Tutorials

Learn to get broadcast-quality results

Sleepy Motion is the first prompt-to-motion-graphics engine! These guides are here to show you exactly how to use every feature and why each one matters.

Brand ColorsDrive every layer of your animation backgrounds, text, shapes, overlays.

Custom FontsUpload your own TTF/OTF or pick from the curated library. Rendered live.

Animated LogosYour logo enters with motion. Used throughout the video, not just the end.

Human TTSVoices that actually sound like people, matched to your vibe selection.

Prompt EngineDescribe anything a niche, a product, a mood and get a full production.

Style SystemMultiple visual styles, each with distinct motion language and typography rules.

5 Tutorials Available

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Foundations

General Use Cases

Get the most out of every generation

8 min

Learn how to write better prompts, why brand colors are the most important setting you can configure, how custom fonts and animated logos elevate your videos, and the small decisions that separate clean professional results from generic output.

Writing prompts that give the engine real creative direction
Brand colors how they power every layer of the animation
Custom fonts: where to find them and how to upload
Logos: animated entrances and how they are used
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Product Updates

Captions Mode: 150MB + Language Expansion

What changed and how to use it

6 min

Subtitles/Captions mode now supports 150MB uploads and auto language detection for a large set of languages. This guide covers exactly what changed, what is supported, and the difference between captions and English-only TTS.

What changed in this release
150MB upload limit in Subtitles/Captions mode
Auto language detection behavior
Full supported language list
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Workflow

Edit & Retry Masterclass

Preserve what works, fix what does not

7 min

This is the core Sleepy Motion workflow. Learn how to lock in the parts you like, edit only the weak spots, and iterate to a polished final result without starting from zero every time.

Why Edit and Retry is the real engine
What gets preserved on retry
What to edit first (highest impact order)
How to give surgical script edits
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Deep Dive

Composite Captions: Motion Graphics Behind Your Subject

The After Effects workflow! automated in minutes

8 min

Composite Captions is a first-of-its-kind pipeline that renders full Sleepy Motion motion graphics behind the subject of your video using automatic subject masking and AI-driven dynamic placement. No manual rotoscoping, no keyframes, no After Effects. Upload your video, pick your language, and let the engine do what used to take hours.

What Composite Captions actually does
Why nobody else offers this
How the subject masking works
Dynamic placement! how the engine decides where text goes
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Deep Dive

Chat Mode Masterclass

Fully customizable chat mockup videos in minutes

10 min

Chat Mode is a fully customizable conversation mockup engine. Build ad-style chat stories, social skits, product explainers, and narrative conversations with custom logo, bubble corner radius, fonts, brand colors, mood, and voices. Upload your own voiceover or click Generate and let Sleepy Motion produce the full script and audio flow automatically.

What Chat Mode is and why it is different
Single-voice chat vs conversational two-voice mode
Full customization: logo, border radius, fonts, colors, vibe, voices
Custom voiceover upload vs fully automated generation
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