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More ways to explain with ngram

Browser handoff, conversations, depth captions, technical animation, richer footage and reusable intro/outro slides: see what you can make in ngram.

More ways to explain with ngram
4 min read·Updated October 19, 2026
Akshay KumarTanmay Singhal
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Akshay KumarFounding Engineer
Tanmay SinghalSenior Software Engineer

Show real product workflows, explain ideas through conversation, and make footage easier to follow. These updates add new ways to direct the video while keeping its sources and message central.

Take over the live browser when a step needs you

Give ngram a URL and the workflow to explain. Watch its live browser, complete a sign-in or other step when control is handed to you, then choose Done so it can continue. Use an attended chat with a compatible director such as Opus 5.5.

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Turn questions into a conversation

Choose Conversation for an interview, product Q&A or learner-and-expert explanation. Give each role a distinct voice and add presenters when useful. Describe the other speakers in the brief, then review their dialogue in the plan.

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Explain what generated footage is showing

Ask for labels or callouts over AI footage, or a full-frame graphic between shots. Use the graphic to explain the important idea before returning to the scene.

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Keep the recording’s voice while adding context

Upload a recording and say which speech to keep, clean, replace or mute. Labels, callouts and diagrams can clarify the source while the original speech continues. The full HBase lecture below shows recording, graphics and returns to the instructor.

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Put emphasis words behind the presenter

Depth captions places selected large words behind a prominent presenter’s head and shoulders. These emphasis words are separate from ordinary subtitles, so you can choose whether to use both.

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Show how a mechanism works

Choose Machine anatomy with Opus 5.5 for labeled cutaways, moving parts and narrated sequences. Supply the technical facts and check the resulting explanation against them. Watch the compressor and lock examples to see different mechanisms explained.

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Save an opening and closing you can reuse

Create and edit intro/outro slide templates in Brand Kit on Premium or Ultimate. Start from a built-in design or describe your own, refine it, and save. Select the kit and the saved slides when starting a video; both slide choices begin Off.

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Start from a tested brief

Create a product Q&A conversation

Create a presenter social explainer

See mechanical explainer examples