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Best for
Turning blog posts into short videos
Works on
Browser
Alternatives
InVideo, Lumen5
Watch out
Free trial only; output quality depends on input text
What It Does
Pictory turns long-form text (blog posts, articles, transcripts) into short branded videos automatically. Paste a URL or text, and Pictory selects relevant stock footage, adds captions, applies your brand colours and logo, and generates a video ready for social media. It also converts long videos into highlight reels by identifying the most engaging moments. It is designed for content repurposing—turning one piece of content into multiple formats.
Setup in 5 Minutes
and claim your free trial (three
videos).
- Choose a workflow: Script to Video, Article to
Video, Edit Video Using Text, or Visuals to
Video.
- Paste your content, customise the brand settings (colours, logo,
font), and generate.
- Edit individual scenes, swap stock footage, or adjust the AI
voiceover before exporting.
Try This
Find a blog post or article you have written (or use any article you find
informative). Paste the URL into Pictory's "Article to Video" workflow.
Review the auto-selected footage and replace any clips that do not match
the content. Add your own intro and outro slides. Export and share. You
have just turned a 1{,}500-word article into a 90-second social media
video.
Follow Along
Follow Along — Repurpose a Blog Post:
000-word article you have written (or select one from a site you follow). Copy the URL or paste the full text.
- In Pictory, choose Article to Video. Paste the content and let Pictory auto-generate scenes with stock footage and captions.
- Customise the brand settings: upload your logo, set your brand colours, and choose a font that matches your style.
- Replace at least three stock clips with more relevant footage from Pictory's library. Add a branded intro slide and a call-to-action outro.
- Export the 60-second video. Time how long the entire process took and compare it with how long manual video editing would require.
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