PDF to video for manuals and instructions

Upload a PDF manual or instruction sheet, or paste a link to it. We turn its steps into an animated, captioned video in your brand, and send 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 PDF to video tools read the text out loud: a presenter or avatar talks over slides made from your document. That works for a report. It doesn't work for instructions, because people need to see the part, where it goes and which way it faces.

For a manual, the drawings are the content. We turn those drawings and numbered steps into motion, one scene per step, in the order the PDF gives them.

Two kinds of PDF to video

Narrated slides or avatars: good for reports, policies and summaries. The picture barely changes; the voice carries the meaning.
Step animation: good for anything people build, fit or install. The picture carries the meaning; captions and a calm voice support it.

What makes a PDF convert well

Not sure? Drop the PDF into our free our free manual health check tool. It runs in your browser, so the file never leaves your computer, and it tells you whether the manual is ready for a film.

Numbered steps, each with a drawing
A parts and hardware list with counts or letters
Arrows and callouts that show direction
Real pages, not a scan photographed at an angle. Password-protected PDFs can't be used.

Explainer video from a PDF?

If your PDF explains a product people have to put together, set up or install, yes: that's exactly our kind of explainer. If it's a sales deck, a report or a policy with no physical steps, a narrated-slides tool is the better, cheaper choice, and we'd rather tell you that now.

From upload to film

Upload the PDF or paste its link, and create a free account (Google or email, no password).
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.

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 pricing

Questions

Can I convert any PDF to video?+

Any PDF that describes physical steps: assembly, installation, set-up, maintenance. PDFs without steps (reports, brochures) are better served by narrated-slide tools.

Is my PDF 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.

Does the video have a voice?+

Yes. Every full film has a calm voice that reads the steps, and calm music. Sound effects are +$2 per film.

How much does PDF 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.

What format is the video?+

Widescreen for websites and YouTube, and vertical for phones and social. The full film has no watermark.

See your own manual as a film.

Upload it now. Your free, watermarked preview arrives within 24 hours.

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