Viral edits is a regeneration step. The video you've already produced gets a fresh editing pass — new captions, new effects, new pacing — without re-recording your voice or rebuilding the AI character. This article covers the two modes inside the Viral edits sub-sheet. For the broader edit panel that also exposes movement regeneration, see
Edit a generated video.
1. Reaching the sheet
There are two ways in:
From the recording flow — after you finish recording and tap Use this take, the caption options sheet appears. From there, a Viral edits option lets you apply an edit pass before committing the render.
From the Watch feed — find a finished video with a Ready state, tap the Edit pill (pencil icon), then tap Viral edits in the Edit video sheet that opens.
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Ready overlay in the feed. The Edit pill opens the Edit video sheet — tap Viral edits from there.
Tapping Edit opens the Edit video. bottom sheet:
Movement
Change how the person moves
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Viral edits
Classic viral edits or Promoat Edit 2.0
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Edit video sheet: two rows. Tap Viral edits to drill into Classic vs Promoat Edit 2.0.
The Edit video sheet has two rows:
Movement — re-renders how the character moves (covered in Edit a generated video).
Viral edits — what this article is about. Tap it.
2. The Viral edits gateway
Classic viral edits
Re-run captions and effects on your synced video.
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New viral edits pipeline — same as when you create from a photo.
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Two modes side by side. Classic re-runs your existing pipeline; Promoat Edit 2.0 swaps in the newer one.
The gateway sheet is titled "Viral edits." with a back chevron on the left to return to the Edit video menu. Two rows:
3. Classic viral edits
"Classic viral edits" with the sub-headline "Re-run captions and effects on your synced video."
Classic re-runs the same editing pipeline that produced the video you're looking at. It doesn't change scene composition, voice sync, or character motion — only the caption styling and effect layer on top. Tap to open the customization sheet, where you can pick caption style, font, position, and effect intensity before regenerating.
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Use Classic when the underlying video is fine
If you're happy with the talking-head shots and just want to try different captions or a new sound-effect pass, Classic is the cheaper, faster option. It's typically 30–90 seconds and a fraction of the credits of a full re-render.
4. Promoat Edit 2.0
"Promoat Edit 2.0" with a small BETA tag. Sub-headline: "New viral edits pipeline — same as when you create from a photo."
Edit 2.0 swaps in the newer pipeline used when you generate a video from scratch in Create from photo. It re-renders pacing, cuts, and on-screen text using the latest model — the same one that produces fresh-from-photo videos. The result feels more contemporary than Classic but takes longer and costs more credits.
Eligibility
Edit 2.0 only works on photo-based videos from Ideas — i.e. videos generated from a UGC carousel of images. If your video was made another way (record-from-scratch, motion-cloned camera capture), the row is disabled and the sub-headline reads "Needs a photo-based video from Ideas (carousel)."
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BETA = expect rough edges
The BETA tag is real. Edit 2.0 occasionally produces unexpected edits or fails outright. Credits are refunded automatically on failure. Pin Classic as your default until Edit 2.0 graduates from beta.
5. The Classic customization sheet
Picking Classic viral edits opens the customization sheet. The header reads "Customize." and the body has four tiles in a grid: Captions, Layout, Inserts, Sounds. Each tile drills into a submenu. Below it, the gradient Create video button shows the credit cost.
The sheet is the same one used when you create a video from scratch — it just defaults to whatever your previous render used. Tap a tile, change values, hit Done, and you're back at the grid.
Captions tile
Controls how on-screen text looks and behaves. Two sub-sections: Style (a row of pills, single-select) and Options (toggle rows).
Style
Professional — Clean sans-serif at a neutral weight, white text with a subtle drop shadow. The default. Reads as competent and unflashy. Good for B2B explainers, real estate walkthroughs, clinical or expert content where a TikTok look would undercut credibility.
Playful — Rounded display weight with a colored highlight bar behind the active word. Energetic, slightly bouncy. Suits lifestyle, food, fitness, and creator content where the captions are part of the vibe.
Bold (Pro) — Heavy condensed weight, all-caps, hard outline. Maximum impact, eats the screen. The MrBeast / Alex Hormozi look — use when the hook needs to land hard. Reads loud at a glance even with sound off.
Minimal (Pro) — Thin weight, no background, no shadow. Almost editorial. The opposite end from Bold — for content that wants restraint and breathing room. Good for design, fashion, premium services.
Elegant (Pro) — Light serif with letter spacing, refined feel. The "luxury brand on Instagram" register. Good for hospitality, beauty, jewelry, premium positioning.
Options
Enhanced Captions (Pro) — When on, an LLM pass rewrites the on-screen text for punch: shorter lines, stronger verbs, key phrases isolated for emphasis. The transcript stays accurate to your audio, but the way it's chunked and highlighted is rewritten for retention. Off by default for trial users; the control is shown but disabled and routes to the paywall on tap.
