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Turn text into cinematic videos with OpenAI

Started by someone submitting a form, and works across Google Sheets. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 12 steps, 1 branch, 2 loops or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAI

12 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
2Loops or waits
1Service it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 2Logic 4Service 5

The steps in the order they run, from what starts it.

  1. 1Capture Image IdeaForm triggerStarts it
  2. 2Generate Image Prompt (GPT-4.1)Open AiModel
  3. 3Generate Image (FLUX.1 Pro) with Dumpling AIHttp RequestService
  4. 4Generate Video Prompt (GPT-4o)Open AiModel
  5. 5Upload Image to KIE API for Veo 3Http RequestService
  6. 6Clean Video Prompt (Remove \n)CodeLogic
  7. 7Generate Video (Veo 3) with KIE APIHttp RequestService
  8. 8Wait for Video Processing (80s)WaitLogic
  9. 9Check Video Status (Veo 3)Http RequestService
  10. 10Video Ready?IfLogic
  11. 11Log to Google SheetGoogle SheetsService
  12. 12Retry Delay (20s)WaitLogic

How it's built

Starts on
Someone submitting a form
Steps
12, with 1 branch, 2 loops or waits
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Google Sheets
Model
OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Google Sheets account, and a key for OpenAI. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on someone submitting a form.

Does it use AI?

Yes. It calls OpenAI. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 12 steps is enough that you should read each one before running it.

How do I import it?

Copy the workflow, open a new workflow in n8n and paste. The steps appear on the canvas, ready for your own accounts.

Before you run it

Nothing here has been tested by us. It is somebody's working automation, read and described from its own steps. Treat the connections it wants as a list of accounts it will touch, and read the 12 steps before you point it at anything that matters.