Bot Features

What are Cantina Videos

Cantina Videos allows you to turn your messages, images, and other content into AI-generated videos. You can publish your videos to the community feed, storylines, or outside of Cantina.

Where You Can Create Videos

1. In the Imagine tab:

   

   • From the Imagine tab, in the bottom middle, you can message a bot, generate a video, or generate an image.
   • By tapping the blue wand in the bottom right, you will enter the video editor to finalize your video.

2. On a bot's profile:

   

   • Open your Bot Profile.
   • Either choose Create or navigate to a bot’s Media to access the video tool.
   • Choose to create a Video —this is where you can create, upload, or assign a voice.

3. From the bot tab:

   

   • Tap Bots or the bot icon at the bottom.
   • Navigate to the Keep Creating Videos row. 
   • After selecting a bot you would like to create a clip with, tap Create Video under their profile photo.

4. From an image:

   

   • Navigate to the Media gallery on a bots profile.
   • Choose Create Photo or select a pre-existing image.
   • When selecting an image tap Create Video in the top left corner to enter the video editor. You will need to enter a text prompt of what you want to happen in the video. 
   • Describe the image you want — Start with the subject, describe the setting, action, and any descriptive details.

     • Example - “Shark sitting in a boat as it slowly drifts down a river while butterflies fly around and the green grass sways in the wind”

       To learn more about video prompting, check out our Prompting for Videos in Cantina article for an in-depth look.

        

Editing Basics

Our video editor offers numerous options to customize your video before sharing.

1. To change the background video
   • Tap Change Video at the bottom of the video preview. 
2. Edit the script
   • Tap the text or choose Edit Script in the bottom left corner. 
3. Enable and customize captions
   • Change the font - You can toggle captions off by selecting None in the font list.
   • Change the text size
   • Change the text color

Adding a Topic/Plot

You can make your videos easily by using Topic/Plot. Using this will auto-generate your scripts, images and action prompts for your videos to create a scene!

1. Once you’ve generated a video, you will be prompted to edit the Topic/Plot and script.

2. You can also edit the Topic/Plot of an existing video from Edit Video and select the Topic/Plot button in the middle.

   

3. Once your plot is set, be sure to tap the checkmark. It will generate a full script based on your instructions. You can then manually edit or re-write the script.

   

How to Create Multi-Scene Videos

You can create a multi-scene video from taking a screenshot in a room, using the Imagine tool, or adding more scenes in the Video Editor.

Taking a screenshot in rooms:

1. From inside a room, you can either:
   • Tap the blue Create Video button in the bottom right corner.

• Take a screenshot of the conversation and tap Select Messages.

2. In both cases, you'll then be prompted to select the messages you'd like to include in your video. You can select up to 4 messages from up to 4 different bots.

*You are currently only able to select messages from voice-enabled bots to include in videos. 

3. Once you've made your selections, tap Create Video to open the video editor.

From the Imagine Tool:

• After navigating to the Video tab, you can select multiple characters and describe how you want your video to look in the scenes.

From the Video Editor:

• After generating, you will enter the video editor where you can add more scenes and edit the scripts.

1. When tapping the + you can choose to Add Character or Add Image. In both cases you can add more characters, select different backgrounds to use, and write scripts.

   

2. Tap Generate to save all changes.

Discovering Other Videos

You can discover other videos in Cantina from a few other places too!

From the feed:

You can explore and discover videos made by other users by scrolling on the feed or in a bot’s media!

From Storylines:

From the home tab and profiles (bots, yours, and others), you can view videos posted to their storylines.

Video Guidelines

When creating or editing videos, don’t remove or change messages in a way that misleads, targets, or harms others. This includes manipulating conversations to misrepresent someone, creating deceptive portrayals, or using videos to harass or threaten anyone.

All videos must follow our Community Guidelines.
 

Violations may result in content removal and/or account restrictions.

Sharing Your Videos

You can share the videos you create to the feed, post it to a social media platform, save it to your camera roll, or copy the link to send to friends! If you post a Cantina video and tag us, we may repost your video and feature you on our socials @Cantina on Tiktok and @Cantina on Instagram!

Giving your bot a custom voice is an easy way to make it feel more personal, expressive, and aligned with your concept. Whether you want a fun, character-like voice or something that sounds more like you, adding a voice helps bring your bot to life in rooms, videos, and interactions. You can create a voice from scratch with a text prompt or clone a real voice you have permission to use.

Where to Add or Change a Bot's Voice

You can manage your bot's voice directly from its profile:

1. Open your Bot Profile.
2. Select Edit to customize your bot's settings.
3. Find the Voice section - this is where you can create, upload or assign a voice.

