How to Make a Tiny Desk AI Video

1. Prepare the lead singer’s portrait

Choose a sharp photo of yourself or an adult who agreed to take part. Face the camera, keep both eyes visible and include the head and shoulders. Even daylight is usually more useful than a dramatic concert pose. Avoid sunglasses, heavy filters and group pictures with tiny faces.

Keep a clear original rather than repeatedly resizing a compressed image. Enlarging a blurry face does not restore its detail. If the workflow also uses clothing as a reference, make sure the shoulders and neckline are visible.

2. Decide which result you actually want

For one recognizable person, plan a solo lead-singer close-up. To put different friends on keys, backing vocals and sax, choose a workflow that explicitly accepts multiple identities and explains their role order.

If your goal is a particular sequence of gestures and camera cuts, check for video-editing or motion-reference support. A photo-and-text model may create the atmosphere of a desk concert without reproducing the same performance. Neither result should be sold as the other.

3. Pick a usable performance reference

Use footage you own or have permission to use. Begin with a short, continuous performance in which one subject is easy to identify. Hands crossing faces, overlapping people and fast cuts all make the output harder to judge.

Treat identity, motion and setting as separate inputs. A portrait supplies a person, a video supplies movement, and a scene reference may be needed to establish the room. An ordinary selfie does not automatically provide an office, instruments or a full band.

4. Check the output and price before rendering

Confirm the duration, aspect ratio, resolution, audio behavior, charge and failure policy of the service you choose. Check whether examples are actual results from that workflow, outside references or illustrations.

Test a short section before committing to a complete video. Record the actual wait and inspect the downloaded file. A quoted estimate is not a guarantee for every queue, input or retry.

5. Watch every shot, then listen separately

Review the full take. Does the lead remain recognizable? Is the face assigned to the right performer? Do the hands, mouth and clothes remain plausible through cuts? A successful task status only means the render completed; it does not establish that every role is correct.

Then check the audio on its own. It may be silent, newly generated or attached separately. Confirm both synchronization and permission to use the track. Do not assume the example player and downloaded output contain the same sound.

6. Export and share deliberately

A vertical MP4 is a useful format for many short-video feeds, but use the dimensions that your output and destination actually support. Save the original file rather than depending on a temporary viewing URL.

Get the participants’ agreement before posting, follow the platform’s synthetic-media publishing settings and avoid presenting a fictional performance as a real event. Music-library permissions can depend on the platform, account and use.

Troubleshoot the specific problem

An unclear face calls for a clearer portrait with fewer obstructions. A wrong role calls for fewer identities and a closer look at cut-by-cut assignments. An absent concert room calls for checking scene-reference support, not just adding more motion words.

For a silent result, check the model’s output and export settings. A soundtrack in an example does not prove sound is included in a render. If a group photo cannot assign instruments, use separate portraits with a workflow that supports them.

Your next step on TinyDesk.video

Read the guides and prepare your materials. Rendering and purchases are not open here yet. Before opening, we will publish tested examples, supported output details and a clear price.