**TL;DR:** Custom AI Video Maker: Pricing, Process & Examples A custom AI video maker generates video content from your script, brand assets, and visual direction rather than using pre-made templates. CarlosVideo18+ builds these videos for $94, $150, and $250 per project with 7-day delivery and crypto accepte...

# Custom AI Video Maker: Pricing, Process & Examples

A custom AI video maker generates video content from your script, brand assets, and visual direction rather than using pre-made templates. CarlosVideo18+ builds these videos for $94, $150, and $250 per project with 7-day delivery and crypto accepted. Here is how the process works, what it costs, and what real output looks like.

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## What a Custom AI Video Maker Actually Does

Most "AI video tools" hand you a template library, a text-to-speech voice, and a stock footage picker. You assemble the video yourself. A **custom AI video maker** works differently: you describe the concept, and a production workflow — AI generation plus human direction — returns a finished video built around your brand.

That distinction matters when the video needs to sell something. Templates look like templates. A video built from your actual product shots, your color palette, your tone of voice, and your target platform does not.

At [CarlosVideo18+](https://carlosvideo18.shop), the workflow combines generated scenes, scripted voiceover, licensed audio, and manual editing passes. The AI handles volume and variation; a person handles pacing, continuity, and the judgment calls that separate a usable ad from a novelty clip.

### What you provide

  
- Your script or a brief describing the message
  
- Brand assets: logo, colors, fonts, existing footage or product images
  
- Platform target: TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube pre-roll, a website hero
  
- References — links to styles you like are extremely useful

### What comes back

  
- A finished MP4, sized for your platform
  
- Two revision rounds included on every tier
  
- Source project file available on request for the $250 tier

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## Pricing Breakdown: Three Tiers, One Studio

CarlosVideo18+ publishes flat per-project pricing with no subscription and no hidden usage fees. Full details live on the [pricing page](https://carlosvideo18.shop/pricing).

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| Tier | Price | Best for | Revisions | Delivery | Included |
| Base | $94 | Single social clip, one concept, testing a hook | 1 round | 7 days | 1 video up to 30s, voiceover, licensed audio |
| Standard | $150 | Ad creative with variations, 30–60s | 2 rounds | 7 days | 1 main video + 2 hook variants, captions, 9:16 + 1:1 exports |
| Pro | $250 | Full campaign set, 60–90s, multi-scene narrative | 2 rounds | 7 days | 3 videos, all aspect ratios, motion graphics, source file |

Payment by crypto only — BTC, ETH, and USDT are all accepted. Because delivery is fixed at 7 days, you can schedule a launch date before the work begins.

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## The Process: From Brief to Delivered File

Working with a custom AI video maker should not require you to learn prompt engineering. The process at CarlosVideo18+ runs in five stages.

**1. Brief and assets.** Submit your concept through the [order form](https://carlosvideo18.shop/order). If you have no script, describe the product, the audience, and the action you want the viewer to take. That is enough to start.

**2. Script and storyboard.** A shot list comes back within 48 hours. This is the checkpoint where you catch messaging errors before any rendering time is spent. Approving a script early is the single biggest factor in whether the final video lands on schedule.

**3. Generation.** Scenes are produced against the approved storyboard — background plates, character or product shots, motion sequences, and voiceover takes. Continuity between scenes is checked at this stage, since drift between generated frames is the most common flaw in raw AI footage.

**4. Edit and grade.** Cutting, pacing, color, sound mix, captions, and brand overlays. This is where a video stops looking assembled and starts feeling directed.

**5. Revisions and delivery.** You review, request changes, and receive final exports in every aspect ratio you ordered.

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## Examples: What the Output Looks Like

The [portfolio](https://carlosvideo18.shop/portfolio) shows finished work across formats. A representative spread of what comes through the studio:

**DTC product launch — 45-second vertical ad.** A skincare brand needed three hook variants for paid testing on Reels. Standard tier. The main video opened on a macro product shot with liquid motion, cut to a benefit list in motion type, and closed on a price card. Two alternate opens tested a question hook and a problem hook.

**SaaS explainer — 70-second horizontal.** Pro tier. Screen recording of the dashboard combined with generated abstract sequences representing data flow. Voiceover written in the brand's documentation voice rather than the typical ad-read tone.

**Local service promo — 25-second Reel.** Base tier. Generated exteriors and interior shots of a gym, a trainer voiceover, and a booking CTA. Turned around with a single revision for tighter closing timing.

**Podcast clip package — five 40-second cuts.** Pro tier. Long-form episode audio cut into standalone moments with animated captions, waveform visuals, and guest name cards.