Add Stickers (Pro) — Sprinkles context-appropriate emoji + sticker overlays at moments the model thinks deserve emphasis. Not every line gets one — they appear where the script gets emotional, surprising, or pivotal. Same paywall behavior as Enhanced Captions for trial users.
Layout tile
Controls the canvas the captions live in. Two large image-tiles, single-select.
Full Screen — Captions sit on top of your footage. The video fills 9:16 and the text overlays it. Default, and what most viral shorts use.
Split Screen (Pro) — The video occupies the top half of the frame and a branded panel below it carries the captions. Useful when the underlying footage is busy and captions over it would be unreadable, or when you want a more podcast-clip feel. Note: when Split Screen is active, the Stock insert option becomes disabled — stock footage can't double as the cutaway since the bottom panel is already carrying the text.
Inserts tile
Inserts are the cutaways that punctuate the talking-head shots. Three sub-sections appear conditionally: Source (always), Art Style (only if AI source), Coverage (only when inserts ≠ None and layout is Full Screen).
Source
None — No cutaways. The video is one continuous shot of the AI character speaking. Cleanest, fastest, lowest credit cost.
AI Images — The model generates still images at natural cut points — a product, a metaphor, a noun the script mentions. Cheaper than AI Videos and more reliable; movement comes from a Ken Burns pan. Default when inserts are on.
AI Videos (Pro) — Same idea as AI Images but each insert is a short generated clip with real motion. Better production value, slower to render, more credits. Use when the script's nouns are dynamic ("a dog running", "pouring coffee") rather than static.
Stock (Pro) — Pulled from a curated stock-footage library. The model picks clips that match the script. Best when AI-generated cutaways feel uncanny — e.g. medical, legal, real-estate content where you want recognizable real-world footage. Disabled if Layout is Split Screen.
Gallery (Pro) — Use your own photos and videos as inserts. Reveals a horizontal media picker; tap + to add from your camera roll. Each upload lets you attach a label (e.g. "product close-up") that helps the model place it at the right moment in the script. Use this when the video is about your product or space — Gallery beats generated cutaways every time when the real thing exists.
Art Style
Only visible when Source is AI Images or AI Videos. Pickable preset applied to every generated insert in the video. Realism and Sketch B&W are free; the rest are Pro: Leonardo, Anime, Illustration, Sketch Color, Pixar, Ink, Render 3D, Lego, Sci-Fi, Retro Cartoon, Pixel Art, Creative, Photography, Raytraced, Environment, Fantasy, Anime SR, Movie, Stylized Illustration, Manga. Pick the one that matches your brand tone — Realism for credible / professional, Illustration or Pixar for friendly / consumer, Sketch for explainer-style.
Coverage
How much of the video is covered by inserts vs. the talking head. Expressed as a percentage. Free options: 25%, 35%. Pro adds 50% and above — higher coverage means more cutaways, fewer head shots, more like a traditional explainer reel. Lower coverage keeps the AI character visible most of the time, which builds parasocial trust faster. Hidden when inserts are off or Layout is Split Screen (the bottom panel already breaks up the talking head).
Sounds tile
The whole tile is Pro — trial users see a Pro badge and tapping it opens the paywall instead of the submenu. Inside, two toggles and a conditional input.
Sound FX — Adds whooshes, pops, impact stings on cuts and emphasis moments. Subtle when on; the default style matches the caption style (Bold gets harder hits, Minimal gets softer ones). Off makes the video feel more documentary, on makes it feel more TikTok-native.
Music — Auto-selects a backing instrumental based on the script's mood and pacing. When the toggle is on, a Music Style text field appears below it.
Music Style (only when Music is on) — A free-text prompt that biases the music selection. Examples from the placeholder: "upbeat, energetic, calm". Keep it to a few comma-separated descriptors — adjectives the model can map to a genre or BPM range. Leave blank for the auto-pick.
When you're done in any submenu, tap Done in the top right to commit, or the back chevron to discard the change. Back at the four-tile grid, tap the gradient Create video button (it shows the credit cost on the right) to queue the job. A toast confirms "Viral edits regeneration started."
6. While the job runs
Promoat regenerates server-side. You can leave the app — the original video stays visible in the feed with a "Re-editing…" chip on its overlay. When the job finishes, the new edit replaces the previous one in place. Promoat keeps the most-recent edit only; older edits are not stored.
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Re-edits replace, not stack
Unlike running Edit on a brand-new video, re-editing an existing video overwrites the prior version. If you want to preserve a specific cut, save it to your camera roll before regenerating (see
Feed actions).
Open the Watch tab and find a Ready video
Tap Edit (pencil) on the Ready overlay
In Edit video, tap Viral edits
Pick Classic (always available) or Promoat Edit 2.0 (photo-based videos only)
Tweak captions / effects in the customization sheet
Tap Regenerate — confirm cost on the gradient button
Wait for the toast, then keep using the app — new edit replaces old when ready