🤖 AI UGC Video Maker AI UGC Video Maker is a powerful automation tool that generates authentic, vertical (9:16) User-Generated Content (UGC) style videos for your e-commerce products. Using advanced generative AI like Google's VEO and Gemini, this actor creates high-quality, engaging video ads perfect for social media platforms like TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts, helping you scale your video marketing efforts effortlessly. ## ✨ Why Use AI UGC Video Maker? In today's market, authentic content is key. UGC-style videos build trust and drive conversions far more effectively than polished, corporate-style ads. However, creating this content at scale is a major challenge. That's where our actor comes in. - 💰 Save Time and Money: Skip the expensive and time-consuming process of hiring creators, managing contracts, and overseeing video production. Generate countless video variations with a single click. - 🚀 Scale Your Marketing: Effortlessly create unique video ads for every product in your catalog. Perfect for A/B testing different marketing angles, hooks, and calls-to-action. - 📈 Boost Engagement & Conversion: Produce genuine-looking content that resonates with modern audiences and stops the scroll, leading to higher engagement and better conversion rates. - 🤖 AI-Powered Creativity: The actor doesn't just make a video; it analyzes your product, creates a detailed ideal customer persona, and writes multiple compelling scripts tailored to that persona. ## platform Features By running on the Apify platform, the AI UGC Video Maker is supercharged with a suite of native features that make it more powerful and versatile: - 🕒 Scheduling: Automatically generate new video content on a recurring schedule. Perfect for creating fresh ads for weekly promotions or new product drops without any manual intervention. - 🔗 Integration: Connect the actor to your existing workflows. Use webhooks to get a Slack notification when your videos are ready, or use the Apify API to trigger video generation from your own application or CMS. - ☁️ Cloud Storage: All generated assets—including the final videos, personas, scripts, and initial frames—are stored securely on the Apify platform. Access them anytime through the app or API. - 💻 API Access: Programmatically control the actor by calling its API endpoint. Build a custom front-end or integrate video generation directly into your internal tools. ## ⚙️ How It Works The actor follows a sophisticated, multi-step process to create each video: 1. Product Analysis: It starts by analyzing your product image to understand its features and target audience. 2. Persona Generation: An ideal influencer persona is created using AI, complete with a backstory, style, and personality, ensuring the final video feels authentic. 3. Secure Output: The final video and all associated assets are saved to the Apify Key-Value Store, and a public URL is provided for easy access. ## 📥 Input The actor requires the following inputs: | Field | Type | Description | | ----------------- | ------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | productImageUrl | String | A direct public URL to an image of your product. | | productName | String | The name of your product (e.g., "AG1", "Hydro Flask"). | | geminiApiKey | String | Your Google AI API key with access to the Gemini and VEO models. | ## 📤 Output The actor saves its results in the default dataset. A run will produce a record containing the productName, productImageUrl, and a direct link to the generatedVideoUrl.