# PDF to Video Generator

Upload a PDF in the composer, or paste a section of it here, and get a narrated, captioned short that explains the document’s main point in plain words.

Canonical page: https://www.veedio.co/tools/pdf-to-video-generator
Search intent: A marketer with a whitepaper or a one-pager, a coach with a workbook, an agent with a buyer’s guide or a shop owner with a care sheet — searching “pdf to video ai” or “pdf to video converter” — who wants the document’s point as a short video. Some of these searches want a slideshow of the PDF’s own pages; this makes a new narrated video instead, and says so.

## What it produces

- 5 to 8 scenes, each with one spoken line and one generated frame
- A minute by default; 30, 60, 90 or 180 seconds are selectable in the composer (paid plans to 180s). Scene length comes from the narration's true duration
- ElevenLabs voiceover: 20 voices, narrating in any of 29 languages
- Word-timed captions burned in from the voice model's own character alignment
- A licensed music bed, ducked under the narration, loudness-normalised master
- 9:16, 1:1 or 16:9, 1080-class, no watermark on any plan

## Preset applied on this page

- Source type: prompt
- Voice: bella
- Captions: boxed
- Music: lofi
- Visual style: 3d
- Aspect ratio: 9:16

## The brief this page adds, verbatim

This string is prepended to whatever the visitor types before the scriptwriter
sees it — in the script preview on this page, in the video you generate after
clicking through to the composer, and in the API when you send
`preset: "pdf-to-video-generator"`. It is the only difference between this page and
the others.

> The text below comes from a PDF the user has — a whitepaper, a report, a guide, a workbook, a care sheet or a one-pager. Explain its main point as a short narrated video for someone who will never open the document: open on the problem or question the document answers, then its key points in plain words, one per scene, ending on what it tells the reader to do. Use ONLY what the text says: add no fact, number, name, date, source, price or claim that is not in it, do not cite page numbers, and if something is unclear, leave it out. Spell out an acronym only where the text spells it out. If the text is only a web address or a file name with no words from it, do not guess what it says: say only what the address or name itself makes certain (the site's name), and nothing about what it offers. Each scene describes one frame that shows the idea in its line — a workshop floor, a kitchen, a house, a person at a desk — with no text, numbers, charts, tables, logos, document pages or writing in the frame and no one speaking to camera.

## Example inputs from the page

- Executive summary. Many mid-sized manufacturers still schedule maintenance by the calendar: every machine is serviced on a fixed date whether it needs it or not. This paper sets out an alternative, condition-based maintenance, in which sensors on each machine report vibration and temperature and a service is booked only when the readings drift. It explains what to measure first, how to pilot it on one line, and what to change in the maintenance team’s week.
- Before you make an offer. Get pre-approved, not just pre-qualified: a pre-approval means a lender has checked your income and credit, and sellers take it more seriously. Decide your ceiling before you see the house, not after. Ask what is included in the sale — appliances, window coverings, the shed. And book the inspection as soon as the offer is accepted, so there is time to negotiate on anything it finds.
- Caring for your cast iron pan. Rinse it while it is still warm and scrub it with a brush. Dry it completely on a low burner so no water is left on the surface. Rub in a few drops of oil with a paper towel and wipe until it looks almost dry. Store it uncovered. If rust appears, scrub it back to bare metal and season it again in the oven.

## Getting started

Pick a plan at /pricing and start creating today. The widget on the page runs the
real scriptwriter with this preset and returns the script, the per-scene image
prompts and the estimated runtime. Rendering the visuals, voiceover and final
file spends credits.

## How it works

1. **Upload the PDF, or paste a section** — In the composer, Upload a PDF on the Link tab takes a file of up to 15 MB. Here, paste the summary or the section you want explained.
2. **Read the script** — It comes back one line per scene, held to the document’s words. Check every figure and every recommendation before any picture is made.
3. **Render it and share it** — A vertical short to post to TikTok, Reels or Shorts from the app, or switch to landscape in the composer and download the MP4 for a deck or a course page.

## The PDF nobody opens, explained in a minute

Whitepapers, buyer’s guides, workbooks and care sheets are written to be read, and many of the people they are meant for never open them. A short video is how the main point reaches those people: the problem the document answers, the few things it says to do, and where to get the rest. The brief here writes exactly that, for someone who has not read a page of it.

It makes a new narrated video from the document’s words. It is not a slideshow of the PDF’s pages: no page, table, chart or diagram from the file appears on screen, and nothing in the frames is lettered. The page starts on the composer’s 3D render look, vertical, with a reassuring narrator and boxed captions that stay readable over any frame. Every video is made on a plan: Mini is $7 a month, and the first payment on any plan has a 7-day money-back guarantee.

## Uploading the PDF, and what is read from it

On the composer’s Link tab, Upload a PDF takes a file of up to 15 MB, and a PDF at a public link can be pasted there instead. An uploaded file is stored under an unguessable link rather than behind a password: anyone who has that link can open it, so leave out anything confidential. On the Link tab this page’s own brief steps aside: the script writer is given the source itself and told to use only what it says. The look, the voice, the captions and the music this page starts on stay as they are.

Only the PDF’s text layer is read. A scan — pictures of pages — has almost no readable text and is refused with that reason, as is a file that is not really a PDF; paste the text instead. Tables are read as runs of words, and charts, diagrams and photos are not read at all. Of a long document the script writer reads the opening, so for one section of a long report, paste that section or upload it as a PDF of its own.

## Figures, claims and what to check before it renders

The script is written from the words you give it and told to use only what they say: no fact, figure, price, name, quote or claim that is not in your text. It is still a language model, so read the script before any picture is made: the box here shows it one line per scene, and in the composer, Show me the script first holds the visuals until you approve it. A document is often where the numbers live — a result, a price, a deadline, a measurement — and a figure misread out loud is worse than no figure, so check each one in the script against the page it came from.

