PDF to video
The part of the PDF that matters, as a video people watch.
PDFs are downloaded far more often than they are read. Turning the central section into a short narrated animation gets the message across in the minute someone is willing to give it. Copy the relevant text out of the PDF into AutoScribble, edit the drafted narration so the wording and any figures are exact, choose the shape, voice and length, and generate a video you can attach, embed or post instead.
Free to write and rewrite. Credits are only used when you generate.
Choose the section worth animating
Whitepapers, guides and prospectuses all have one section that carries the argument. That section is the video; the rest stays in the PDF for people who want the detail.
Preparing the text
Copy the text from the PDF and tidy it before pasting. Headings, page numbers and footnotes read badly when narrated, so strip them out.
- Remove page furniture and references
- Keep figures you can stand behind, exactly as written
- Turn bullet lists into sentences
- Finish with the action you want
Matching the video to the document's job
Different PDFs need different treatment.
Checking before you generate
The narration is spoken exactly as written, so the editor is where accuracy is settled. Editing and rewriting are free and unlimited; credits are only used when you generate.
Using it alongside the PDF
Put the video on the download page so people can watch before deciding to read, send it as a private expiring link in follow-up email, or post a portrait cut with a link back to the full document.
Cost
100 credits buys a minute of finished video, so thirty seconds is 50 and two minutes is 200. New accounts start with 100 welcome credits.
Create Video
Free to write and rewrite. Credits are only used when you generate.
Common questions
- Can I upload the PDF itself?
- Copy the relevant text and paste it in, or upload a plain text or markdown version. That also lets you strip out page furniture that would read badly.
- How long should the video be?
- Thirty seconds for a flyer, a minute for a product sheet, two minutes for a whitepaper.
- Will it read the whole PDF?
- No, and it should not. Choose the section that carries the argument and build the video around it.
- Can I brand the video?
- Yes, turn the logo option on before generating.