Document to video for instructions and how-to documents
If your document tells people how to do something with their hands, we turn it into an animated step-by-step video in your brand. Send a PDF or a link; you get a free preview first.
Free preview of your own manual. See pricing
Real films, made from real manuals
Three drawers, then the side frames
Floor halves together, walls up
Stand it up, click the doors on
In short
Most document to video tools summarise a document into a script and pair it with stock visuals or an AI presenter. That's fine for a report, a blog post or an announcement.
Instruction documents are different: the order of the steps and the drawings are the content. We keep both, and turn each step into a scene, so the video shows what the document says, in the same order.
Documents that work
- Instruction and assembly manuals
- Installation guides and quick-start sheets
- SOPs and work instructions for physical tasks
- Maintenance and care procedures
- Training handouts with numbered steps and drawings
Formats
Not sure your document is ready? Drop the PDF into our free manual health check tool. It runs in your browser, the file never leaves your computer, and it tells you whether the steps and drawings are clear enough for a film.
- PDF is best. Word files and Google Docs: export them as PDF first, so the drawings stay where they belong.
- A public link to a PDF or an online manual works too.
- Scans are fine if the pages are straight and readable. Password-protected PDFs can't be used.
Documents we're not the right tool for
Reports, white papers, policies, sales decks and articles have no physical steps to show. A narrated-slides or avatar document to video tool is the better and cheaper choice for those, and we'd rather tell you now than sell you the wrong film.
From document to video in four steps
- Upload the document or paste the link, and create a free account.
- We read your logo and colours from your website; you pick a style.
- You get a free, watermarked preview, under a minute long, within 24 hours.
- Order the full film when you're happy, or skip the preview and order straight away.
What you get
- Every step of the document, animated in the same order, one scene per step
- As long as the manual needs, priced by its length: from $119, most manuals $149 to $179
- Your logo and colours, read from your company website, in the style you pick
- Widescreen and vertical versions, captions included
- A calm voice and calm music included; sound effects +$2
- Checked against your order before delivery; one round of changes included with every full film
- No watermark on the full film. It's yours to host on your LMS, intranet, help centre or YouTube
How it works
- 1
Upload your manual
A PDF, or a link to it. One manual is enough to start.
- 2
Free account
Google or email, no password. We read your logo and colours from your website.
- 3
Preview, then the film
A free watermarked preview within 24 hours. Order the full film when you're happy.
Price
Preview
Free
A short film made from your own manual, under a minute, with a watermark, one manual per company
Full film
from $119excl. VAT
Most manuals $149 to $179, priced by your manual's length and shown before you pay, within 24 hours
Express
+$50excl. VAT
Your film goes first in line
Up to 3 min: $119 · 3 to 6 min: $149 · 6 to 10 min: $179 · 10 to 15 min: $219 · 15 to 20 min: $259 · Over 20 min: $259 + $40 per 5 min. Voice and calm music included. Sound effects +$2. Pay by card or with credits: 1 credit is 10 cents. All prices are in US dollars and exclude VAT. VAT is added at checkout where it applies; businesses can enter their VAT number.
Full pricingQuestions
Can AI convert a document to a video?+
Yes. For instruction documents we use AI to animate the document's own steps, and every film is checked against your order before delivery.
Can I upload a Word document?+
Export it as PDF first. That keeps each drawing next to its step, which the film depends on.
Does the video read the document aloud?+
Not as a person reading it to a camera. It shows the steps as animation, and a calm voice reads each step.
Is my document kept private?+
Yes. Each company's files are stored apart, used only for that company's films and never shown to anyone else. Ask and we delete them.
What does document to video cost here?+
The preview is free. A full film is from $119, most manuals $149 to $179, priced by the manual's length and shown before you pay, ready within 24 hours. Express +$50 puts your film first in line. A calm voice and calm music are included; sound effects +$2. If we can't read every step of a manual, we make a shorter film of it instead, up to 1 minute (1½ minutes on Express), at the first price, $119. Prices exclude VAT.
See your own manual as a film.
Upload it now. Your free, watermarked preview arrives within 24 hours.
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