How to Download Your AI Dance Video: The File Handover Guide

A render finishes long before you can post it, and the gap between "the clip exists" and "the clip is on my phone" is where most questions live. The studio produces a private MP4, keeps it attached to your account, and gives you a download control; everything else is file management. This guide covers where the finished clip appears, what the download actually saves, what to expect about size and resolution, how to get the file onto a phone, why nothing is public, and how to keep the prompt so the next render is faster.

Where the finished clip appears

A completed render attaches to your account in two places, and it is worth knowing both because they serve different moments.

The first is the studio itself, where you started the render. When generation completes, the preview updates with the finished clip and the download control appears next to it. This is the fast path: you are still on the page, you watch the result, and if you like it you download immediately without navigating anywhere.

The second is your video library, usually reached as My videos. This is the archive view: every render you have made, kept together, each with its own download control. The library is where you go when you rendered something yesterday, closed the tab, and want the file now without remembering which page produced it.

Both views point at the same file. Downloading from either gives you the identical MP4, so there is no "best" copy to hunt for.

Downloading the file, step by step

The flow is short, and there is one step people skip that causes most of the confusion later.

1. Let the render finish. Most standard renders take a couple of minutes; 1080p can take longer. Do not close the tab while the job is queued if you want to watch the preview appear.
2. Open the finished clip. Either stay on the studio preview or go to My videos and open the render you want.
3. Check the clip is the one you meant. If you rendered several attempts while tuning the prompt, confirm the resolution and look before you save the wrong file.
4. Press the download control. The file saves through your browser's normal download behaviour, so it lands in your downloads folder or wherever your browser is set to save files.
5. Confirm the file is complete. A partial download leaves an MP4 that plays for a second and then stops; if that happens, delete it and download again rather than assuming the render was broken.
6. Rename it if you are keeping several. Names like wipe-me-down-720p-12s-classic.mp4 save you from guessing which attempt is which a week later.
7. Move the file where you need it. If you are posting from a phone, transfer it before you open the posting app — see the phone section below.

What the MP4 actually is

The download is a single MP4 at the resolution you chose at render time. There is no separate audio track to collect, no project file, and no export settings to configure afterwards — the file is finished when the render is.

Three properties are decided before you press render, not after, so they are worth restating. The resolution is the one you selected from 480p, 720p or 1080p. The frame is 9:16, 16:9 or 1:1, with vertical as the default because it suits short-form feeds. The length follows the studio's 5s, 8s, 10s or 12s options, scaling from the 12-second table with the provider supporting 4 to 15 seconds.

The default render is Standard · 720p · 12s at 10 credits, and that combination is what most downloads will be. There is no watermark on the file, so what you download is what you post. If you want a prompt that produces a clean result worth downloading on the first try, the prompt patterns guide covers what the wording changes; how to make your photo dance with AI covers the photo side.

File size and resolution expectations

An MP4 at 720p for twelve seconds is a modest file. It is small enough to email, small enough to send over a messaging app, and small enough to upload from a phone on mobile data without a long wait. Vertical 9:16 actually helps here: fewer pixels in the frame than a widescreen clip of the same height, which is one reason it is such an easy file to move around.

Expect the file to grow with resolution and length together. 1080p is more than double the pixels of 720p, and a 15-second clip carries a quarter more frames than a 12-second one, so a long 1080p render is the largest file the studio produces. If you are transferring to a phone over a slow connection, that is the combination to avoid.

The practical rule is to download at the resolution you will post. Downloading a 480p test file is fine for a preview, but a feed looks slightly soft at 480p, and the post is the moment the resolution matters. If you were experimenting at 480p to save credits, re-render at 720p once the prompt works and download that copy.

Moving the file to a phone

The download lands on whatever device started it, which is usually a laptop. Getting it onto a phone is a transfer, not a re-render, and any normal method works.

AirDrop is the fastest path between an Apple laptop and an iPhone. A cloud drive — saving the MP4 to Drive, Dropbox or iCloud from the computer and opening it on the phone — works across every combination of devices and keeps a copy in the cloud. A direct cable connection or a shared folder works too, and a messaging app to yourself is fine for small 720p files, though some apps compress video on send, so check the received file is the resolution you rendered. Never re-record the screen to move a clip; that always loses quality.

