Assembly videos for Amazon listings and online stores
If you sell products that need assembly online, a short assembly film does two jobs: it shows buyers the build is manageable before they order, and it helps them finish after delivery.
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
Marketplaces such as Amazon let sellers add videos to product listings, and shoppers use them to judge how hard a product is to put together. After the sale, the same film behind a QR code answers the questions that otherwise arrive as messages, bad reviews or returns.
Returns are expensive: Optoro data reported by CNBC put the cost of processing a return at about 30% of the item's price.
Where the film works for a seller
- The listing's video slot and your own store's product page
- A QR code in the box and on an insert card (free: our free box insert card tool)
- Buyer messages and after-sales emails
- Answers to "is it hard to assemble?" questions
- Vertical cuts for social ads and short-form video
A catalogue, not a one-off
Sellers with many listings roll out by sales and by complaint volume. Credits at 10 cents each, in bundles from $100 for 1,000 credits to $1,000 for 12,000; a typical manual is about 1,490 to 1,790 credits. Check each marketplace's current video rules before uploading.
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 I use the film on Amazon?+
The full film has no watermark and is yours to use. Check Amazon's current video requirements for your account and category before uploading.
Do you need my Amazon account?+
No. You upload the manual here and download the film. You publish it yourself.
What does an assembly video for a listing cost?+
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.
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