Get started with Gen AI creation tools in Effect Maker

GenAI creation tools in Effect Maker help you create transformation effects. Transformation effects take a reference image or drawing and create an AI generated output. You’ll be able to create a wide range of transformation effects in Effect Maker with just a text description or reference drawing.

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Create image transformation effects using AI Image

You can use the AI Image tool to create effects that transform images to your desired effect. You can build a new AI Image effect from scratch, or use one of the templates available in Effect Maker and personalize to your liking.

1. Go to Effect Maker (effects.youtube.com).
2. Start from scratch or use existing templates:
   • To create your own effect from scratch: Navigate to the Image panel in Effect Maker. Click AI image and then Add with Visual Script. Then enter your prompt. Describe what you would like the image to transform into.
     • Note: Try using the Gemini app to optimize your prompt if you need help with your descriptions.
   • To use an existing template: On the Home page, select an AI Transformation template.
3. Personalize your effect: Go to the prompt asset’s "Properties" panel to adjust art style and control options. There you can:
   • Transformation properties: Edit the description to describe the transformation you’d like to see.
     • Note: Try using the Gemini app to optimize your image-to-image prompt if you need help with your descriptions.
   • Art style: Choose from different art styles to adjust the output.
   • Pose and description similarity: Adjusts intensity of the transformation from image input.
   • Retain likeness: Select what parts of the image’s likeness you want to retain in the generated image.
4. Final adjustments with visual scripting: Once you’re happy with your adjustments, navigate to the Visual Scripting panel at the bottom of the screen to see the entire structure of how this Effect works.
   • Note: You can adjust any part of the script, like the countdown animation that appears at the start of the Effect and the animation that reveals the generated image. Learn more about visual scripting.
5. Preview your effect, then submit it.

Preview your effect

Before submitting your effect, you can preview the effect by clicking the Preview AI image button on the prompt. You will see 5 preview outputs of your effect.

You can also see the full effect by clicking the recording button in the "Preview Panel." You can change the model to preview the effect on a variety of people.

You can also preview the effect on your mobile device by clicking the mobile icon at the top right of the screen and scanning the QR code provided.

Note: If there are any issues with your image generation, you will be notified. Your effect will not be approved during review if there are any unresolved issues with the 5 generated images. If you receive an error, try editing the prompt to adhere to our Effects content policies. If your prompt repeatedly breaks our community guidelines, your channel may be blocked from using AI features for a period of time.

Create image transformation effects using Draw

You can use drawing capabilities in Effect Maker to create effects that transform a screen drawing into an AI-generated image. Use the Draw, Remap, and Drag nodes to build your effect, and connect them to the "create AI image" and "transition" nodes. Effect Maker can occasionally fill in default values when you connect related nodes to accelerate your workflow.

Note: Effects that transform drawings into images may improve over time, if and when new image generation models are released in Effect Maker.

Submit your effect

Those are the basics of Gen AI tools in Effect Maker! Once you’ve created an effect you’re happy with, it’s time to submit your effect.