> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://carat.im/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Quickstart (Tutorial)

> From ideation to video completion, learn the core features in 3 minutes.

Learn Carat AI by following along with a real workflow.

This tutorial uses **Mini Agent**. Mini Agent helps you complete complex tasks easily using templates.

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<Info>
  **View this conversation**

  Want to see the actual workflow? Check out the [full conversation](https://link.carat.im/fc225tf).
</Info>

<Steps>
  <Step title="Launch Mini Agent">
    ```text theme={null}
        Turn my day into an animation
    ```

    Entering this prompt automatically launches the 'Daily Animation Creator' Mini Agent. The AI will ask you for the necessary information step by step.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Enter your story and upload photos">
    Freely describe the story you want to create and upload photos of the people in it.

    ```text theme={null}
        Last Saturday I went on a date in Seochon.
        We walked along the ginkgo tree-lined street,
        and tried French home cooking at a cute little French restaurant for the first time - it was delicious!
        We also got a couple caricature drawn and had coffee at a cafe with a view of traditional Korean houses.
    ```

    When you upload photos, the AI transforms them into 3D animated characters.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose a concept">
    The AI analyzes your story and presents several style options. Select the concept you prefer.

    ```text theme={null}
        Concept C
    ```

    <Tip>
      The suggested concepts vary based on your story. If none appeal to you, you can ask "Suggest different ideas."
    </Tip>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Automatic image generation">
    Mini Agent automatically creates images for each scene in your story.

    * Walking along the ginkgo tree-lined street
    * French restaurant entrance
    * Dining scene
    * Getting caricatures drawn
    * Coffee time at the traditional Korean house cafe

    You can also request edits like "Make the background brighter" or "Make the people larger."
  </Step>

  <Step title="Convert to video">
    Transform the generated images into smoothly animated videos.

    ```text theme={null}
        Turn this into a video
    ```

    Each scene becomes a video clip of about 5 seconds, automatically combined into one video.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add background music">
    Generate background music that matches your story and add it to the video.

    The AI automatically creates acoustic music that fits your story and syncs it with the video.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Complete">
    Your personal animated video is ready 🎉
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Key takeaways

Here are the features you experienced in this tutorial.

* ✅ **Mini Agent**: Complete complex tasks easily with templates
* ✅ **AI planning**: Develop ideas into concrete stories
* ✅ **Image style transformation**: Convert real photos into 3D animated characters
* ✅ **Automatic image generation**: Visualize each scene
* ✅ **Video conversion**: Turn images into animated videos
* ✅ **Music generation**: Create background music and automatically combine it

## Next steps

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  <Card title="Learn more about Mini Agent" icon="wand-magic-sparkles" href="/docs/en/how-to-use/mini-agent">
    Explore various Mini Agent templates
  </Card>

  <Card title="View use cases" icon="lightbulb" href="/docs/en/use-cases/viral-animal-video">
    Learn practical applications like ad model creation, card news, and posters
  </Card>

  <Card title="Discover more features" icon="compass" href="/docs/en/features">
    Explore advanced features like image composition, inpainting, and bulk actions
  </Card>

  <Card title="How to talk to AI" icon="comments" href="/docs/en/how-to-use/effective-prompting">
    Learn how to use Carat AI more effectively
  </Card>
</CardGroup>