> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.usevelo.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# When to use Prompt to Video

> Every path produces a video. The difference is what you start from.

Prompt to Video is one of the ways to make a video in Velo. It shares everything the other paths use — workspaces, voice and face clones, libraries, sharing, and [analytics](/creating-a-velo/video-analytics). The only difference is what you start from.

## Start from an asset

Use one of the recording, upload, or link paths when you already have something to work from — a live screen recording, an uploaded video or PDF, or a link to a website or app. Velo turns that existing asset into a narrated video. See [Creating a video](/creating-a-velo/overview) for the available paths.

## Start from a prompt

Use Prompt to Video when you have no asset yet — just an idea of what needs explaining. You describe the video in a sentence or two, and the agent researches, scripts, voices, and renders it for you, pulling in context from your [connected knowledge sources](/prompt-to-video/connectors/overview) along the way.

## Choosing between them

|                   | Velo                                                                     | Prompt to Video                                                |
| ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Starting point    | A recording, upload, or link                                             | A text prompt                                                  |
| Best for          | Explaining something that already exists (a demo, a document, a product) | Explaining something you can describe but haven't recorded yet |
| Knowledge sources | The asset you provide                                                    | Knowledge bases, MCP servers, and connected applications       |
| Editing           | Scene-by-scene editor                                                    | Prompt-based re-editing, plus the same editor                  |
| Billing           | Velo minutes (shared pool)                                               | Prompt to Video credits (separate pool)                        |

If you're not sure which to use, ask: do I have something to record or upload, or do I only have something to describe? That answers it.