How to Make Motion Graphic Videos with Claude Opus 5.5 in AI9app
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So it shines at product intros, SaaS demos, YouTube explainers, tutorials, kinetic typography, data charts, social ads, logo reveals and event announc
How to Make Motion Graphic Videos with Claude Opus 5.5 in AI9app
Anyone who has made short-form video knows the feeling: the footage is done, and then you get stuck on the intro, the title animation and the three data slides. After Effects eats an afternoon, and templates never quite match your brand. Hand the job to a regular AI video model and the text smears, the logo warps and the numbers stop adding up.
Motion Graphic in AI9app takes a different route. Instead of asking a model to paint every pixel, it asks Claude Opus 5.5 to write the animation as code, and your browser renders it frame by frame. The text is real text, the numbers are real numbers, and changing one sentence means an edit, not a reroll.
This guide covers what it is good at, walks you through your first video step by step, and finishes with how to pick an engine, prompts you can copy, and what to do when you get stuck.
How Motion Graphic differs from AI video generation
Video models such as Seedance and Veo generate footage out of noise. They are great at people, landscapes and anything that should look filmed. The trade-off is control over text and precise shapes: a headline may gain an extra letter, and a bar chart may not match your data.
Motion Graphic works the other way round. Claude Opus 5.5 first writes a storyboard, then writes the code that draws every frame, and the player runs it in your browser. That gives you four things a video model cannot:
Text that never warps: titles, captions, prices and URLs are set in real fonts.
Accurate numbers: the data you give is the data on screen, so charts are right.
Real edits: "make the title bigger and speed up scene two" changes the same animation instead of generating a new one.
Stable output: the same version renders identically every time.
So it shines at product intros, SaaS demos, YouTube explainers, tutorials, kinetic typography, data charts, social ads, logo reveals and event announcements. For actors or realistic street scenes, a video model is still the right tool. You can also combine them: drop a generated clip into a motion graphic as a background or cutaway.
What you need before you start
An AI9app account.
AI usage: Motion Graphic runs on Claude Opus 5.5, a premium model, so you need to buy AI usage once before your first video. You will be prompted when you send your first request; click Buy AI usage.
A current version of Chrome, Edge or Safari. The video is rendered in your browser, and older browsers may not be able to record video or sound.
No software to install and no coding required. Claude writes the code; you only need to know what you want to see.
Two ways in
Option 1: the AI Space Note canvas
Open AI Space Note, click Generate in the top toolbar and choose Generate motion graphic. The advantage here is that the images, videos and audio cards already on your canvas can be used as material, and the finished video goes back onto the canvas in one click.
If you already have a notebook full of product photos, scripts and recordings, this is the quickest route.
Option 2: AI Media Agent
On the AI Media Agent page, open the agent type dropdown and choose Motion Graphic. It opens the full-screen studio straight away, with no notebook needed. Handy when you just want a quick intro or ad.
Make your first motion graphic, step by step
Step 1: Open Video settings
Above the message box there is a settings bar. Open the Video settings window and you will find four choices:
Style: Auto, Product intro, SaaS demo, YouTube explainer, Tutorial, Kinetic type, Data & charts, Social ad, Logo reveal, Photo story or Event. Pick the closest one and Claude will pace the video the way that kind of video is usually paced.
Length: 6, 10, 15, 30, 60 or 90 seconds. Start with 15 seconds the first time: quick to wait for, quick to revise.
Ratio: 16:9 (1920×1080, YouTube and slides), 9:16 (1080×1920, Reels, Shorts, TikTok), 1:1 (feed posts) or 4:5 (Instagram feed).
Engine: if unsure, leave it on Auto and Claude will choose based on your description. There is a full section on engines below.
The window also has a How to use tab you can open any time you forget a step.
Step 2: Add your media (optional)
Use the buttons next to the message box to add canvas cards, or upload images, videos and audio directly. Product shots, logos and screenshots all work.
Audio cards and the sound in video clips can both go into the finished video. If you already have music or a voiceover, add it and say something like "use this track as background music, starting at 3 seconds". No music? Keep reading: the Tone.js engine can compose a soundtrack for you.
Step 3: Set a style reference (optional)
Saw an intro you love and want that feel? In Style reference, pick a video card, upload a video, or simply paste a YouTube link into your message.
Gemini watches the video first and notes its pacing, transitions, typography and colours, then Claude recreates that style with your content. It borrows the technique, not the footage.
Keep reference videos under 3 minutes and 14 MB, or they may be too long to watch.
Step 4: Paste a website URL (optional)
The fastest way to make a video about your product or event is to paste its website URL into your message. The agent reads the site first and picks up the product name, key features and tagline, so you do not have to type a long brief. When it works, you will see Read website next to the message.
Step 5: Describe it and send
Write what the video is about, who it is for, and the one line viewers should remember. The more specific you are, the closer the first version will be. For example:
"Make a 15-second product intro for busy office workers who have never heard of us. The product is an expense app; the key point is 'snap a receipt and it logs itself'. Clean look, navy and bright green, ending on the logo and 'Download free today'."
