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5-minute first render

Sign in, add a key, render a clip — end-to-end in five minutes.

5-minute first render

You'll spend most of this on getting a fal.ai key. Once that lands, the actual render is one prompt away.

1. Get a fal.ai key (2 min)

1. Open fal.ai/dashboard/keys, sign in, click Create key. Copy the value (shown once). 2. Add \$5–\$10 of credit at fal.ai/dashboard/billing. That's enough for ~30 short shots.

2. Add the key in Varosity (30 sec)

Settings → Keys → paste into the fal.ai row → Test → Save.

3. Create your first shot (1 min)

Dashboard → + New project → in the empty filmstrip, + Add your first shot.

Pick a model (Kling 3.0 Pro is a great default), write a prompt:

> "Wide cinematic shot of a coastal cliff at golden hour, slow drone push-in, > ocean spray catching the light"

Set duration to 5 seconds. Click Render this shot.

4. Watch it render (~1 min)

The shot card flips to "rendering" with the soft particle field. Polling runs at the studio level, so you can switch to other shots, close the inspector, even switch tabs — the render lands when it lands.

5. Done

Click ▶ to play inline. Want to chain another shot? Hit + Insert after between cards. Want a single MP4? Render final in the top right.

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