How to Use AI Scene Enhancer in Daz Studio 6

Turn your Daz Studio scenes into styled AI images and videos

AI Scene Enhancer lets you take any Daz Studio scene and turn it into a styled image or short video in seconds. It’s built into Daz Studio 6, and Iray is still there whenever you want a traditional render.

It starts from your own viewport, render or image and reworks it in one of 20 built-in styles, from wet plate photography to claymation to anime. You can also write your own prompt, add cinematic post effects like rain or godrays, and animate the result into a clip with optional AI voiceover.

In this tutorial you’ll learn how to:

• Generate your first AI image from a Daz Studio scene
• Turn a still into a video, and when to use Best Quality mode
• Combine and trim clips with the Video Stitcher and Trimmer
• Get results that stay true to your scene
• Understand generative credits and fix common issues

What you need before you start

AI generation runs in the cloud, so you don’t need a high-end GPU. You do need:

• Daz Studio 6, updated to the latest version through Daz Install Manager (DIM). AI Scene Enhancer will be available in DIM at 10 AM MST on 11/10 for both Windows and Mac.
• A Daz account, signed in inside Daz Studio.
• An internet connection while generating.
• Generative credits. New users get complimentary starter credits, and existing users get a one-time complimentary allocation. Both are valid for 30 days. See Generative Credits, Explained.

To open the tool, go to Render > AI Scene Enhancer.

How to make an AI render in Daz Studio, step by step

The AI Scene Enhancer tab walks you through numbered sections from top to bottom: choose your output, set options, direct the look, then review the result.

1. Set up your scene and camera. The tool captures your viewport exactly as it appears, with no Iray render first. Frame your shot through the camera you want and get lighting and poses where you want them before you open the tool.
2. Open Render > AI Scene Enhancer and check your source. Under 3 Review the Result, the Original Scene panel shows what will be sent, along with its source and pixel size. It defaults to your viewport. If you change the scene, click Recapture Viewport. To start from a saved render or any image on your computer, click Select Image…. To switch back to your scene, click Use Viewport. (Videos can’t be used as a source.)
3. Choose your output. Expand 1 Choose Your Output. Set Output Type to Image (still) and pick an AI Provider: OpenAI or Grok / Aurora (xAI). Grok images cost fewer credits, while OpenAI gives you more image options. For video, see the next section.
4. Set image options (optional). Expand 1A Set Image Options:
   • Output Resolution: Standard (1K) or High (2K).
   • Image variance (OpenAI only): More Like Original keeps closer to your scene, More Creative takes more liberties, and Standard sits in between.
   • Transparent background (OpenAI only): handy for cutouts and compositing.
   • Auto-save enhanced images: tick the box and click Choose Folder… to save every result automatically.
5. Direct the look. Under 2 Direct the Look, click Browse Styles… and pick one of the 20 launch styles or a post effect. The current style shows next to the button. Click Expand to see the entire prompt to see the full prompt behind a style and fine-tune it for your scene. Click Save Style… to keep your version, and use Manage Styles… to edit or reuse your saved prompts later. With Cinematic Rain and Weather or Cinematic Snow and Weather, an Intensity dropdown appears under Choose a Style, so you can pick Light, Medium or Heavy. Using the Adaptive Typography and Layered Poster Design post effect? Click Expand to see the entire prompt and type the text you want on your poster.
6. Click Generate Image, then confirm the cost. A Generate window shows the estimated credits (final charges may vary slightly). Click Generate to confirm, or Cancel to go back and change your settings. Generation usually takes from about 30 seconds to a few minutes. Your Generative Credits balance is at the bottom of the window. Click Refresh to update it, or Buy more to top up on the Daz site.
7. Review and save. Your result appears in the Enhanced Scene panel, side by side with the original. Click View Enhanced Image to see it full size, and Save Enhanced Image to save it. To keep going, click Enhanced -> Original Scene to use your result as the source for your next generation, whether that’s another image or a video. There’s no history of past generations, so save every result you want to keep before you generate again, or turn on Auto-save. Click Reset Tab to start over.

How to make an AI video from a Daz Studio scene

AI Scene Enhancer can animate your scene into a clip of up to 10 seconds. Video uses xAI (Grok), which animates your source image. The steps are the same as for images, except that in 1 Choose Your Output you set Output Type to Video (MP4) and AI Provider to Grok / Aurora (xAI). Then expand 1A Shape the Motion (optional) to set:

• Duration: in seconds, up to 10.
• Video shape: Match Source (Auto), 16:9, 1:1, 9:16, 4:3, 3:4, 3:2 or 2:3. Use 9:16 for Reels, TikTok and Shorts.
• Resolution: 480p Draft, for quick tests, or 720p Standard.
• Audio: optional generated audio.