Each scene is one generated frame made from its own line of the script, so the video is a sequence of independent pictures joined by cuts, not one continuous shot. On a paid plan each frame is set in motion by default with a short camera move (138 credits for a five-scene video), or choose Stills in the composer and the same video is 13 credits, as pictures with a slow pan. Or switch the composer to Stock footage: real Pexels clips matched to each line, on every plan, which suits a subject that exists — a street, a kitchen, a handshake — better than an idea.

## Who it is for

- **B2B and SaaS marketers** — The whitepaper, report or one-pager behind a form, as a short that tells people what is inside before they download it.
- **Coaches and course creators** — A workbook chapter or a worksheet, as a short that explains the exercise in your own words.
- **Real estate agents** — Your buyer’s or seller’s guide, one section per short, posted between listings.
- **Shop owners** — A care sheet, a size guide or the instructions in the box, as a short for customers who will not read the leaflet.

## Compared with making it the usual way

| | The usual way | With Veedio |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Input | Read the whole document, then write a script that explains it. | Upload the PDF on the composer’s Link tab, or paste the section here. |
| Visuals | The PDF’s pages as slides, with text nobody can read on a phone. | A frame generated from each line, or real stock clips, with no page shown. |
| Voiceover | Somebody on the team records it, then records it again. | A reassuring narrator by default, 20 voices to choose from, a changed line re-read on its own. |
| Captions | Typed in by hand, or left off. | Boxed captions from the approved script, readable over any frame. |
| Turnaround | Days, because the document has to be read before anyone can write. | The document read and the script written in moments, the video right after it. |
| Changing it | The guide is revised and the video has to be made again from scratch. | Paste the revised section or upload the new PDF, then render again. |

## FAQ

### Can I upload the PDF itself?

Yes, in the composer. On the composer’s Link tab, Upload a PDF takes a file of up to 15 MB, and a PDF at a public link can be pasted there instead. An uploaded file is stored under an unguessable link rather than behind a password: anyone who has that link can open it, so leave out anything confidential. The box on this page takes pasted text only, up to 1,200 characters.

### Why was my PDF refused?

Usually because it is a scan. Only the PDF’s text layer is read. A scan — pictures of pages — has almost no readable text and is refused with that reason, as is a file that is not really a PDF; paste the text instead. Tables are read as runs of words, and charts, diagrams and photos are not read at all. Of a long document the script writer reads the opening, so for one section of a long report, paste that section or upload it as a PDF of its own. A file over 15 MB is refused too.

### Will it read the tables, charts and images in my PDF?

No. Only the text layer is read: a table comes through as a run of words, and a chart, a diagram or a photo is not read at all. If a figure from a chart matters, type it into the text you paste, and check it in the script before it renders.

### Does it turn my PDF’s pages into a slideshow?

No. It writes a new narrated video from the document’s words, and no page of the file appears on screen. Each scene is one generated frame made from its own line of the script, so the video is a sequence of independent pictures joined by cuts, not one continuous shot. On a paid plan each frame is set in motion by default with a short camera move (138 credits for a five-scene video), or choose Stills in the composer and the same video is 13 credits, as pictures with a slow pan.

### Will it add facts the document does not have?

The script is written from the words you give it and told to use only what they say: no fact, figure, price, name, quote or claim that is not in your text. It is still a language model, so read the script before any picture is made: the box here shows it one line per scene, and in the composer, Show me the script first holds the visuals until you approve it.

### Is my document kept private?

Not behind a password. On the composer’s Link tab, Upload a PDF takes a file of up to 15 MB, and a PDF at a public link can be pasted there instead. An uploaded file is stored under an unguessable link rather than behind a password: anyone who has that link can open it, so leave out anything confidential. Pasting only the section you want explained keeps the rest of the document out of it.

### Can the video be in a different language from the document?

Yes. Pick the language in the composer and the script is written and narrated in it. There are 20 stock voices, most of them recorded in American English, with 4 British and 1 Australian among them. There is no Irish voice, and voice cloning — your own voice — is on Pro and Studio only. The narration and captions can be in any of 29 languages — French, German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch and Polish among them — chosen in the composer; the voices read them, but a native listener may hear an English-speaker's accent, so listen to the first one before you post a series.

### What does it cost, and how long can a video be?

Plans are monthly: Mini $7 (200 credits), Starter $19 (600 credits), Pro $49 (2,000 credits), Studio $149 (7,500 credits). A five-scene short in pictures costs 13 credits; with AI motion in every scene it costs 138. You see the price before you generate, and the first payment on any plan has a 7-day money-back guarantee. Mini ($7 a month, 200 credits) covers about 15 five-scene shorts in pictures, or about 1 with AI motion in every scene. Every paid plan makes videos of 30 seconds, one minute, 90 seconds or three minutes; a longer video has more scenes and costs more credits, and you see the price before you generate. You own the videos on every plan and can use them commercially, paid ads included. There is no watermark on any plan, the export is 1080p, and the music beds are licensed for commercial use with no attribution.

### Do I have to sign up to try this?

Yes, and pick a plan: Mini is $7 a month, and the first payment has a 7-day money-back guarantee. On a plan, the box at the top writes the script and the shot list for no credits — that is the part that decides whether the video is worth making.

### Do I own the videos, and is there a watermark?

You own them, on every plan, and there is no watermark on any plan, no resolution cap and no platform withheld. Four things do follow the plan, because they are what a video costs to make: AI motion and sound effects need Starter, and a presenter avatar and the choice of video model need Pro. Everything else — every voice, every language, every caption style, every aspect ratio — is the same on all of them.

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