I Tried 5 Text-to-Video AI Generators (Here's the best one)

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In this video, you'll discover 5 TEXT TO VIDEO AI generators! With these AI video generators, you'll be able to input text and convert them to videos that are ready for Instagram, TikTok, KZbin, or perhaps your next product advertisement. I not only go through each of the 5 AI text to video apps, I also share my honest thoughts and results on what it can produce.
Personally, out of the five, I have found Pictory (aurelius.link/pictory) to be the best text to video AI generator as it found the most relevant stock imagery and videos that complement the texts that I added. It also has a range of editing functioning allowing you to fully customize your AI generated video. In addition, it processed my video quite fast whereas the others took some time to load. Some of Pictory's features/tools include:
• Converting script to video
• Turning articles to video
• Ability to edit videos using text
• Creating videos from your own images
You can sign up to Pictory here: aurelius.link/pictory
Full list of text to video tools from this video:
1. Lucas: aurelius.link/lucas
2. Pictory: aurelius.link/pictory (Get 20% OFF using my link)
3. Wave Video: aurelius.link/wavevideo
4. Lumen5: aurelius.link/lumen5
5. inVideo: aurelius.link/invideo
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00:00 - Introduction
00:41 - Tool #1
03:42 - Tool #2
07:25 - Tool #3
11:20 - Tool #4
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16:45 - Conclusion
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[@RoxanKing]

Love your videos. It's really helpful to have someone guide us through this amazing new journey with AI. Especially since you don't use hype and just 'get into it!'

[@captaincruizer]

I'm more interested in how you made this video. do you have a tutorial on it? what programs you use and the complete set up including your microphones and videos. That would truly be helpful. Thank you so much.

[@sergeycleftsow4389]

Are you on LinkedIn?

[@pranith1282]

Have you found any other Ai tools to generate VO and video from text? I've found one called fliki ai but it's not producing professional enough videos for me to use. A suggested would be nice in this case

[@caballerocanarias5183]

I tried pictory and luminar5 and both are awful, totally useless for Instagram and TikTok Video, way to long, no imagine fits to the context and to shorten, search pictures and voice over, its much easier y do my own video than use this crap tools! If this is AI, its really crap! These are not a timesaver , the opposite ! I’m sorry! Wouldn’t pay a dime on them!

[@abh4702]

Almost all the reviews never mention the fact that "it's for free" is a misleading statement. The free versions are not useful professionally. Only if you want to play around.

[@sabimentors]

Why are you moving around with negative energy? It seems you couldn't even watch a short video before commenting thrash.

[@mynaturalperfume828]

They are for testing...

[@RavinderSingh-br2vx]

Don't you worry bro I've disliked×* the vdo cuz' i was looking forward to some free resources! ❤

[@UttiaMajumdar-SharingKnowledge]

The good ones are all paid platforms, for people like us the limited free trial versions are not useful for any work

[@waltpowell7254]

Companies have to make money nothing is free, try getting a job and stop complaining

[@TimDawes]

This is a GREAT comparison video. So many video makers spend too much time on intros. You get right into the products. And you point out key differences and make recommendations. Really useful. Thank you, Aurelius.

[@AureliusTjin]

Thanks so much! Glad it was helpful

[@Bemaseated]

Agreed. Modern presenters are spending way too much time promoting their channels as apposed to delivering information.

[@villagevaliant]

This is very important information being discussed. Being someone looking to begin delivering valuable quality content. Aurelius is someone I look up to As the Standard ( plz don’t get a big head lol but I’m being entirely sincere in my statement) The accent helps to add intrigue 🤙🏽 very appreciative of the no fluff content presented. it is only becoming draining for the masses

[@ContinualShiftwithDaveRogers]

Thank you for the review Aurelius - greatly appreciate your professionalism and experience. So far Lumen 5 has been my favourite for short videos to include in short presentations and encourage ideation in the teaching, training and educational fields

[@AureliusTjin]

Thanks Dave. Appreciate it. Great use cases you mentioned.

[@katiebartnett3229]

Great video. I always enjoy your presentations. Question: How did you get the video of you in the video to look like a rectangle with the light going around it? I'm going to try Pictory.