After you click Generate Video and approve the estimated credit cost, your clip appears in the Video Preview panel. Use the transport controls to play it, click Open in External Player to watch it outside Daz Studio, or click Save Video… to keep a copy.

Best Quality mode: style first, then animate

Best Quality is a two-stage mode for the most polished clips. First OpenAI creates a styled image from your source using your selected style or prompt, then Grok animates that image. To use it, set AI Provider to “Best Quality Video – OpenAI + Grok (higher cost)” in 1 Choose Your Output. You then choose the OpenAI image settings first, followed by the xAI video settings. It costs more credits than standard video, so use it for final versions, not tests. You can also do it in two steps yourself: generate a styled image, click Enhanced -> Original Scene, then switch Output Type to Video (MP4) and animate it.

Add a voiceover with Voiceover Persona

The Voiceover Persona section (under 2 Direct the Look, shown when you pick video output) adds AI narration to your video. Pick one of the five preset personas and the AI writes the lines for you. Or create your own persona, where you can write the lines yourself. Voiceover Persona works in both standard video and Best Quality mode.

Finish your clips with Video Stitcher and Trimmer

Once you have a few clips, you can edit them into a finished video without leaving Daz Studio. Video Stitcher and Trimmer are free to use. The only paid feature is AI transitions in Video Stitcher, which use credits. Both accept MP4, MOV, MKV, AVI, WEBM and M4V.

Combine clips with Video Stitcher

Video Stitcher works top to bottom in numbered sections:

1. Clips. Click Import Videos to add clips from your computer, or Add Current Video to add the video you just generated in the AI Scene Enhancer tab. Use Move Up, Move Down, Remove and Clear to arrange them. You need at least two clips to export.
2. Transition. Under Local transitions & finishing, pick a Transition style (for example, Cut). These are free, and Advanced finishing and timing gives you more control. For a generated transition between clips, use AI Transitions (see below).
3. Audio (optional). For the selected clip, you can mute its sound, set its volume, and fade it in or out. Under Background music for the finished video, click Browse… to add a music file, then set the music volume and fades. Tick Automatically lower music while a clip has sound to keep voiceover and dialogue clear.
4. Titles and captions (optional). Add caption text over the selected clip and set when it appears and how long it stays. You can also add an opening title before the first clip and a closing title after the last, each with its own duration.
5. Preview. Check the combined result before you export.
6. Export Settings. Choose Finished video size (for example, Match First Clip), Playback smoothness (24, 30 or 60 fps) and Fit clips to frame (for example, Fit with Padding). Click Export MP4, then Open Finished Video to watch it.

Add AI transitions between clips

AI Transitions generate a short video that moves from the end of one clip into the start of the next. They use credits: one Grok video request per gap between clips (a 1-second 720p transition is about 16 credits).

1. In 2 Transition, open AI Transitions.
2. Pick an AI transition style, such as Whip Pan. It applies to every gap between clips. Use Add Prompt… to save your own transition style.
3. Click the amber Generate button and approve the combined estimate for all gaps. Generation can take a few minutes.
4. Under Watch each transition, then use it, click Watch Transition to open it in your video player. If you like it, click Use This Transition and choose Yes. Click Next Transition to review the next gap.
5. Not happy? Regenerate All Transitions creates and prices every gap again, not just one.

For finer control, open Advanced transition settings to set the Playback duration and Image resolution, or click Edit Transition Prompt to change the prompt and Save… it. Reviewing and using saved transitions doesn’t use credits.

Cut a clip down with Trimmer

1. Under 1 Choose a Video, click Choose Video… and pick a clip.
2. Open 2 Trim Video. Drag the Start and End dots on the timeline, or type exact times in the Start and End fields. Click a dot to see its frame. Use the Left and Right arrow keys to step one frame at a time, or hold Shift to jump 10 frames. You can also click Set Start Here or Set End Here at the playhead.
3. Check Kept duration to see how long the trimmed clip will be. Click Reset Range to start over.
4. To check your cut points, click the Start and End dots to see those frames. Open Source Externally plays the whole original clip in your video player, not just your selection.
5. Click Save Trimmed Video… to save the trimmed clip as a new MP4. Your original file isn’t changed.

