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Generate images and video in Obsidian

Updated for SystemSculpt 6.19.5 ·

SystemSculpt Studio connects inputs, AI steps and outputs in a project on a visual canvas. Image Generation and Video Generation cards run on hosted SystemSculpt AI and use credits; since 6.19.0, chat agents can make images and videos too. The inline editor's crop and annotation tools change an image in Obsidian; they do not ask a model to change it.

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Generate an image

  1. Run New Studio project or Open Studio.
  2. Add an Image Generation card and enter the Prompt, or connect a text card to its prompt input.
  3. To edit an image or match its style, connect up to four images to its images input.
  4. Choose the Image model, Quality, Aspect ratio, Background and how many Images to make, up to four. Leave the model on Default for the SystemSculpt default.
  5. Use the card's Run, or the toolbar's Run to run the graph.

Results land as image cards in the card's Outputs group and as files in the project's assets folder. The generation output carries the model that ran and the job's cost.

SystemSculpt Studio's Image Generation card: Prompt, Image model, Quality, Aspect ratio, Background, Images and Run.SystemSculpt Studio's Image Generation card: Prompt, Image model, Quality, Aspect ratio, Background, Images and Run.
Image Generation controls in Obsidian’s dark theme: prompt, model, image options and Run.

Make images and videos in chat

Since SystemSculpt 6.19.0, you can ask SystemSculpt, Claude Code or Codex in chat to make an image or video. Generation requires Pro and SystemSculpt hosted credits, even with your own Claude Code or Codex. Results appear in the conversation and save to SystemSculpt/Images or SystemSculpt/Videos in your vault. In Ask modes, confirm the generation request before it runs.

With Pro, chat agents can also list, create, open, edit and run Studio workflows, and list their outputs. Native Studio text generation with your own Claude Code or Codex still works without a SystemSculpt plan. Stop also stops a running workflow. See Chat workspace for the chat controls.

Edit an image inline

Paste or drop an image onto the canvas, or add a Media card for an image in your vault. Choose Edit image on the image card. Tools include Select and move, Text, Box, Circle, Arrow, Highlight, Blur out, Magnify and Crop. Blur styles are Blur, Pixelate and Blackout. Apply a crop with Apply or Enter, then choose Done when finished. Connected cards receive the flattened PNG.

A flattened edited image does not prove the original project asset was erased. Review the actual file you plan to share, and do not rely on a visual blur as a promise of secure deletion.

Generate a video

  1. Run New Studio project or Open Studio.
  2. Add a Video Generation card and enter the Prompt, or connect a text card to its prompt input.
  3. Choose a Video model, then the Duration, Resolution, Aspect ratio and Generate audio options it offers. Options differ by model.
  4. To start or end on a still image, connect one to first_frame or last_frame.
  5. Use the card's Run to run that card with existing upstream outputs, or the toolbar's Run to run the graph.

The card shows Generating video… while the clip renders. The model's estimate includes the SystemSculpt service fee; the final charge follows actual usage, and frame images can add cost. Watch the clip before using it.

Platform and execution

Studio, the inline image editor and image and video generation work in desktop and mobile Obsidian. Cards that need a local command line, such as Codex, Script, Process and Cli Command, need Obsidian on desktop. Studio native execution follows native permission settings rather than Chat's mode overrides. Settings describes project storage/retention controls.

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Still need help? Contact SystemSculpt.