[@Vincentianbeauty]

Pictory has blown my mind - at 61 so glad with your encouragement I did not bury my head in the sand when it comes to learning new skills and AI - thank you for bringing into my personal space so much of what is happening out in the world, for doing the hard work generating and sharing your videos - I am so excited to learn new skills and what the future holds.

[@AureliusTjin]

You’re welcome and I’m so glad to see!

[@alphathealphiliate]

That’s so great to hear that you’re learning and growing yourself! My friend’s mom decided she wouldn’t learn to use an ATM and her tech learning stopped there 😱

[@geevanathan5507]

​@@alphathealphiliate Machines are there to make Man's life easier. Your friend's Mum could have her own algorithm to make life easy without tech.!😅

[@diabetes.and.healthyCarb]

Welcome.i am 68 and doing a KZbin channel.

[@aimattant]

Great video - love it. You compared the AI video automation tools well. Can I ask, what AI tool are you using to get the rectangle webcam effect in your video footage?

[@captaincruizer]

I'm more interested in how you made this video. do you have a tutorial on it? what programs you use and the complete set up including your microphones and videos. That would truly be helpful. Thank you so much.

[@ashokp9260]

Man.. cudnt help but notice..... ur presentation with slick graphics and transitions is nxt level. The effort you put in to make each and every frame of the video beautiful is extraordinary.

[@NOBOSStv]

Thanks Aurelius. What are you using to create your youtube videos. They are awesome!

[@NtsakoShilubane]

What software did you use to make this video with the zoom in to specific sections

[@Mscabal1]

Thanks a lot for this video. I have a question but I am so new in your channel that you might have already made a video explaining it. My question is, what tool/ screen recorder do you use to record your videos? I like the way your image is framed. If you have already recorded a video tutorial explaining it , can you please provide me with the link? Thanks in advance!

[@charleshaddock4426]

Awesome comparison video, it saved me a lot of time! What video recording software do you use to get that effect around your facecam?

[@RexCarla]

Thanks for review these tools! I am struggling about which one to choose to make my workload minimal, paying for AI voiceover, video materials, and video editing software are too much. Currently I am using Wondershare Filmora 12 with limited materials.

[@Thisismichaelsolar]

When it comes to time efficiency, which software would be best to capture a stock video to go with the description through voice recording?

[@jamesharris37]

Thank you for the information! Will we have the license to the videos that we create on Lucas once we create them?

[@aidonist]

Hi and many thanks for this vidéo. What is the tools you use to display/record you and you computer at the same time?

[@funnytok90]

Thank you for great comparsion, May I ask which software or platform did you use when making this video?

[@Broadfit]

What software do you use to create this video the cut aways are nice

[@bambilooser]

What software did you used to create this youtube video?

[@richardgabbrielli3328]

Thanks for sharing! What video recording are you using? The layout looks great

[@gigwebsspecialists8661]

Hi, Am loving your video's look and feel. What software do you use to record your videos and screencasts?

[@tvferdz]

hi Bro... this is very informative and helpful. kudos to your time and passion to share all these. good luck and keep up the great work...

[@adisaakintola]

Thanks for the video it's just what I need to help me launch my channel. I like the style you've used to make this video. Can you let me know what software you used to make this video. I particularly like how you're able to zoom into different parts of your screen and have your webcam image hovering above at all times.

[@Clicks-Prosper]

How long or large can the videos be?

[@millionairemilkshake6455]

Hi, thanks for the great video. Mind sharing which camera you are using. Your video quality looks great!

[@bihlnew5945]

Hi Aurelius, Pictoryai generates videos. Its standard says that there should be 30 videos per month. If I create short videos, does it mean that I also have to make sure that they are within the limit of 30 videos?

[@RexCarla]

Great video! May I ask what tools you were using for this video?

[@JourneyMastery-gn4ct]

Thanks for the information. If we create videos using these platforms then we post them on KZbin, are we exempt from any copyright claims? I mean if we use the visuals, music, etc included within the platform on a paid plan, would that be ok for KZbin?!

