Introduction

Workflows let you connect different models together, step by step, to create exactly what you want. Think of it like building with blocks—each block (or "node") does one thing, and you connect them to automate your creative process.

This article guides you through creating your first workflow — a text-to-video generator using Gen-4 image and video models. If you're new to node-based systems, this hands-on tutorial will help you get comfortable building custom Workflows.

Related Links

• Introduction to Workflows

Step 1 — Adding the nodes 

Start by navigating to Workflows and click on + New Workflow in the top-right corner. From there, click the + symbol on the left-hand side to add the following nodes:

• 2 Text nodes
• 1 Gen-4 Text/Image to Image node
• 1 Gen-4 Image to Video node

These are the nodes needed for your text-to-video workflow. To keep things organized, you can click and drag the nodes to match the layout shown below:

Step 2 — Linking the nodes

Once the nodes are present, connect the compatible inputs and outputs to create links:

• Link the first Text output to the Prompt input for Gen-4 Image
• Link the Gen-4 Image output to the Image input for Gen-4 Video
• Link the unused Text output to the Prompt input for Gen-4 Video

Your workflow will look similar to this after creating the links:

 The above workflow has Labels added to make it easier to revisit in the future.

Step 3 — Running the workflow 

Enter in prompts for both the image and video Text inputs. Next, click Run All in the top right corner of the Workflow Editor to process the full workflow.

Alternatively, you can run individual portions of the workflow by clicking Run on the node you want to process. Running individual nodes is helpful for quickly testing changes without generating the full Workflow. For example, clicking Run on the Gen-4 Image node would only generate an image.

You can also run multiple node groups in parallel and view or cancel them using the Active runs panel. Please note that regular queueing rules apply—you will only be able to run nodes that do not depend on nodes that are currently running or incomplete.

Step 4 — Working with Node Execution History

As you iterate on your workflow, you'll generate multiple outputs from the same node. The Node Execution History feature makes it easy to review, compare, and restore previous outputs without having to re-run your entire workflow.

This feature is particularly useful when experimenting with different prompts or settings, as it lets you easily compare results and restore any generation without starting over.

Next steps

From here, try expanding this workflow by adding more nodes to customize it further:

• Add an LLM node with a system prompt to automatically enhance your Gen-4 Image prompts
• Add an Image input node to use as a reference for Gen-4 Image
• Add an Aleph node to make changes to the resulting video

These are just a few possibilities. The real power of Workflows comes from experimenting with different node combinations to build creative pipelines tailored to your specific needs. Try connecting nodes in unexpected ways—you might discover techniques that become essential to your process.