After you send it you will see "Claude Opus 5.5 is writing your animation…". It usually takes 1 to 5 minutes. You can leave the page while it works; the job keeps running in the background and the video appears in the chat when you come back.
Step 6: Preview, then say what to change
When it finishes, the video plays right next to the message. You can pause, scrub the timeline and loop it. Claude's storyboard sits alongside, so you can see what each part is doing.
Not quite right? Just say so, the way you would brief an editor:
"Make the title bigger and speed up the second scene."
"Switch the colours to our brand orange, #FF7A00."
"Hold the ending two seconds longer and add the URL."
"Turn the chart in scene three into a line chart."
Every revision is kept as a version (V1, V2, V3…). Older versions are folded away in the chat; click Open in preview to bring one back, and your next edit builds on that version.
Step 7: Export and keep it
When you are happy, the player gives you these options:
Download MP4: renders the video file in your browser at 1080p, ready for YouTube, Instagram or a slide deck.
Add to canvas (AI Space Note): puts it back in your notebook as a video card, which you can send on to the video editor.
View code / Download .html: a standalone web page that plays the animation, useful as a website hero animation (without video clips or sound).
The newest version is also saved to Temporary Files automatically and kept for 24 hours, so it survives your phone going to the background or a closed tab. To keep it for good, add it to the canvas or save it to My Stuff.
The 13 engines and what each one is for
An engine is the toolkit Claude draws the animation with. Most of the time Auto is the right choice, and it sometimes mixes two, for example GSAP for timing plus Tone.js for music. Only pick one yourself when you know the look you want:
Canvas 2D: layered illustrations, text and clean layouts. The all-rounder for explainers and UI demos.
Rough.js: a hand-drawn, pencil-sketch look for whiteboard explainers and storybook scenes.
p5.js: generative art, flowing lines and organic textures for artistic intros.
GSAP: a precise timeline with smooth easing. The go-to for kinetic type and polished title sequences.
Anime.js: many elements moving in staggered sequence, great for logo reveals and icon grids.
D3.js: charts that animate as the data changes. Paste your numbers into the message for a bar chart race.
PixiJS: thousands of glowing GPU particles for space, energy and celebration effects.
Matter.js: real physics. Objects fall, collide, stack and bounce, perfect for playful product drops.
Falling Sand: pixel rules that pile sand into dunes and send water around obstacles. Very satisfying to watch.
Three.js: true 3D scenes with lighting and a moving camera for architecture and product showcases.
GLSL Shader: liquid gradients, plasma and light beams, often used behind a title as a background.
Tone.js: composes a soundtrack inside the video, with visuals that pulse to the beat. Useful when you have no music.
In the settings window, every engine has a "?" next to it with a longer description and an example.
Four prompts you can copy
SaaS feature demo (16:9, 30 seconds)
"Make a 30-second feature demo based on this website: (paste your URL). Four parts: the pain point, three core features, the product in use, and a call to action. Crisp tech look, with each section title sliding in letter by letter."
Data chart animation (16:9, 15 seconds)
"Make a 15-second bar chart race titled 'H1 2026 revenue by channel'. Data: website $320K, Amazon $280K, retail stores $190K, TikTok Shop $150K. Bars grow one by one, and the winner is highlighted at the end."
Vertical social ad (9:16, 10 seconds)
"Use my three uploaded product photos for a 10-second vertical ad. Open on the big line 'Summer tastes better cold', pop the products in one after another, and end on the price $12.99 and '3 days only'. Add an upbeat electronic track."
Logo reveal (1:1, 6 seconds)
"Turn my uploaded logo into a 6-second intro. Start on a dark background with flowing light, then assemble the logo from fragments and let it settle with a soft glow."
When you get stuck
The job paused and asks you to continue
Longer videos can pause if your AI usage runs out or the code gets cut off before it is finished. You do not need to start over: top up your AI usage, then type "continue" or click Continue, and it picks up where it stopped.
The preview shows "The animation hit an error"
Now and then the code has a small bug. Click Fix with AI; the error is passed to Claude automatically and it sends back a fixed version.
The downloaded MP4 has no sound
This usually means your browser cannot record audio. Switch to the latest Chrome or Edge and export again.
"Could not watch the style reference"
The reference is too long, too large, or a private or deleted YouTube video. Use a public video under 3 minutes, or trim a short clip and upload that instead.
The conversation is getting long
One build conversation holds up to 40 messages. As you get close, click Start new build: your latest video, cards and settings carry over, so you are not starting from scratch.
In AI Space Note, each notebook includes 3 free build records. Each additional record costs 50 credits for a permanent slot, and deleting an old record frees its slot, so you are never charged twice.
Start with a 15-second video
On your first try, skip the 90-second brand film. Pick 15 seconds, leave the engine on Auto, paste your website URL, and see how Claude Opus 5.5 introduces your product. When it comes back, refine it one sentence at a time.
After two or three rounds you will know which instructions it follows best. That is the time to try longer videos, add music and borrow a style reference.
Try it now: https://ai9app.io/ai-space-note