Each of these ran through the same custom AI video maker pipeline: brief, storyboard, generation, edit, delivery. None of them started from a template.

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## Why Businesses Choose a Managed Service Over Self-Serve Tools

Self-serve AI video platforms run $20–$60 a month. If you already have an editor, a copywriter, and time to burn, they work. Most marketing teams do not.

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| Consideration | Self-serve AI tool | Managed custom AI video maker |
| Monthly cost | $20–$60/mo subscription | $94–$250 per finished video |
| Your time | 4–10 hours per video | 30 minutes for the brief |
| Consistency across scenes | Manual fixes required | Checked before delivery |
| Voice and audio quality | Stock voices, generic music | Directed voiceover, mixed audio |
| Platform-ready exports | You export and resize | All ratios included |
| Revision support | You redo it yourself | 1–2 rounds included |

The math favors self-serve only if your time costs nothing. For teams producing two or more videos a month, the managed route usually wins on total cost once labor is counted.

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## Who This Is Best For

A custom AI video maker fits a few situations especially well:  
- **Paid social testing.** You need five hook variants before you find one that scales. Producing five videos manually takes weeks; this pipeline does it in a week.
  
- **Founders with no video team.** One person, one brief, one finished asset.
  
- **Agencies white-labeling output.** The Pro tier's source file and multi-ratio exports make reseller use straightforward.
  
- **Content calendars with gaps.** A standing order keeps a weekly publishing rhythm without hiring a full-time editor.

It is a weaker fit for long-form documentary content, live-action footage of your actual team, or anything requiring real-world filming. Generated video has limits on factual representation — for regulated categories like finance and health, claims need your legal review regardless of the tool.

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## Turnaround, Revisions, and What Can Go Wrong

Delivery is 7 days from brief approval, standard across all three tiers. Two things affect that timeline: how fast the script gets approved, and how specific your revision notes are.

Common revision triggers, and how they are handled:  
- **Pacing too slow in the middle section.** Re-cut from existing scenes, no regeneration needed.
  
- **Brand color slightly off in generated scenes.** Color grade adjustment, same day.
  
- **A scene needs a different visual concept entirely.** Regenerated — this is where a second revision round matters, which is why it is included from the Standard tier up.

Plan for the script approval to happen inside the first 48 hours. Everything after that is production.

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## Getting Started

Pick a tier on the [pricing page](https://carlosvideo18.shop/pricing), review finished work in the [portfolio](https://carlosvideo18.shop/portfolio), then submit your brief through the [order form](https://carlosvideo18.shop/order). Card and crypto both accepted. First video delivered in 7 days.

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## FAQ

### What is a custom AI video maker?

A custom AI video maker is a service that produces video content built specifically for your brand rather than assembled from stock templates. You submit a brief with your message, assets, and target platform; the studio generates scenes, records voiceover, edits the result, and delivers finished files sized for TikTok, Reels, YouTube, or your website.

### How much does a custom AI video cost?

CarlosVideo18+ charges $94 for a Base video up to 30 seconds, $150 for a Standard video up to 60 seconds with two hook variants, and $250 for a Pro package of three videos with all aspect ratios. Pricing is flat per project with no subscription. Card and crypto payments are accepted.

### How long does delivery take?

Delivery takes 7 days from the moment you approve the script. Script approval itself happens within 48 hours of submitting your brief. If your revision notes are specific and grouped into a single pass, the timeline holds. Complex regeneration requests can push a project by a day or two.

### Do I need to write the script myself?

No. You can submit a finished script, or just describe your product, audience, and desired call to action, and one will be written for you. Either way you approve the script before production starts, so messaging errors are caught early rather than after rendering.

### Can I use these videos in paid ads?

Yes. All delivered videos come in the aspect ratios ad platforms require — 9:16, 1:1, and 16:9 depending on tier — and captions are burned in or supplied as separate files. The Standard tier's two hook variants exist specifically for creative testing in paid social campaigns.

### What does crypto payment cover?

BTC, ETH, and USDT are all accepted for every tier. Payment settles before production begins, and the delivery date is confirmed at that point. There is no difference in scope, turnaround, or revision rounds between \1 only (no cards, no bank transfer).

### Can I get the source project file?

The Pro tier at $250 includes the source file on request, which lets your own editor re-cut or extend the work later. The Base and Standard tiers deliver finished exports only. If you need editable sources from the start, order the Pro package.

### Is AI-generated video allowed on TikTok and YouTube?

Yes. Both platforms allow AI-generated content, and neither requires disclosure for standard commercial video. Watermarks from third-party generation tools are removed before delivery, so the exported files carry your branding instead. Check each platform's current policy for synthetic media labeling if your content depicts real people.
