Focal generates video from a script or topic description, then supports refinement through chat-based editing commands (“make this conversation shorter”) alongside traditional timeline editing tools, routing generation across multiple named models (Veo, Seedance, Kling, Hailuo) for consistent characters and locations across a project.
Chat-based editing commands layered on top of real timeline editing, rather than one or the other, is the meaningful combination here – natural-language edits handle quick, high-level changes fast, while the timeline remains available for precise frame-level control when a chat command isn’t specific enough. Consistent character and location generation across a project also addresses the common failure mode of AI video where the same “character” looks different from shot to shot.
Free tier is personal-use only – any commercial use requires a paid plan starting at $10/month. Chat-based editing commands work best for straightforward changes; highly specific creative adjustments may still need the timeline editor directly rather than trying to describe them precisely in words.
