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Quick Actions package a proven prompt and settings behind a single click, so you can explore ideas or repeat a common task without writing and tuning a prompt yourself. Most of them run through Preview Agent: launching one hands the task to the agent, which plans it, shows the cost, and runs it. That also means anything you can click here, you can simply ask for in chat: “give me B-roll coverage of this location” works the same as the button.

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How to access Quick Actions

Select a file on canvas and click Tools on its toolbar to open Quick Actions.

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What you can do in the Quick Actions menu

Hover any Quick Action button for a description of what it does. Some Quick Actions return a single image; others create larger output sets, like a 9-image grid.

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Character sheets

Character creation turns an image with a clear character into an 11-panel character sheet (faces, full body, profiles, expressions), a strong reference for consistent results elsewhere in Preview. Results vary; generate a few and pick your favorite.

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Upscaling

Upscale a file from the same menu: Topaz upscale, Topaz Astra (video), and Magnific upscale each open a settings panel with live credit cost. See Upscaling for the full model and control breakdown. Convert to HDR (video) sits alongside them: it converts a clip to HDR with Runway Ruby, with HDR10 or HLG output.

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Draft at 480p, finish in 1080p

Seedance 2.5 videos generated at 480p are drafts: iterate on your prompt cheaply, and when a take is the keeper, run Render in 1080p (here in Tools, in File View, or in the Player). It re-renders the exact same generation (same prompt, same settings, same everything) at full quality.

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More ways to ideate

Quick Actions also cover several tools for generating story and shot ideas fast:
  • Sequence coverage: varied camera angles and shot sizes for a sequence.
  • Story beats: new narrative directions in new settings.
  • B-roll coverage: 9 supporting shots of the environment.
  • Dialogue coverage: masters, two-shots, over-the-shoulders, and close-ups for a conversation.
  • Production design: a grid of location variations with different props, dressing, and materials.
Character action, Time jump, and Sequence jump round out the set; hover any of them for what they do. On a video, these run from the current frame; scrub to the moment you want first. Plus Generate world: turn a reference image into an explorable world and capture new angles from it.

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Use Quick Actions intentionally

Quick Actions work best when:
  • Exploring many directions quickly
  • Wanting a repeatable shortcut for a common task
Found yourself tweaking the same action the same way every time? Ask the agent to save your version as a skill; it becomes your own one-click action. See Agent settings.
Continue to Generate World for one of the most distinctive Quick Action workflows.