> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://trigger.dev/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# AI media generation workflows

> Learn how to use Trigger.dev for AI media generation including image creation, video synthesis, audio generation, and multi-modal content workflows

## Overview

Build AI media generation pipelines that handle unpredictable API latencies and long-running operations. Generate images, videos, audio, and multi-modal content with automatic retries, progress tracking, and no timeout limits.

## Featured examples

> [card] [Product image generator](https://trigger.dev/docs/guides/example-projects/product-image-generator.md)
>
> Transform product photos into professional marketing images using Replicate.

> [card] [Meme generator (human-in-the-loop)](https://trigger.dev/docs/guides/example-projects/meme-generator-human-in-the-loop.md)
>
> Generate memes with DALL·E 3 and add human approval steps.

> [card] [Vercel AI SDK image generation](https://trigger.dev/docs/guides/example-projects/vercel-ai-sdk-image-generator.md)
>
> Generate images from text prompts using the Vercel AI SDK.

## Benefits of using Trigger.dev for AI media generation workflows

**Pay only for active compute, not AI inference time:** Checkpoint-resume pauses during AI API calls. Generate content that takes minutes or hours without paying for idle inference time.

**No timeout limits for long generations:** Handle generations that take minutes or hours without execution limits. Perfect for high-quality video synthesis and complex multi-modal workflows.

**Human approval gates for brand safety:** Add review steps before publishing AI-generated content. Pause workflows for human approval using waitpoint tokens.

## Production use cases

> [card] [Icon customer story](https://trigger.dev/customers/icon-customer-story)
>
> Read how Icon uses Trigger.dev to process and generate thousands of videos per month for their AI-driven video creation platform.

> [card] [Papermark customer story](https://trigger.dev/customers/papermark-customer-story)
>
> Read how Papermark process thousands of documents per month using Trigger.dev.

## Example workflow patterns

> [tab] AI content with approval
>
> **Supervisor pattern with approval gate**. Generates AI content, pauses execution with wait.forToken to allow human review, applies feedback if needed, publishes approved content.
>
> ```mermaid theme={"theme":"css-variables"}
> graph TB
>     A[generateContent] --> B[createWithAI]
>     B --> C[wait.forToken approval]
>     C --> D{Approved?}
>
>     D -->|Yes| E[publishContent]
>     D -->|Needs revision| F[applyFeedback]
>     F --> B
> ```

> [tab] AI image generation
>
> Simple AI image generation. Receives prompt and parameters, calls OpenAI DALL·E 3, post-processes result, uploads to storage.
>
> ```mermaid theme={"theme":"css-variables"}
> graph TB
>     A[generateImage] --> B[optimizeImage]
>     B --> C[uploadToStorage]
>     C --> D[updateDatabase]
> ```

> [tab] Batch image generation
>
> **Coordinator pattern with rate limiting**. Receives batch of generation requests, coordinates parallel processing with configurable concurrency to respect API rate limits, validates outputs, stores results.
>
> ```mermaid theme={"theme":"css-variables"}
> graph TB
>     A[processBatch] --> B[coordinateGeneration]
>     B --> C[batchTriggerAndWait]
>
>     C --> D[generateImage1]
>     C --> E[generateImage2]
>     C --> F[generateImageN]
>
>     D --> G[validateResults]
>     E --> G
>     F --> G
>
>     G --> H[storeResults]
>     H --> I[notifyCompletion]
> ```

> [tab] Multi-step image enhancement
>
> **Coordinator pattern with sequential processing**. Generates initial content with AI, applies style transfer or enhancement, upscales resolution, optimizes and compresses for delivery.
>
> ```mermaid theme={"theme":"css-variables"}
> graph TB
>     A[processCreative] --> B[generateWithAI]
>     B --> C[applyStyleTransfer]
>     C --> D[upscaleResolution]
>     D --> E[optimizeAndCompress]
>     E --> F[uploadToStorage]
> ```

## Featured use cases

> [card] [Data processing & ETL workflows](https://trigger.dev/docs/guides/use-cases/data-processing-etl.md)
>
> Build complex data pipelines that process large datasets without timeouts.

> [card] [Media processing workflows](https://trigger.dev/docs/guides/use-cases/media-processing.md)
>
> Batch process videos, images, audio, and documents with no execution time limits.

> [card] [AI media generation workflows](https://trigger.dev/docs/guides/use-cases/media-generation.md)
>
> Generate images, videos, audio, documents and other media using AI models.

> [card] [Marketing workflows](https://trigger.dev/docs/guides/use-cases/marketing.md)
>
> Build drip campaigns, create marketing content, and orchestrate multi-channel campaigns.


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