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Generate b-roll on demand

"Sunrise over a container port, slow aerial drift" — typed, not sourced. The exact shot your edit needs, not the closest stock approximation.

Start free — 250 credits

No credit card. Pay only for what you generate.

How it works

01

Describe the exact shot

Subject, motion, setting, camera, light — or let the prompt assistant interview you and write the shot description in director's language.

02

Pick the model per shot

Budget models (~$0.036/s) for atmosphere and cutaways; Kling for people in motion; a flagship for the shots viewers will actually study. The cost shows on the button before you generate.

03

Generate a few takes

B-roll thrives on options. Three takes of a 5-second draft cost well under a dollar — pick the one that cuts best.

04

Trim and export — or keep it in the project

Use generated b-roll inside a SpeedReel edit directly, or export clean clips to drop into any external NLE.

Why SpeedReel for this

Specificity stock can't match

Stock search gives you what exists; generation gives you what the script says. Niche subjects, exact palettes, matching screen direction — all promptable.

Owned, not licensed

No per-clip licenses, no seat-based subscriptions, no 'also seen in three competitors' ads' problem.

Costs measured in cents

A 5-second draft clip costs roughly $0.18 on the budget tier. An afternoon of b-roll costs less than one premium stock clip.

Common questions

Is AI b-roll good enough for client work?

For cutaways, atmosphere and transitions — routinely yes, especially at feed resolutions. For hero shots, generate on a flagship model and review takes; regeneration is cheap.

Can I use generated b-roll commercially?

Generation runs on commercially licensed model access; as always, check the specific model's terms for your use case before shipping client work.

What resolution does export support?

720p or 1080p, rendered in-browser with no upload queue or render-farm wait, in the aspect ratio your project uses.

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250 free credits on signup — enough to draft, iterate, and export your first piece before paying anything.

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