Building Automated Video Pipelines with ViMax Multi-Agent Studio
ViMax is an open-source, multi-agent AI framework coordinating directors, screenwriters, producers, and generators for automated video production. Streamline content workflows programmatically.
Why it matters
It provides a complete, localizable codebase to automate the creation of video marketing materials and product guides using multi-agent systems.
TL;DR
- 01Clone ViMax from GitHub to run localized video generation workflows programmatically
- 02Connect your product's API to the Screenwriter agent to auto-generate video feature demos
- 03Offload the resource-intensive rendering steps to external API providers if local hardware is limited
Multi-Agent Orchestration
ViMax automates video production by utilizing specialized agents: Screenwriter, Director, Producer, and Video Generator. It handles the entire pipeline—from narrative input to final timeline assembly.
Technical Workflow
The framework uses a uv-managed Python environment. Configuration is done via configs/agent.local.yaml or environment variables like VIMAX_LLM_API_KEY.
To generate a video from an idea, use the main_idea2video.py script. The system requires API keys for a chat model (e.g., gemini-2.5-flash-lite), an image generator, and a video generator (e.g., Veo).
git clone https://github.com/HKUDS/ViMax.git
cd ViMax
# Configure agents in configs/agent.local.yaml
python main_idea2video.pyConsistency Control
ViMax includes an "Automated Image Generation Consistency Check" that uses MLLM/VLM to evaluate multiple parallel image generations, selecting the best frame to maintain style and character integrity.