Once the MP4 is in the phone's camera roll, every posting app can see it, and the vertical frame drops straight into a short-form feed. For the publishing side — captions, disclosure and cadence — see the TikTok, Reels and Shorts posting guide.

Why renders are private to the account

Your renders are private. There is no public feed of other people's clips, and nothing you generate is shown to anyone else unless you choose to share it. The download is the only way the file leaves the studio.

That has two consequences worth planning for. First, the download step is not optional if you want to keep a clip outside the app — the file lives in your account and on your device, and posting anywhere means having the MP4 in hand. Second, a small on-page gallery you may notice is not a social feed; it shows the studio's looks rather than other users' work, so there is no community list to appear in and no discovery to worry about.

What happens when a render fails

If a render fails, the credits for it return automatically to the balance they came from. You do not need to request a refund, and a failure does not consume your budget. Practically, that means you can retry after a failure without weighing the cost, and you should treat a failed job as a request to try again rather than a lost credit.

Most standard renders finish in a couple of minutes. If a job sits far beyond that without producing a file, it has failed rather than slowed down, and retrying is the right move — usually with a small prompt change, since a failure is often the model struggling with an ambiguous instruction rather than a transient error.

Keeping a prompt for the next render

The most useful habit for a second render is keeping the first prompt. When a render works, the wording that produced it is the asset, not just the file. Copy the prompt text out before you close the studio, and note the settings alongside it: resolution, frame and length.

That gives you a named recipe — prompt, 720p, 9:16, 12s — which you can re-run with a new photo or a single changed word to get a related clip instead of starting from a blank box. It also makes the cost predictable, because you know before you press render that the recipe costs 10 credits at the default settings and less if you drop the resolution.

If you are building a set of recipes, keep each one short enough to paste in one go, and change one variable at a time when you reuse it. A saved prompt is only valuable if you can tell what you changed.

Troubleshooting table

| Symptom | Likely cause | Fix | | ---------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Download button not visible | Render has not finished, or you are viewing a queued job | Wait for completion and reopen the clip from My videos | | File plays for a second then stops | The download was interrupted partway | Delete the partial file and download again | | Clip is soft in a feed | Downloaded or rendered at 480p | Re-render at 720p or 1080p and download that copy | | Wrong aspect on the post | Rendered 16:9 or 1:1 for a vertical feed | Re-render at 9:16, since frame is a render-time choice | | File will not open on the phone | Transfer app compressed or renamed it | Re-transfer via AirDrop, a cloud drive or a cable | | Render seems stuck | The job failed rather than slowed | Retry with a small prompt change; failed renders refund their credits | | Cannot find an older clip | Looking in the studio instead of the library | Open My videos, where every render is archived |

Frequently asked questions

Does the clip download automatically when it finishes?

No. The render completes and the file becomes available, but saving it is a deliberate step. If you close the tab without downloading, the clip is still in your account library, so nothing is lost — you simply download it later from My videos.

Is the MP4 watermarked?

No. The downloaded file carries no watermark, so it is ready to post as-is. That is worth knowing when you compare tools: a watermark is one of the common ways a no-cost tier elsewhere differs from a paid one, and this site does not use one.

Can I download the same clip twice?

Yes. The file is attached to your account rather than generated again on each click, so downloading from the studio and later from the library gives you the same MP4 and costs no extra credits. Only a new render spends credits.

What resolution should I download for a phone feed?

720p is the sensible default and the resolution the standard 10-credit render produces. 1080p is worth it if you are posting somewhere that rewards the extra detail or you want the clip to hold up when viewed on a larger screen; 480p is best kept for quick checks.

Why can I not find my clip on the site anywhere public?

Because renders are private to your account. There is no public gallery of other users' work and nothing is published automatically, so the only way to share a clip is to download it and post it yourself.

How much does another render cost if I want a second take?

The default render is Standard · 720p · 12s at 10 credits, which is the number to compare against. A 480p attempt costs 5 credits and a 1080p render costs 60, so a cheaper second take usually means dropping the resolution while you find the version you want. The full set of credit plans is on pricing.