one element. Plan the matrix, make each version once, check stills first, and count the cost.