[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":260},["ShallowReactive",2],{"academy-\u002Facademy\u002Fmake-your-first-video":3,"academy-others-\u002Facademy\u002Fmake-your-first-video":207},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"description":193,"extension":194,"image":36,"meta":195,"navigation":196,"order":197,"path":198,"readTime":199,"section":200,"seo":201,"stem":202,"tryHref":203,"tryLabel":204,"updated":205,"__hash__":206},"academy\u002Facademy\u002Fmake-your-first-video.md","Make your first video",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":182},"minimark",[9,13,18,30,37,75,81,85,92,107,111,114,118,121,132,136,143,147,154,160,164],[10,11,12],"p",{},"TaleTok turns a script into a finished video with pictures, a voice and captions. You do not need any editing skills. This guide walks you through your very first one.",[14,15,17],"h2",{"id":16},"_1-pick-a-format","1. Pick a format",[10,19,20,21,25,26,29],{},"Open your ",[22,23,24],"strong",{},"Dashboard",". 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