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Video Variations: One Idea, Infinite Angles to Test

Generate variations of one video with different hooks, pacing, editing styles and CTAs, A/B test them, and double down on what performs. A/B variations are coming soon to ShortFast: start from this page to get early access. Available today: give an automation one theme and ShortFast writes the next episode for every slot, with a new topic, script, title and footage in the same tone and length, and developers can ask for the next episode of any faceless video through the API or MCP.

What you get

Inside Video Variations

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Coming soon: A/B testing across hooks, edits and CTAs

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Coming soon: different hooks testing different audience angles at once

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Coming soon: winners compared side by side in Analytics & Insights

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Available now: a new episode on your theme for every slot, posted automatically

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Available now: the same tone, format and length from episode to episode

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Available now: the next episode of any faceless video through the API or MCP

A/B variations: coming soon

A/B variations take one idea and produce several versions of the same video, each with a different hook, pacing, editing style or call to action, so you can post them and see which angle your audience responds to. The idea stays fixed, which is what makes the comparison meaningful rather than just producing several different videos.

They are coming soon. Start your ShortFast trial from this page to get early access when they ship.

Available today: a series that posts itself

Give an automation one theme and ShortFast keeps the series going. For every slot it reads the series theme and the first video's tone, format and length, checks the titles of your most recent episodes, and writes the next episode: a fresh topic on the same theme, a new script and hook, a new title and description, and new footage to match.

The next two episodes stay queued, where you can open them to edit the subtitles, footage and caption, re-time them, pin them or delete them, and then each one is posted or emailed to you. A format that works keeps working, and the audience gets something new every time.

Variations from the API and MCP

Developers can ask for the next episode of a specific video. The REST API creates a variation of any generated faceless video with POST /api/v1/videos/:id/clips, and the MCP server lets Claude, Cursor and other agents do the same in plain language. Each variation uses credits like any other video.

When you want to test a specific opening today, write or paste your own script before generating. ShortFast keeps your words, so the hook you wrote is the hook that goes out.

FAQ

Common questions

What actually changes between variations?
In A/B variations, coming soon, the hook, pacing, editing style and call to action change while the idea stays fixed. In today's automated series, each new episode changes the topic, script, hook, title and footage while keeping the theme, tone, format and length.
How many variations should I make?
Three to five per idea is usually enough to see a difference without saturating your own audience. Beyond that you are mostly re-testing the same thing.
How do I know which variation won?
Compare retention in the first three seconds for hook differences and completion rate for pacing differences. Raw view counts conflate the two and are also more sensitive to when you posted.
Will my audience mind seeing similar videos?
Spread them across days rather than posting them together, and vary the opening enough that the video reads as a fresh take rather than a repost. Platform distribution also means most followers see only a fraction of what you publish.
When are A/B variations available?
They are in development, and accounts started from this page get early access when they ship. Automated series, and the API and MCP variations of faceless videos, work today.

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