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Guides and field notes on making AI images and videos that look like what you had in mind.
August 12, 2026
Creating your first AI image: the guide for absolute beginners
From signing up to the downloaded file, the whole path to a successful first AI image on Imaginode. Nothing to install, about a cent to try, and a simple method to avoid the mistakes that make beginners quit.
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Your first AI video: the method for not blowing your budget
An AI video costs between 26 and 330 credits depending on the model and resolution. Here is how to validate your shot as an image for 1 to 7 credits before animating anything, set duration and resolution intelligently, and avoid the mistakes that drain an account in a single evening.
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What is an AI workflow? The node canvas explained to people who have only known chat
You learned AI creation in a chat window, and you lose your prompts, your settings, and your images with every session. Here is what a node canvas changes: a process laid out visually, permanent, editable piece by piece. A complete explanation, node by node, with an example taken apart cable by cable.
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Writing a prompt that works: the method that changes your images
Describe the photo rather than the idea, structure subject, action, setting, light, and style, iterate instead of piling on words: the complete method for writing effective image prompts on Imaginode, plus the honest list of what a prompt will never fix.
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Consistent AI characters: keeping the same face from one image and one video to the next
Why your character gets a new face with every generation, why a 400-word prompt won't fix it, and how Imaginode's Reference node solves the problem with three photos and a single @mention.
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Directing AI like a cinematographer: lenses, framings and movements that change everything
Image and video models learned from millions of photos captioned with cinema vocabulary. Talk to them in 85mm, f/1.4 and low angle, and they obey. Imaginode's Camera node writes those terms for you, at the top of the prompt, right where they carry the most weight.
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Which AI model should you pick out of 47? The guide by use case and by budget
Flux, Seedream, Imagen, Kling, Seedance, Veo: Imaginode gives you access to 47 models with the same account and the same credits. Here's how to pick the right one in ten seconds, exact prices included, without burning through your plan.
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Creating AI images and videos on your phone: why Imaginode does what mobile apps won't
Most mobile AI generation apps boil down to a chat window with a button. Imaginode puts a real node canvas in your phone's browser: 47 models, character references, complete workflows, and generations that keep running even with the screen locked. Here's why it's currently the best way to create with AI when you're away from your desk.
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BalanceAugust 12, 2026
How much does an AI image or video really cost? The exact prices, down to the cent
An AI image costs between 1 and 7 credits, a 5-second video between 26 and 330 depending on resolution, and 1 credit is worth about one cent. This article breaks down Imaginode's prices model by model, with concrete costed examples, automatic refunds on failures, and the tricks that cut the bill in half. No fog.
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Making a 10-second AI video ad: the complete case study, prompts and bill included
A real brief: an artisan coffee brand wants a 10-second clip for social media. We build it end to end on Imaginode: key visual, camera settings, Seedance animation, 9:16 variant, with every prompt quoted in full and every credit counted. The honest final bill: about 140 credits, or €1.40.
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