# Generate images and video

> Pick a model, set inputs, write a prompt and run it. Follow progress, batch runs, reuse a setup and see how a result was made.

Source: https://flashboards.yaroflasher.com/docs/generation/generate

Last verified: 2026-10-24 (checked against FlashBoards app build 8299930841d7)

Pick a model, mark its inputs, write a prompt and run it. The result lands on the board with its model, prompt and inputs attached.

## Run a generation

### Step 1: Choose a model

Click **Models** in the bottom toolbar, click a model card, then close the window. Its name replaces **None** on the button. See [Models and workflows](https://flashboards.yaroflasher.com/docs/generation/models-and-workflows.md).

[Video: Open Models, pick a model card, and close the window. The toolbar now shows the model](https://media.yaroflasher.com/docs/media/pick-model.h264.8eb3f99f.mp4)

### Step 2: Set inputs

Select a reference on the board, then click the **+** row with its file name in the input slots at the bottom left, or press `I`, to make it an input. See [Inputs and references](https://flashboards.yaroflasher.com/docs/generation/inputs.md).

[Video: Select a reference and click the + row with its file name under Reference Images to make it the input. Then write the prompt and pick an aspect ratio](https://media.yaroflasher.com/docs/media/inputs-prompt.h264.7c2b5119.mp4)

### Step 3: Write the prompt and set options

Click the prompt box and describe the shot. Aspect, duration and other options sit under the box. See [Prompt and settings](https://flashboards.yaroflasher.com/docs/generation/prompt-and-settings.md).

![Reference input on the left, the prompt box with aspect, upscale and Generate controls on the right](https://media.yaroflasher.com/docs/media/generate-panel.w2880.256e5521.webp)

### Step 4: Generate

Click **Generate** at the bottom right of the prompt box. It's the purple button with a sparkle icon and the price. For video models it's called **Animate**. You can also press `⌘ + Enter` in the prompt box (`Ctrl + Enter` on Windows and Linux; the button's tooltip shows the right one for your device). Either way, the paid run starts straight away at the price on the button, with the prompt exactly as it shows in the box. This includes estimated prices that start with **\~**.

For model runs, **Review generation price** opens as a safety check when the whole-job price worked out at the moment you click is higher than the button showed. It lists the price; click **Generate — $…** to start, or close it to cancel. If the inputs or price change after that review, nothing runs and FlashBoards asks you to review again. Ordinary workflows do not use this check; their final charge follows actual usage.

A second click or key press within about a second is ignored, so a double-click doesn't start two runs. A notice says the run has **Already started** and to try again in a moment if you want another. Holding `⌘ + Enter` also starts just one run.

[Video: Add a reference as the input, write the prompt and click Generate. A placeholder shows progress in free space, then the result replaces it](https://media.yaroflasher.com/docs/media/generate-run.h264.1b2ee0ed.mp4)

A placeholder appears in free space next to the selected item, or near the center of your view if nothing is selected. It never covers other items. Several runs from the same item line up in a row beside it. You can keep working and run several generations at once.

If something is missing, clicking **Generate** tells you what to fix, for example **This model requires an image input. Please add one or label inputs on the board.** See [History and errors](https://flashboards.yaroflasher.com/docs/generation/history-and-errors.md#runs-that-dont-start).

You can't generate on a shared board, because shared boards are read-only. Make a local copy of the board first. See [Shared boards](https://flashboards.yaroflasher.com/docs/sharing/shared-boards.md).

## Batch one setup over many images

Hold `Shift` while you generate to run the same setup once per selected item.

### Step 1: Fill every slot except one

Assign inputs to all of the model's media slots except one image or video slot. See [Inputs and references](https://flashboards.yaroflasher.com/docs/generation/inputs.md).

### Step 2: Select the items to batch

Select two or more items of that slot's type on the board.

### Step 3: Shift+Generate

When the button gets a green ring, hold `Shift` and click **Generate**, or press `Shift + ⌘ + Enter`.

### Step 4: Review the batch price

**Review batch price** lists each selected item with its price, and the **Total**. Click **Generate N — $…** to start the batch, or close the window to cancel. Each item gets its own run and placeholder. Workflow prices are estimates, not spending caps.

If batching isn't available, the button tooltip says why. **Sequential Lip Sync** runs one character at a time and does not support Shift batches.

If the items, settings, Safe Mode or price change while the review is open, its button is disabled: close it and review again. Changing these while the batch is starting stops the remaining runs from starting; runs already started continue.

> **Warning: Batches start one paid run per item.** Batching 5 items requests 5 paid runs. Other work can fill your account's slots and stop some runs from starting; see [Billing](https://flashboards.yaroflasher.com/docs/generation/billing.md#how-many-runs-you-can-have-going-at-once).

![Three selected images with an image-to-video model; the tooltip says to hold Shift to batch them](https://media.yaroflasher.com/docs/media/generate-batch-ready.w2480.9d990824.webp)

## Follow progress

Running generations show as chips in a strip above the prompt box, each with the model name and a progress bar.

* Click a chip to jump to its item.
* Hover a chip to see its inputs. Click one to find it on the board.
* **Clear all** dismisses finished chips and cancels the runs that can be cancelled.
* The strip keeps the last five successful chips, plus any whose result you deleted. **Restore to board** on a chip brings back a deleted result.
* Audio results land as audio items. Audio descriptions and new voice IDs land as text notes.

