Launch Chipchamp from Windows 10's or Windows 11's Start menu or All Apps screen. On the program's home screen, click the "Create a video with AI" button.

You should see the Auto Compose window with four options: "Upload media," Style, Length, and Export.

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At the "Upload media" screen, enter a title for your video and then upload the photos or video clips you wish to add. Click the window to manually add the files from File Explorer or drag and drop them. Click the plus icon if you want to add more files. Click the "Get started" button to move to the next section.

You should now see the Style section, where you can pick the style for your video. Clipchamp should suggest a specific style for you. Click the thumbs down or thumbs up icon to see a different style. When you've found the style you like, click Next. Otherwise, click the "Choose for me" link if you want Clipchamp to determine the style.

The next screen should prompt you to select the aspect ratio and length of your video. Choose between landscape and portrait mode. To determine the length, select one of the options, such as "Less than 30 seconds," "About 1 minute," or "Full length." When you're done, click Next.

Next you should see the Export section, where you can choose the music. Click the current suggested track to see other choices. Click Preview under the thumbnail for each piece of music to hear how it sounds. You can also opt for no music.

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Otherwise, select the music you want to add and then click the left arrow next to the word Music. To set a different music track, click the link for "Create a new version." Click the arrow next to the word Music to return to the Export screen.

You now have two choices. You can edit your video in the Timeline to make any manual changes you wish or directly export it as is. To view and modify the video, click the "Edit in Timeline" button. In the Timeline window, you can perform any tweaks you like -- add or remove media, change the order of the clips, alter the music or font, apply templates or transitions, include animations or stickers, add filters and effects, and choose other aspect ratios. When you're done, click the Play button to preview your video.

From the Timeline, click the Export button at the top to export your video. If you decided not to use the Timeline, click the Export button from the Auto Compose window.

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Either way, the Export screen shows you the progress of your video's creation. When your video is ready, click the Open File link to play the video in your default media player.

If you wish to keep the video, click "Save to your computer" to save it locally as an MP4 file. To store it online, scroll down the window to view the different services you can use to save or share the file: OneDrive, Google Drive, YouTube, Dropbox, and LinkedIn.