Clips imported into these tabs are only edited. They aren’t used as source material for AI generation.

Every launch style and post effect, before and after

AI Scene Enhancer launches with 20 styles in five categories, plus 5 post effects. A post effect works like a style: use it alone on your render, or add it to a generative render. The rain and snow effects have an Intensity setting (Light, Medium or Heavy). The examples below use Medium. For Adaptive Typography and Layered Poster Design, add the words you want shown by expanding the full prompt under 2 Direct the Look. Post effects cost the same as styles.

Tips for better AI renders

• Make the viewport count. Since the tool captures the viewport exactly as shown, compose through your final camera and hide gizmos, guides and anything you don’t want in the shot.
• Recapture after every change. The source doesn’t update by itself. Click Recapture Viewport whenever you adjust the scene.
• Keep it close to your scene. With OpenAI, set Image variance to More Like Original to keep faces, poses and composition. Switch to More Creative when you want a looser reinterpretation.
• Edit the prompt, not just the style. Expand the full prompt and add details specific to your scene, like the character’s outfit, time of day or mood.
• Save prompts that work. Use Save Style… so you can apply the same look to a whole series or keep a consistent look across a project.
• Test cheap, finish high. Try ideas with Grok images (2 credits) or 480p Draft video, then switch to OpenAI, High 2K or Best Quality for the final version.
• Use a transparent background for compositing. With OpenAI, a transparent background lets you drop characters into other artwork or designs.
• Save as you go. There’s no generation history, so click Save Enhanced Image or turn on Auto Save before you try another variation.

How generative credits work

Each generation uses generative credits. The cost depends on the provider and options you pick, and a confirmation window shows the estimated cost before anything runs. Current rates, from the View Pricing window in the tool:

To estimate a video, add the starting image fee to the per-second rate times the length. For example, a 5-second 720p video is 1 + (5 × 14) = 71 credits. Final charges may vary slightly.

AI transitions in Video Stitcher use credits too: one Grok video request per gap between clips, each priced like a short video with a starting and end image (a 1-second 720p transition is 1 + 1 + 14 = 16 credits). You approve one combined estimate for all gaps first. Failed or blocked transitions don’t use credits. Everything else in Video Stitcher and Trimmer is free, including reviewing and reusing saved transitions.

You aren’t charged when:

• A prompt is blocked by moderation (images or video)
• A generation fails (images or video)

How long credits last:

• Complimentary credits, monthly subscription credits and pre-paid credits all last 30 days.

Credits that expire soonest are used first, and adding credits doesn’t extend existing expiration dates. Subscribers can turn on optional automatic early renewal, with a monthly limit they set. Credit purchases are nonrefundable.

Your balance is at the bottom of the AI Scene Enhancer window. Click View Pricing to see current rates inside the tool, or Buy more to buy credits on the Generative Credits, Explained page.

Troubleshooting AI Scene Enhancer

When something goes wrong, the error appears in orange text just above the buttons at the bottom of the window, and the status under Original Scene changes to “Enhancement failed.” If you contact Daz support, include the service trace reference from the end of the error.

Frequently asked questions

Is AI Scene Enhancer free? The tool is free with the Daz Studio 6 update. Generating images and videos uses generative credits, and new and existing users get complimentary credits to start.

Does it replace Iray? No. Iray works exactly as before. AI Scene Enhancer is another creative option alongside it.

Do I need a powerful GPU? No. Generation runs in the cloud, so you need an internet connection and a signed-in Daz account, not local GPU power.

Does it work on Mac? Yes. It’s available on both Windows and Mac.

Can I use my generated images and videos commercially? Yes. You own what you generate and can use it commercially. Licensed Daz content can be submitted as a render under the Daz EULA.

Are my renders used to train AI? No. Your images and renders aren’t used for AI training. Source images and prompts are shared with the provider you select only to generate your output. Daz doesn’t store your images or videos, though provider storage policies may vary.

How long can AI videos be? Up to 10 seconds, at 480p Draft or 720p Standard.

Can I use a video as the source? No. AI generation starts from your viewport or a still image. You can edit existing clips in Video Stitcher and Trimmer.

Do I lose credits if a generation fails or my prompt is blocked? No. Failed generations and prompts blocked by moderation don’t use credits, for both images and video.

Where do my results go? Click Save Enhanced Image to save each one, or turn on Auto Save and choose a folder. There’s no in-app history, so save results you want to keep.