Create TikTok-Style Video Ads from Inventory Photos

How-To Guide · Video Ad

Short vertical video is where buyers scroll now, and most dealers never post one because it means filming, editing, captions, and music. Video Ad does the whole job from the photos you already have. An AI director looks at your unit, plans the ad shot by shot — a scroll-stopping hook in the first two seconds, bold on-screen text, the price, a spoken call to action — you approve the plan, and a few minutes later you have an MP4 ready for TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, or Facebook.

What You'll Need

• A Plus plan or higher
• One to three photos of the unit — the first is the hero shot; extra angles help the video stay faithful to the real product
• The facts: price, monthly payment if you offer one, condition, a few features, and any promo
• Your business name, phone, and logo saved under Settings (used for the end card)

Step 1 — Photos and Facts

Open Video Adand drop in up to three photos. Fill in the unit's title, price, payment line, condition, features, and any special offer. Only what you type here appears in the video — the director never invents a discount or a warranty. Your business details are pulled from Settings so the end card is always right.

Coming from the Inventory Hub? Click the film icon on any row and this form arrives already filled in from that unit.

Step 2 — Pick the Style

• Length — Quick (one 10-second clip, 12 credits), One take (one 15-second clip, 18 credits), or Full (two clips cut together for 20 seconds, 22 credits). Quick is the right default for feed posts.
• Format — 9:16 vertical for TikTok, Reels, and Shorts, or 16:9 for Facebook and your website.
• Vibe — Hype, Clean, Country, or Luxury. This sets the music, text style, and camera energy.
• Voice — an energetic male or warm female narrator, or none (text-only, for muted feeds).
• Call to action — Call, Text, Visit, or Order online, using the contact details from Settings.

Step 3 — Review the Plan

Click Plan. This step is free. The director returns a beat-by-beat plan: what the camera does, the on-screen text for each moment, the spoken hook and closing line, and the music. Read the on-screen text — every overlay is editable right there. The price, payment, and contact line are locked to exactly what you typed so they cannot drift. Don't like the angle? New plan asks the director again.

Step 4 — Generate and Download

Click Generate video. Credits are charged now and the render takes one to four minutes; you can leave the page and the video will be waiting under “Your recent videos” and in History. When it is ready, watch it end to end, then Download MP4 and post. Re-render same plan gives you a fresh take of the same script if the first one missed.

Making Several at Once

In the Inventory Hub, select up to 15 units, click Run, and choose Video Ad. You get a free plan for each unit with the spoken hook editable, untick any you don't want, and render the rest. Choose Mix it upfor the vibe and each unit gets a different style. Finished videos appear in each row's Video cell.

What to Expect from AI Video

AI video generation is an emerging technology and improving quickly, but it is not yet as predictable as image generation. Product details, on-screen text, and narration can render imperfectly, and two renders of the same plan will differ. If a render fails to complete and no video is produced, your credits are refunded automatically. A video that completes but has a mistake counts as a finished render — so treat every clip as a draft, watch it through, and confirm the product, price, and contact line before posting.

Tips for Best Results

• Use two or three photos from different angles. The director uses them to keep the unit consistent from shot to shot.
• Give it a payment line. “$149/mo” stops more scrolls than a sticker price, and the director shows both when you provide both.
• Keep features short and concrete (“treated floor,” “double doors”). They become the on-screen text.
• Post the same video to TikTok, Reels, and Shorts — 9:16 fits all three without cropping.

Pair the video with a still cover from Social Graphics and listing copy from Process Inventory for a complete post.