[@myadvisor]

I use Pictory and - despite pricey- does a good job. Unfortunately it doesn’t understand Greek so the selection is done manually. But it seems that the creators are dedicated to constant improvement, which is nice to see. One missed - not mentioned- advantage of Pictory is that it provides the library of Storyblocks which is a paid library and not free. If someone is serious about B-role footage, I think Pictory is great, especially combined with another video editor to “polish” the generated video.

[@AureliusTjin]

Appreciate you sharing your experience with using Pictory. Great to see that you are using it. Yeah, agree with the multi-lingual support. I’m sure they will in the near future. And yes, the added Storyblocks b-roll footage is definitely a great addition as others use stock videos that may not be as high quality. Thanks for sharing

[@Healthyhealings]

I too use pictory but increasingly I find it’s not working as well as I would like. The scenes can be very poor and the end videos often feel much to “fake”, if that makes sense??

[@cash-crypto]

which combination do you use for your own?

[@BottledLeopard]

@myadvisor • What video editor do you use to polish the generated video, please ?

[@myadvisor]

@@BottledLeopard I generally use Filmora for the final editing (transitions, sound effects, some colour correction maybe etc)

[@luxurycardstore]

I have Pictory and I love it. I bought it when it was on a lifetime deal and it was worth it.

[@RunAgainRover]

Thanks for this video. I uploaded a KZbin video to Pictory, added some video images, previewed the final product, and there was an audio lag. Any idea why this happened? TIA :)

[@RichardJucewicz]

when using free version and there is a watermark, does eg pictory own the rights to the conent of fhe the vid?

[@screamstation]

Interesting. I am still not sure which one to use when I have a lot of text, and I want to keep it, not extract keywords from it. Any ideas?

[@-www.chapters.video-]

00:00 Introduction to AI video creators 00:36 Lucas AI Video Creator - chat prompts powered 03:41 Pictory - advanced tool with script to video option 07:25 Wave video: Easy-to-use interface for video editing 12:00 lumen AI: Corporate video generator 14:53 InVideo: Text to video generator with AI-powered voiceovers

[@TheBooban]

Used invideo and I don't see any of those menu items you have. All it has is a console where you describe and I can hardly change anything.

[@mediaman352]

Thank You for this comparison. I had already purchased some Ai Text to generators and overall was quite disappointed. I think I will be giving Pictory a try!

[@RobinHunuki]

While I was looking for audio-to-text, Lumen5 in a roundabout way helped me achieve what I needed! Cheers mate.

[@AureliusTjin]

Awesome! Lumen5 is a great choice

[@gmcateer08]

Any thoughts on Synthesia?

[@flygirlmd1309]

Great content thanks for sharing all the other links too. Most helpful 🙌

[@colemanwonder]

I want to know how you made a video like this? Like the edits, the overlays? Was it in streamlabs? What software?

[@YourpsychologicalHappiness]

I tried pictory too for my channel unable to save the videos it was downloaded in the projects but how to extract it on pc or phone

[@reginaoakes6288]

Are the stocks and music in all these tools royalty free?

[@AIforHousewivesandHustlers]

Dude, great video. Really helpful and cool. THanks so much.

[@sherylmorrison8587]

i am using the idomoo/lucas one and it isn't giving me 15 second videos even when I ask, I am trying to edit and was wondering how do you edit a scene if you don't want it?

[@RemNetizen]

Another great video! Thank you!

[@omax-sy8xp]

thanks for the education. Do you know of any AI text to video software that is good for anatomy and science based illustration to explain how disease works or drugs, etc?

[@DowsStockTalk]

Do they have a ai software where you can change a eBook to a video or a short story to video?

[@ericscarface]

what is the best AI app that can create script/short story about 2 friends talking to each other about tv shows? basically an app that creates "actors". even if it looks cartoony.

[@JohnAYoung-ws7pz]

Hi Aurelius, How do I upload the completed video on LUCAS AI to my laptop?

[@lashayatkins7407]

Can you give it pics to use for the videos. For example, if I have vacation rental pictures that I would like to use to create videos.