### Cancel a run

Only workflow runs show **Cancel generation** (an **X**). Other runs can't be stopped once started, not even by deleting the item or its board. A cancelled run isn't charged. Any other run is charged if it succeeds.

### Reuse a setup

Click **Reuse prompt, model, and inputs** (copy icon) on a chip, finished or failed. Chips of runs whose board was deleted don't have it, only **Dismiss**. It restores the model, prompt and inputs. It doesn't restore options such as aspect and duration, and it doesn't start a run. Inputs no longer on the board are skipped. Adjust what you want, then click **Generate**.

### Reusable generations

**Reusable generations** (the history icon next to **Favorites** in the bottom toolbar) keeps your **Nano Banana 2.1** setups in this browser, for your account. Open **Recent** for setups recorded when you click **Generate**, or **Saved** for the ones you've kept.

* Click the reuse icon on an entry, or open **View all**, choose an entry and click **Reuse**. It restores the model, prompt, settings and reference images in their original order. References no longer on the board are added back from a saved copy.
* In **View all**, use **Use prompt only**, **Use model only**, **Use parameters only** or **Use references only** to restore one part. For parameters or references only, select Nano Banana 2.1 first.
* Click **Save setup** on a Recent entry to keep a separate copy in **Saved**. Use **Rename setup**, **Move setup up** and **Move setup down** to organize it. With a mouse, you can also drag Saved entries into order.
* **Delete recent generation** removes one Recent entry. **Clear** asks before clearing Recent and keeps your Saved setups. To remove a Saved setup, click **Remove saved setup** and confirm.
* Reusing a setup is free; **Generate** starts the paid generation. **Suggest setup name** in the rename field is a separate paid text action: review its displayed maximum before clicking. Typing a name yourself is free. Setups need a local board, stay in this browser for your account and can be removed when browser data is cleared.

On phones, **View all** shows the list first. Choose an entry to inspect it; **Saved** or **Recent** at the top takes you back to the list.

![Reusable generations with Saved and Recent tabs, two saved setups, and the selected setup's prompt and Reuse button](https://media.yaroflasher.com/docs/media/reusable-generations.w1792.53a5660c.webp)

*Choose a Saved setup to inspect its prompt, settings and references. Rename, reorder or remove it with the controls below.*

### Come back later

If you reload or lose your connection mid-run, the placeholder may show **Generation interrupted** or **Still processing**. Click **Recover** or **Check** to look for the result. The **X** only removes the placeholder. The run keeps going and is charged if it finishes.

If **Check** finds a run that can be cancelled still working, the placeholder changes to **Still running** with two buttons:

* **Stop** cancels the generation on the server. A cancelled run isn't charged.
* **Wait** keeps it running and brings back **Check**, so you can look again later.

Runs that can't be cancelled keep showing **Check** and the **X**. See [Cancel a run](https://flashboards.yaroflasher.com/docs/generation/generate.md#cancel-a-run).

Finished runs that lost their placeholder or board appear under **Background generations** above the prompt box, marked **Ready**. Click **Add result to board** to place one on the open board. For supported continuing runs, automatic checks run about every 30 seconds while you are signed in and the tab is visible; errors can slow them. **Check background generations** checks right away. Results stay there for about 48 hours.

* If a run keeps working for a long time, the automatic checks stop and the group shows "Automatic checks paused. Use Check to refresh these generations." Click **Check background generations** to look again.
* **Dismiss background generation** (the **X** on a row) removes that row, and **Clear all background generations** (the **X** in the header) removes every row. Both only tidy the list in this browser: a run keeps going, and a saved result isn't deleted.
* **Result unavailable** means the finished result can't be fetched any more. **Needs review** means the result has to be checked before it can be added. **Unconfirmed** means FlashBoards can't tell yet whether the run started. For all three, **Check background generations** refreshes the row.

## See how an item was made

Select a generated item and click **File information** in its side menu. The **AI Generated** section names the **Model**. For the full record, press `Enter` to open the preview and click **File information** again. **File Info** lists the **Prompt**, **Input Sources**, **Parameters** such as seed, and **Generated**, each with a copy button.

In **Settings → AI Generation**, turn on **Show connection lines** to draw lines from inputs to outputs. **Show model name** and **Show prompt** label items on the board. See [Settings](https://flashboards.yaroflasher.com/docs/account/settings.md).

### Layered outputs

Some models, such as **Qwen Image Layered**, return layers. These items have a **Layered output** badge. Press `Enter` on one, then use the arrow keys or click a thumbnail (**Original preview**, **Layer 1** and so on) to switch layers.

![Preview of a generated image with File Info open, showing the model, the prompt and the input image it was made from](https://media.yaroflasher.com/docs/media/generated-file-information.w2880.dd7f47cb.webp)

*Press Enter on a result and open File Info to see its model, prompt and inputs*

## What you're charged

You pay for runs that succeed, even if the result never reaches your board. See [Generation billing](https://flashboards.yaroflasher.com/docs/generation/billing.md).

## Related

- [Inputs and references](https://flashboards.yaroflasher.com/docs/generation/inputs.md)
- [Prompt and settings](https://flashboards.yaroflasher.com/docs/generation/prompt-and-settings.md)
- [History and errors](https://flashboards.yaroflasher.com/docs/generation/history-and-errors.md)
- [Generation billing](https://flashboards.yaroflasher.com/docs/generation/billing.md)
- [Cameo Library](https://flashboards.yaroflasher.com/docs/media/cameo.md)