Movie settings
When you start a new movie you’ll see a few controls below the chat input. They set the container Popp will produce inside. You can change most of them later by asking Popp directly (“re-render this in vertical”).
Orientation
Section titled “Orientation”The video aspect ratio.
| Option | Aspect | Good for |
|---|---|---|
| Vertical | 9:16 | TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts |
| Horizontal | 16:9 | YouTube, Vimeo, web embeds |
| Square | 1:1 | Instagram feed, multi-platform fits |
Pick this up front — the agent composes shots differently depending on the frame.
Duration
Section titled “Duration”How long the finished video should be.
- 6, 15, 30, 60 seconds — a fixed target. Popp will pace shots to land on it.
- auto — Popp picks a length based on how much story is in the script.
Plans cap the maximum length: Starter is 30 sec, Creator is 90 sec, Pro is 5 min, Enterprise is up to 1 hr. See Pricing & credits.
A visual style preset that biases the look — cinematic, hand-drawn, retro, photoreal, anime, etc. Some styles are gated to paid users.
If you have a specific look in mind that the presets don’t cover, describe it in the prompt instead — “in the style of a 16mm Wes Anderson short” — and skip the picker.
Quality
Section titled “Quality”Compute tier for the video generation models. Higher tiers cost more credits and take longer to render but produce sharper, more coherent results.
| Tier | Use it when… |
|---|---|
| Budget | You’re prototyping a concept and want to iterate fast. |
| Standard | The default. Good for most published shorts. |
| Pro | Hero shots, ads, hero scenes in a longer movie. |
| Master | Final renders for client work or campaign launches. |
| Experimental / Highest | When the budget is no object and you want the absolute current ceiling. |
You can render different versions at different tiers — produce a Standard cut to lock the edit, then re-render at Master once you’re happy.
Story type
Section titled “Story type”Two modes:
- Story (default) — narrative-driven movies with characters, scenes, beats.
- Social — short-form formats tuned for hooks, captions-first pacing, and platform conventions (TikTok, Reels, Shorts).
If you’re making a TikTok, Reel, or Short and you’re not sure, Social usually lands closer.
Tagged elements
Section titled “Tagged elements”If you started this movie from a character page or by clicking “use in a movie” on an element, those elements come prefilled as tags on the first message. Popp will use them.
You can also add elements at any point in the chat by @-mentioning them.
Reference images
Section titled “Reference images”You can attach reference images directly with the first message — see Attachments. They’re treated as visual references, not literal frames to use.