[@theimprovist4158]

Hi Aurelius, Awesome as always so far Lumen AI gets the job done. Also, do you know any software or app that can translate entire Pdfs in other languages? So far, some of them I tried dont translate huge PDF files embedded with images

[@wisdomweaver777]

writesonic

[@dawning5285]

And I'm sorry, but they guy is been clear in his reviews : free has many limitations. And he said them at the beginning of each section.

[@justbeyoo8193]

hi can you share which affiliate link cloaker you are using ?

[@Wallie.AiFounder]

GREAT BREAKDOWN! Im going with Pictory. Thanks

[@cabdalla22]

Sir, in pictory how to remove a watermarks?

[@HadiUrdu]

where did you edit your video?

[@krasavicakzkrasavicakz4893]

What video editor did you use to create this beautiful video?

[@AureliusTjin]

Screenflow. But my editor edits my videos

[@MrDeSilva-oh9if]

great take Aurelius. thank you very much for your contribution. you got a new subscriber here. I got invideo n pictory already but lucas really cought my eye.Ill give it a try ..cheers from the Panama Canal and keep up the good work

[@mynaturalperfume828]

Something I noticed with ai video editing is, they put pretty unrelated stuff in. May be they miss more stock videos? Or the ai doesn't get what we want it to do... If you need brand colours, etc, seems only lumen5 can integrate this ... Thank you for sharing

[@ambientnaturally]

Well, I'll certainly be checking one or two of these out to see f they help me make better videos. Thanks!

[@VeteranHeadlightPro]

Nice video. I have been looking for a script to video tool to help out making videos for my youtube channel and tiktok. Thank you for this. There are so many AI tools out there it is hard to sift through the sea of videos and find a good tool. Your video has given me some good direction. Thank you and you just gained one more subscriber.

[@MiraclesofCreation]

bro any way we can protect our content from being copied by using music signatures is there any tutorial from basics?

[@carnage9300]

hey there I am new to Text to video generation models but I want a model which i can use to train or finetune is there anymodel available with the code?? If yes can you share it..

[@RohitRaj-fy3xe]

Very helpful, Lumen5 is cool. Have you tried to incorporate Vocs AI for speech to speech voiceovers ? is it easy to add to the video?

[@empresasdigitales1472]

Does the platform include different languages ​​to use in the videos?

[@AureliusTjin]

Lumen5 offers multi lingual support.

[@akmaldinnoor2096]

terima kasih banyak... ini benar benar baru buat saya, terutama Lucas AI... sangat mudah dan menyenangkan.. semoga channel anda terus jaya..

[@moodd-world]

I would love to find a solution/website where you can upload your videos, describe what i need and generate a video with my clips and music and scripts. Anything like that?

[@WeenBoy]

Great question! There are several websites that offer video creation services based on your uploaded content. Here are a few popular options: Animoto: Create professional-quality videos. Magisto: Turn your videos and photos into polished movies. FlexClip: Upload footage, add text, music, and effects. Wideo: Combine your content with templates and characters for animated videos. Biteable: Mix and match pre-designed scenes and animations.

[@AureliusTjin]

We’re on our way there…probably sooner than we all think! Runway can somewhat do it.L with Gen2. They’re all experimental at the moment.

[@moodd-world]

@@WeenBoy thank you i will take a look at those!

[@moodd-world]

@@AureliusTjin thank you very much and keep the excellent work ☺️

[@chandrachauhan4068]

Thanks for this video. I will try all 5 of them. 😊

[@HannahontheRocks]

Aurelius, have you considered incorporating a talking avatar into Lumen5 for professional videos? is this option available in Lumen 5? How do you usually approach enhancing your video content with such features? I appreciate your insights on this!

[@helpinghands-assetrecovery4080]

I need help...Where can we find copyright movie clips for our faceless KZbin videos?

[@viviennefam]

Thanks so much for sharing. Very insightful

[@firassarif4388]

Thanks for the comparison, it helps a lot! Is it generally legal to use the results generated for the own purposes? For example take the result and put it on the own channel for the public?

