Product Update: Image Lab, Avatar Videos, and Automation APIs

Our biggest update yet - Image Lab, Avatar videos, automation APIs, and a ton of quality-of-life improvements across the video creation flow.

New Features

• Image Lab - Generate standalone images at /app/image-lab with 8+ AI models, templates, editing, and On Brand mode - no video workflow needed

• Avatar Animation Mode - New video type with AI presenters: pick a face, pair with a gender-compatible voice, and get talking-head videos delivered to camera

• Screencast Mode (Now Public) - Turn screen recordings into polished videos with dedicated screencast animation and script tools

• Music Library - Pick background music energy (Calm, Upbeat, Energetic) and preview samples before your video starts

• MCP Server - AI coding agents (Claude, Cursor, Windsurf) can now create and manage ngram videos programmatically via @ngramdata/mcp-server

• Make.com Integration - Build video automation scenarios with create, status, and webhook triggers

• n8n Community Node - First-party n8n node for video creation, status polling, and event triggers

• PDF Slides to Video - Upload PDFs directly to the slideshow wizard - no PowerPoint export needed

• Face Library - Save and manage custom presenter faces, with a face picker pill on the input bar

• Markup Mode - Click any storyboard frame to leave precise visual edit notes the AI applies directly

Improvements

• Storyboard Redesign - Scene-grouped timeline with progress ring and better loading states

• Smart Preflight - "Recommended" badge with hover tooltip explains why an animation mode was suggested

• No-Voiceover Option - Explicitly skip voiceover or re-add it later mid-conversation

• Caption Toggle - Turn captions on/off anytime; now off by default

• Pronunciation Preview - Hear how names and terms will sound before starting

• Undo/Fork - Branch or roll back from any AI response

• More Voices and Languages - Expanded ElevenLabs catalog with language selector

• AI Motion Graphics Default - Renamed from "Mix (Beta)," now the default animation choice

• Transition Previews - See scene transitions directly in the chat panel

• Smoother Playback - Player v2 fixes first-play audio silence and scene lag

Bug Fixes

• Video exports no longer save as "Untitled_project_Untitled_video.mp4"

• PowerPoint uploads now appear in the asset library correctly

Read the full product update: https://www.ngram.com/product-update/image-lab-avatar-videos-and-automation-apis-issue-009