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.
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 an optional 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 of about 30 seconds 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
About 30 s, watermarked, one manual per company
Standard
$119excl. VAT
Up to 60 s, within 24 hours
Express
$169excl. VAT
Up to 90 s, first in line
Captions included. Voice-over +$12, Music +$4, Sound effects +$15. Packs from 5 films for $795. 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 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?+
Captions are always included. A voice-over is an add-on at +$12 per film, and music at +$4.
How much does PDF to video cost here?+
The preview is free. A full film is $119 for a Standard film of up to 60 seconds, delivered within 24 hours, or $169 for an Express film of up to 90 seconds, first in line. Captions are included; voice-over +$12, music +$4, sound effects +$15. 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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