PDF to video
PDF to video AI that sticks to your document
Drop a report, a white paper, a course handout or slides exported to PDF. Motiongist pulls out the key points, writes a narration that stays true to the document, and animates it.
- 500 free credits at sign-up
- Free storyboard review
- 45–180 s, vertical 9:16
- 8 voices, 10 languages
Your document
9:16 · 1080×1920“heat-pumps-white-paper.pdf (32 pages). Audience: decision-makers. Must show: the paper’s running-cost comparison.”
- Length
- 90–120 s
- Look
- Light
- Voice
- George
- Rendering
- 2D · English
Storyboard · 6 scenes
- 0–7 sHook. A gas flame and a heat pump side by side. Title: “Same warm house, different bill.”
- 7–30 sHow it works. A loop of refrigerant pulls heat from the outside air and releases it indoors, drawn as a cycle with arrows.
- 30–55 sWhy it is efficient. One block of electricity goes in, a taller stack of heat blocks comes out.
PDFs are where a lot of good explanations go to sit unread: long reports, white papers, handouts, slide decks saved as PDF. A short video is often the only part of that work most people will ever see. The job is choosing what to keep, then making it clear.
Motiongist reads the text of the PDF, picks the ideas that fit the length you choose, and writes a narration from them. Because the document is the source, the script sticks to it: figures and claims come from the PDF, and a fact review runs before rendering.
Want to see the plan before you sign up? The free PDF to video plan tool turns a PDF into the outline of a short video: the hook, the key points and the conclusion. When the outline looks right, bring the same file into the studio.
How it works
From a PDF to a narrated video
- Step 1
Preview the plan, free
Run the PDF through the free planning tool to see which hook and key points it picks. That step needs no account.
- Step 2
Drop the PDF in the studio
Choose the audience and a length. A 45–60 s video covers one finding; 150–180 s can walk through three or four.
- Step 3
Steer what it keeps
Use notes to say what must appear (a key figure, a recommendation) and what to leave out. Then review the storyboard for free before paying.
- Step 4
Render and share
Confirm the exact price and render. Share the video on a page with a button to the full PDF, or post it with copy written for each platform.
Example
A 32-page white paper on heat pumps, in under two minutes
What you give: “heat-pumps-white-paper.pdf (32 pages). Audience: decision-makers. Must show: the paper’s running-cost comparison.”
What the video shows, scene by scene
- 0–7 s
Hook. A gas flame and a heat pump side by side. Title: “Same warm house, different bill.”
- 7–30 s
How it works. A loop of refrigerant pulls heat from the outside air and releases it indoors, drawn as a cycle with arrows.
- 30–55 s
Why it is efficient. One block of electricity goes in, a taller stack of heat blocks comes out.
- 55–80 s
The running-cost comparison from the paper, rebuilt as a bar chart with the paper’s own figures.
- 80–100 s
The caveats the report raises, insulation and upfront cost, as two cards.
- 100–110 s
Takeaway, with the report’s title on screen so viewers know where the numbers come from.
An illustrative storyboard for this brief (Light look, 2D). Motiongist writes its own scenes from your input, and you can edit them for free before rendering.
Why Motiongist
Why PDFs make good videos here
Faithful to the source
The narration is written from the PDF’s own text, and a fact review runs before rendering. You read every line in the storyboard.
Numbers become visuals
Figures from the document turn into counters, bars and comparisons that build up as the voice reaches them.
A way back to the full document
The share page can carry a call-to-action button, so viewers who want the detail can open the full report.
One PDF, several videos
Long reports rarely fit in one short. On the Team plan, split the document into 2 to 12 episodes, each its own project.
Exact price first
You see the credit price before rendering. If the render fails, the credits come back to your balance on their own.
Which PDFs work best
PDFs with real text inside work best: exported reports, papers, handouts and slide decks. The engine reads the text, not the page images, so a scan of printed pages may give it nothing to read. Charts are not copied out of the file either: if a figure matters, name it in your notes and the video redraws it from the numbers in the text.
One short can’t hold a whole report. Pick the angle first (the main finding, the three recommendations, the one number that matters) and let the rest live in the PDF.
Start faster
Templates that fit
Each template is a ready-made brief: an example subject, a target length, a look and notes. Open one and change the subject.
What it costs
One credit balance. A short video is 400 credits, a standard one 700, a long one 1,000, plus 1 credit per 10 narrated characters for the final voice.
Free
$0
500 credits at sign-up
To try it out: a first video, draft voice, discreet watermark.
Solo
$19 / month
3,000 credits / month
To post every week: final voice, clean exports, your brand.
StudioMost popular
$49 / month
30,000 credits / month
To produce at volume: priority rendering, custom looks, API and MCP.
Team
$149 / month
100,000 credits / month
For teams and agencies: 5 seats, 4 renders in parallel, one invoice.
Prices before tax, in US dollars. Yearly billing is 35% cheaper. Failed renders are refunded automatically.
FAQ
Questions, answered
Is the PDF to video plan tool the same as the studio?
No. The free PDF to video plan tool gives you the outline of a short video (hook, key points, conclusion) without signing up. The studio goes all the way: script, storyboard, voice, animation and the final MP4.
Does it work with scanned PDFs?
It reads the text in the file. A scan without a text layer may give it nothing to work from, so export or convert it to a text PDF first.
Will the video add facts that aren’t in my PDF?
The script is written to stick to the document, and a fact review runs before rendering. Read the storyboard anyway: you are the one publishing.
Can I use a link to a PDF instead of uploading it?
Yes. A link to a PDF works as an input too: the file is fetched and read the same way.
How much does a PDF video cost?
The same as any video: 400 credits for short, 700 for standard and 1,000 for long, plus the final voice. Sign-up gives 500 free credits, and plans start at $19 a month. See pricing.
Ready to make your first one?
500 free credits at sign-up. Review the storyboard for free, see the exact price, then render.
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