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Getting started

A quick tour of Nano Ad Studio

Nano Ad Studio turns a buyer’s own words into direct-response photo, video, and animation ads, the kind built to earn a click and a sale. Here is the whole flow, step by step, with a look at each screen so you know exactly where you are going.

The one idea to remember

People buy a reason, not a product. The reason a specific buyer says yes is called the angle.

Every step below points back to this. Find a real reason, state it plainly in the ad, and back it with proof a buyer can check.

How the studio works

The main work areas take you from a blank idea to one finished ad. Run them in order this first time, then repeat whichever one earns results.

  1. Add your brand and product

    Before you open a studio, add the brand and product under Settings > Brands & Products. The selected product in the sidebar supplies the core product context for every ad, including product name, facts, price, and product media.

    NOBS
    NOBS Toothpaste Tablets
    Manage Brands

    Brands & Products

    Product records feed the studios automatically.

    New brand
    NOBS Toothpaste Tablets product

    NOBS Toothpaste Tablets

    Flavor, benefit, packaging, and offer context

    $12.00
  2. Find a real reason to buy

    Inspiration reads how real buyers talk on Reddit and ranks the pains, objections, and trigger moments most likely to become direct-response ads. Use the comment button to inspect the proof, then use Use for Photo, Use for Video, or Use for Animation to send the angle to the right studio.

    The Inspiration page showing ranked buyer angles with pain tags, mention counts, and a Use for Photo action
    Each card is one reason a buyer says yes. The chips show the source, how often it comes up, and how recent it is.
  3. Borrow what already works

    Ad Spy surfaces competitor ads with public reach and response signals. Click a card to inspect the creative breakdown, then use Steal Ad when you want Nano to adapt that winner to your product.

    The Ad Spy page showing recommended competitor ads with response, reach, and run-time metrics
    Use the metrics to decide what to study, then open the breakdown to see the hook, buyer problem, and offer.
  4. Choose the studio for the format

    Use the sidebar to open Photo, Video, or Animation. Each studio has its own composer: Photo for static tests, Video for UGC or product demos, and Animation for stylized motion.

    The Video studio with the sidebar showing separate Photo, Video, and Animation links
    The sidebar is the creation entry point: choose Photo, Video, or Animation, then build the ad inside that dedicated studio.

    Make an ad inside a studio

    Before My Ads has anything to review, generate the ad inside the studio. Work through these controls from top to bottom, then generate when the button becomes available.

    1. Choose Photo, Video, or Animation

      Use the sidebar first. Photo makes static ads, Video makes live-action or product-demo ads, and Animation makes stylized motion ads. There is no separate unified Create screen to start from.

      Create Ad
      PhotoStatic ad tests
      VideoUGC and demos
      AnimationStylized motion
      Animation studio
    2. Pick Format or Visual Style

      This is the same kind of control with different names by studio. Photo Format chooses Direct or Indirect. Video Format chooses the structure, such as Talking Actor, Actor Story, Voiceover Demo, or Product Cinematic. Animation Visual Style chooses the look, such as Pixar Style 3D, Claymation, Anime Commercial, or 2D Explainer.

      Visual StyleAnime Commercial
      Pixar Style 3D previewPixar Style 3D
      Claymation previewClaymation
      Anime Commercial previewAnime Commercial
      2D Explainer preview2D Explainer
    3. Open Templates

      Templates gives you a starting angle or story structure. Pick one to fill the prompt, script, or animation brief, then edit it before generating. Pin templates you use often so they stay near the top.

      Templates
      Templates
      Problem solutionLead with the buyer pain, then show the product fix.DIRECT RESPONSE
      Product proofUse a concrete result or ingredient detail as the reason to believe.PROOF-LED
      Offer revealBuild to the bundle, price, or first-purchase incentive.PROMOTION
    4. Edit the prompt, script, or brief

      The big text box is the main instruction. For Photo, describe the shot, product, setting, headline, mood, and anything to avoid. For Video, write the hook, scene beats, product proof, offer, and CTA. For Animation, write the scene-by-scene action, product moments, on-screen text, voiceover, and mood.

      Animation briefScene beats

      1. Open on a tired customer at the desk.

      2. Product appears with a clear benefit callout.

      3. Show the before and after in one motion.

      4. End with offer and CTA.

    5. Add optional references

      The selected product already gives Nano the product context. Use Attach only for extra scene, packaging, lifestyle, or mood references that should guide this one ad.

      Selected product

      Product context is already selected

      NOBS Toothpaste Tablets

      Bathroom scene referenceReference 1Packaging palette referenceReference 2Travel lifestyle referenceReference 3
    6. Choose actor when it appears

      Actor controls only appear for video formats that need people. Choose an existing actor, manage actors in the Actors library, or select Create one for me so Nano generates an actor when the video starts.

      Choose actor
      Sarah actor avatar
      Sarah
      David actor avatar
      David
      Create one for me
    7. Set ratio and length

      Aspect ratio controls where the ad will run: 9:16 for Reels, TikTok, Shorts, and Stories; 16:9 for widescreen placements; Photo also supports 1:1 and 4:5 feed crops. Duration appears for Video and Animation. Auto follows the script, while a manual duration fixes the target length.

      9:16Auto · 15s
    8. Use the finishing toggles

      Captions burns subtitles into Video and Animation. Realism on Video adds camera-like imperfections and ambient feel. Add Music on Animation creates and mixes a music track into the final ad.

      CaptionsRealismAdd Music
    9. Choose ad count for Photo

      Photo has an Ad count control for one or more static variants. Use it to choose how many static outputs should be queued before pressing Generate.

      4:5
      3 ads
      1 ad
      2 ads
      3 ads
    10. Press Generate

      Generate turns on when the required inputs are ready. If it is disabled, hover or focus it to see what is missing, such as a prompt, product, actor, plan, or enough credits.

      9:16Auto · 15s
      Generate
  5. Review and hand off

    My Ads collects every photo, video, and animation you generate. Keep the version that states the reason clearly, download it, and upload it to your own ad account.

    The My Ads library showing generated video and image ads ready for review and download
    Filter by video or image, preview each asset, and export the winners when you are ready to launch.

Ready to make your first ad?

Start with a single reason worth testing, then send it to the studio that matches the ad you want to make. You can come back to this tour any time from Home.

New here? Add your product first under Settings › Brands & products so every ad is built around what you sell.