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Video Builds

TL;DR; A Video Build is the action that turns the files inside a project into a finished video, without going back through the upload page. Use it when you've already uploaded a deck (or edited one that's there) and you want to re-run the video generation pass.

Most first-time users of Lupo never see this screen, and that's fine. You only need Video Builds when you're iterating on a deck that already lives inside a project.

What a Video Build does

When you use the Create Video From PowerPoint tool, Lupo does two things in one step:

  1. It uploads your .pptx into a project.
  2. It runs a video build against that file.

A Video Build is just step 2 on its own. You point it at a project that already has a .pptx, pick a branch or version, and click Generate. Lupo re-reads the file and produces a new video — no re-upload required.

When to use Video Builds

Use it when:

  • You edited a deck inside a project (via the Lupo editor, or by committing a new version externally) and want to regenerate the video.
  • You changed the voice, language, or narration settings and want a new render with the same content.
  • Your team stores source decks in a shared repo that Lupo is reading from, and you just pushed an update.

Don't use it if you're making your first video — go through Create Video From PowerPoint instead. The upload-and-build flow is faster when you're starting from a local file on your laptop.

How to run a build from a project

  1. Open the Projects page.
  2. Click the project you want to build. You'll land on the project's Details or Animations page.
  3. Click the Generate Video action on the project row (or the equivalent button on the details page).
  4. A small modal opens asking which branch to build from. Pick the branch that has the version of the deck you want to render.
  5. Click Generate.

"Generate Video" modal showing the branch selector

You'll see a confirmation banner at the top of the Projects page: "Video generation started. You will receive an email with the results in a few minutes."

How to run a build by uploading into an existing project

There's a second entry point. Some Create tool pages — especially the Animations / Video Builds page at the rocket-icon URL — let you upload a .pptx directly and target it at an existing project. It's a hybrid: you're doing an upload, but the output is attached to a project that already exists, and Lupo kicks off a build immediately after the upload finishes.

This is useful when you're rotating between a few "template" projects and just want each new deck to land inside the right container with its history.

The email pattern (same as everything else)

Just like every other creation tool, a Video Build is asynchronous. You click Generate, Lupo queues the job, and you close the tab. A few minutes later you get an email with a link to watch or download the result.

If the email doesn't arrive, check spam, then contact help@lupo.ai.

Common issues

"Error 1002: Default processing project not found." — Your account doesn't have a default project set up yet. Open the Projects page and create one (or ask your admin to do it).

"Error 1003: Request failed. Please contact us at help@lupo.ai." — Something broke on the server side. Try again in a couple of minutes; if it keeps failing, send an email to support with the project name.

The video came back the same as before. Make sure the branch you picked actually has your edits. If you edited the deck outside of Lupo, confirm that the change was committed/pushed to the branch Lupo reads from.

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