Generating Videos
Generating videos Mavic can generate short-form videos for Reels, Shorts, TikTok, ads, and product demos — from a text prompt, from a single image, or from two images that act as the first and last frame. This article covers how each method works, which models support which mode, and how to keep videos on-brand using @-mentions. Three ways to generate a video Method What it does When to use Text-to-video You describe the video in words and Mavic generates itFew readersCreating Social Posts
Creating social media posts This article covers everything specific to social media posts — single-image, text-only, and carousel formats. For images on their own (without a caption), see Generating images. For long-form content, see Long-form content. Three ways to create a social post 1. Quick prompt in chat Open Chats and type:  When you create one post and publish it to multiple channels, character limits, formatting, and tone all differ. Mavic lets you tailor the caption for each channel from a single post. Why captions need to be different Platform Character limit Style X (Twitter) 280 (free) / longer for paid Punchy, single-idea, hashtags optional Threads 500 Conversational, light formatting | Bluesky | 300 | PunchyFew readersGetting Ideas
Getting ideas with Mavic A blank page is the hardest part of marketing. Mavic's Ideate workflows are built to fix that. Use them when you don't know what to post next. The Ideate workflows Click the workflow icon in the chat composer and scroll to the Ideate category. You'll see: Social Media Plan — generates a multi-week plan tailored to your brand goals and audience Campaign Concepts — full campaign structure with theme, channels, post mix, and timing **Single PoFew readersTagging Companies and Users
Tagging companies and people in posts When you publish a social post, you can tag external companies or users so they get notified. This is different from @-mentioning your saved brand data in the chat — they look similar but do different things. The two @ features in Mavic Feature Where What it does @ in the chat input Chat composer References your saved brand data (Customer Profile, Product, Writing Style, etc.) for the next generation | **`Few readersAlt Text
Accessibility: alt text for images Alt text is a short description of an image read aloud by screen readers. Adding alt text makes your posts accessible, improves SEO, and is now a baseline expectation for professional brands. Mavic generates alt text automatically — for new posts and for past Instagram posts you've already published. Alt text on a new post When you create a post with an image: 