HeyGen: Configure video duration and aspect ratio

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Demo summary

The user demonstrates navigating to the options icon and clock icon within the HeyGen interface to set specific video lengths and choose between portrait or landscape aspect ratios.

Step-by-step

Navigate to the options icon in the interface
Click on the clock icon
Select a duration setting or choose Auto
Select the aspect ratio for your target platform

Options

Set duration to 30 seconds, 1 minute, 2 minutes, or 3 minutes
Let the agent decide duration automatically based on the prompt
Choose Portrait for vertical platforms like TikTok or Instagram
Choose Landscape for traditional formats like YouTube
Leave aspect ratio on Auto

Watch out for

The duration setting is not a hard limit; the agent still follows the prompt or script length

Tips

Don't start by trying to sound clever; start by being clear
Use the duration setting to point the video agent in the right direction before it starts generating

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