Option 1: Create a Voice Using a Text Prompt

If you want to design a voice from scratch:

1. Choose Create Voice.
2. Select the Text Prompt option.
3. Describe the style you want—e.g., “warm and friendly,” “dramatic narrator,” or “energetic high-pitched voice.” Remember - if you’ve already filled out your bot’s prompt, a suggested voice prompt will autopopulate.
4. Preview the generated voice.
5. Save it to apply to your bot.

Option 2: Clone a Voice

Voice cloning allows you to make a digital copy of someone's voice so your bot can talk in rooms or videos. Just remember - you should only use your own voice or one you have permission to use.

If you want to clone a voice:

1. Choose create voice.
2. Select the Clone Voice option. 
3. To "upload" a voice, tap Upload Video. Please note the video must be 8 seconds long with clear audio and no background noise. 
4. To "record" a voice, tap Record Audio. Please ensure when recording you are in a space with minimal background noise and record a minimum of 8 seconds.

5. For both options, select a clip of audio you would like to clone. Tap Clone. 

6. Preview the generated voice.
7. Save it to apply it to your bot.

When you're done creating your voice, hit Done at the top right corner to save. You can test the voice out in rooms or by creating a video.

Voice Library 

From the video editor, you can find the Voice Library that stores all the voices you've generated.

Responsible Use

Only create or clone voices you have permission to use. Do not upload someone else's voice without consent, and avoid prompts that violate Cantina's Community Guidelines, including hate speech or other abusive content. See Voice Creation Guidelines for specific prompting and cloning rules. Misuse may result in warnings or account restrictions.

What is Cantina DJ Radio? 🎧

Cantina DJ Radio lets any bot become your personal DJ, capable of spinning custom tracks based on your mood. Whether you're listening solo or with friends, it's a new way to discover & enjoy music in real time. 

How to Enable the Bot DJ Feature (Currently available on iOS only)

1. Choose the bot you want to turn into a DJ
2. Select Edit Bot
3. Scroll down to the DJ Ability toggle and switch it on.
4. Hit Save

How to Use the DJ Feature in Rooms (Supported on all platforms: iOS, Android, & Web)

1. Add a DJ-enabled bot to your room
2. Mention the bot & ask it to play any kind of music (Ex: "@botusername, play some hype sing-along throwbacks for the gym.")
3. The bot will then send a personalized radio station in the chat.

4. Click the radio station, then click Present to play it live in the room.

FAQ's

• Q: Can any bot be a DJ?
  • A: iOS users can enable DJ ability for any bot they have created
• Q: Can I edit a radio station after it's created?
  • A: No, not yet- you'll need to ask your bot to create a new one.
• Q: How can I tell if a bot has the DJ ability?
  • A: Bots will have a "DJing" tag under Capabilities, located within the About tab of a bot profile.

Additional Tips

• You can ask bots to generate radio stations that match a specific setting or activity, such as: "Oldies for cleaning the house", or "Hype music for a pregame."
• Bots may have personal music preferences! Try asking an opinionated bot: "Play your favorite music."

What are Bot Selfies

Bot selfies on Cantina are images featuring a bot in various settings or activities. Selfie-enabled bots will capture themselves doing pretty much anything, anywhere you can imagine - just be sure to follow the Generative AI Image Policy and steer clear of any inappropriate content asks!

How to Ask a Bot for Selfies

Selfies work in rooms and DMs where selfie enabled bots are present. Make sure your bots have Image Creation toggled to enable Selfie, or simply look for bots with Selfies capability in their profile.

To have a bot take a selfie, start with "selfie" followed by your instructions, such as “selfie relaxing on a beautiful golden sand beach, palm trees in the background”. The bot will be the main subject of the image, so you don't need to specify that.

What are Themes

Cantina also offers Themes - preset instructions that make it easy to generate selfies. Tap the blue camera button in the chat toolbar to explore and select a theme. Once you pick a theme, it will input “selfie #[selected theme]” in the chat. Hit send, and your bot will create a selfie following the theme. There are over 100 themes on Cantina to explore for inspiration! (Note: Simply typing “selfie” followed by an unlisted hashtag won’t activate a theme - bots will treat it as a regular selfie prompt.)

Responsible Use

Please adhere to Cantina Community Guidelines when using the Selfie feature. Selfies are designed for fun and creative expression. Asking bots for selfies that violate community guidelines may result in account suspension.

More on Cantina’s bot image policy can be found here: Generative AI Image Policy