FAQ

Straight answers

Does this write my videos for me?

It drafts, analyses and plans. You decide, verify and publish. A tool that claimed otherwise would be lying to you about what language models can do.

How is this different from putting the same prompts into a chat window?

The state. Your brief constrains the script; the script records which claims it leans on; the packaging is scored against the script you actually wrote. A chat window forgets all of that between messages, and you end up re-pasting context until something contradicts itself.

Do I need my own API key?

Yes, for the AI steps. Each one runs on a key you connect and that provider bills you directly, so this product never resells generation and the subscription is the whole of what BYOQ charges. Keys are stored encrypted on the server rather than in your browser, which is not a safe place for one. Watching your video and rendering it to a file are the exception: both happen in your browser and need no key.

Which AI do I need?

It depends how far you want to go. Writing takes OpenAI, Anthropic (Claude) or Google AI Studio; drawing the frames takes OpenAI, Google AI Studio, fal.ai, kie.ai or Black Forest Labs (FLUX); reading the script out loud takes ElevenLabs; making a frame move takes kie.ai or fal.ai. An OpenAI key covers the first two on its own, which is a script and a full set of pictures. Google AI Studio issues a key without a card, so you can try the models before paying any AI provider. BYOQ's own workflow (projects, brands, the research and script studio) starts with the trial. Turning the finished frames into a video file needs no key at all: that happens in your browser and costs nothing. Connect keys under Settings → API keys. There is no usage bill from BYOQ; you pay your provider at their price.

Can I lose work?

Scripts are versioned append-only, so no edit or applied result can overwrite an earlier draft. Briefs autosave. Everything is exportable at any time.

Is my content used to train models?

Not by BYOQ: it holds no AI account of its own, trains nothing, and never sends your content to analytics. What your provider does with it is set by the terms you hold with them, and those differ. One matters here because it is the key recommended for starting without a card: Google's unpaid tier states that submitted content is used to improve Google products and that human reviewers may read it. Its paid tier excludes both. Read the terms of the provider you connect.

What happens to my data if I stop paying?

It stays. Existing projects become read-only rather than deleted, and export keeps working. Resubscribing restores everything exactly as it was.

Can I bring projects across from another tool?

If you have a local JSON export in the supported legacy format, yes. See the migration guide. You get a preview before anything is written and a rollback afterwards.

Does it post to social platforms?

No. It prepares platform-native assets and reminds you. Automated posting would mean holding publishing tokens for your accounts, and that risk is not worth the convenience.

Can my editor or researcher work in it too?

Not yet. The permissions are built and enforced server-side on every action, for owner and admin and editor and viewer, but there is no way to invite somebody into a workspace, so today a workspace is one person. Saying otherwise would be selling you a seat you cannot fill.

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