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Why is my video taking a while to generate?

Find out why your Synthesia video may take longer to generate. Learn what to do if generation stalls or your video is under moderation review.

Written by Meg Farley

While your video is generating it will go through several stages: Moderating, Queued, Preparing, Rendering, Assembling and Finalizing.

Moderation is a crucial part of the video generation process. Synthesia moderates 100% of its content. Moderation happens through automated systems and manual review. While automatic moderation is instant, manual moderation requires additional time for approval.


Why this happens

If your video is awaiting moderation, it will be reviewed by our Moderation Team as soon as possible.

✍️ Please do not generate the video multiple times, as this will hinder the process, resulting in increased wait times.


What to do

If your video has been under manual review for longer than 24 hours, contact the Synthesia Support Team.


📚 To learn more about how Synthesia reviews content, check out the Guide to Content Moderation.

📚 If a hard refresh does not resolve a stuck generation, see How do I troubleshoot browser issues in Synthesia?

📚 For review timelines and appeal options, see Understanding Synthesia's Manual Review Process

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