[@AureliusTjin]

Yes with a paid account with these services as you’re buying the footage license

[@verapremium]

if i may ask a silly question please. Looking for AI text to video which makes a video from my text, problem i text is little long around 5000 characters, any suggestions please

[@AnyWhereBetterJapan]

I just subscribed by tapping the button. I visited your website and I must say it was truly impressive and outstanding. Currently, I'm in the process of researching materials for starting an online business. Your content and explanations really left an impression on me. I appreciate the honest and objective opinions you provide. I'm eager to learn more and truly hope to find the best ways to get started. Although I'm currently working in Japan, I'm planning to change my direction and venture into something new. It won't be easy as I have to balance it with my current job, but I'm determined to keep trying. When I checked your website, I felt a strong attraction to various aspects, including the diverse content you offer, your business insights, and your thoughts on life and personal experiences. By the way, what are your thoughts on Synthesia AI creator tool? It seems like a great tool for creating instructional videos and appears to be user-friendly, but the prices seem quite high. Thank you, and I look forward to the future.

[@TheMFStudios]

Think of it as an investment. Don't let short term costs stop you from making good well thought out decisions

[@MyHappyTrip]

Your video really helped me. After watching it, I finally created and just uploaded my first KZbin video! Thank you.

[@VaibhavShewale]

i think invideo and lumen looks amazing!

[@nabi5864]

You're right about Pictory ...Hands down the one to use

[@AureliusTjin]

Awesome!

[@VideoShareTV]

Could you do a video about how to find a reasonably priced person to edit video? Love your vids!!!!!!!!!

[@michaeldavidson2290]

@AureliusTjin thanks for the video. We are looking to create short technical training videos for our team and I would appreciate your thoughts on whether any of these are well suited to adding short video recordings of the how to portions we capture.

[@PhantomStrange]

I just used kaiber to make a bunch of videos to go with my lofi songs. love it

[@geevanathan5507]

Thank you very much for the informative update, Aurelius.

[@hichamnazih278]

Please what software did you use to make this tutorial?

[@AureliusTjin]

I have an editor that works with me. It’s not the software but the editing skills.

[@sandro-nigris]

Great video, very informative. Thanks!

[@AureliusTjin]

Glad it was helpful!

[@CraftingMamaCreations]

Thank you sir for the info it gives me a great idea. I try pictory and as you said it's much easy for me to navigate and makes videos. I'm frustrated because my free trial is over 😅😅😅

[@diabetes.and.healthyCarb]

Time to pay now. Maybe you can create another Gmail account and try.

[@christiandiorbarcelona3252]

Is this a free ai video editor ? Or has subscription?

[@jmjdeist]

Nice video. But PLEASE talk about the limitations to the free versions of these (number of videos, length, watermark, etc) more and the cost and limitations to paid versions

[@happysouls888]

* keep it up! Your tutorials are very valuable. *

[@AureliusTjin]

Many thanks 🙏

[@covington105]

Thank you. Your video was extremely helpful.

[@PrayWithPurpose2023]

Can I post the video I create on Lucas to KZbin?

[@inam5341]

Hello! I'm also interested in how you edited this video! Is there a tutorial for such videos? It's awesome!

[@paulaaronmarcus]

Right? Me too, what's the video editor you use here?

[@AureliusTjin]

I have a video editor. He works his magic in Premiere Pro and After Effects. I record in Screenflow for my screen recordings and my Sony camera for talking head. I simply send the raw footage to my editor.

[@DewayneKimble]

@@AureliusTjin which recording platform do you use to record the video. Zoom, stream yard or just the camera with SD card?

[@al-amirkasla8716]

Can I try it for gaming videos?

[@Temekeflix]

Thank you but you did not mention if those apps/web can function in all languages or just English.

[@paracelsoisalive804]

Thanks so mucha for taking the time to that wonderful video presentation. Thanks.!!

[@anthonyrude]

Can any of these make kinetic typography videos?

[@lynnhorner7646]

Thanx for the vid... very helpful resource

[@MylarDaleToloMDTTV]

These tools are not actually "text to video", but actually as tools where you type the prompt then generate a video with graphic elements, which is literally not AI. The only true text-to-video models I've heard of were Imagen Video, Make-A-Video, Modelscope, Phenaki, Cogvideo, and Gen 2.

[@Love09081979]

Finally someone said this. It's utilizes UI to create text and combine clips and images. But not a single second of the video is created by AI here. The title is misleading.

[@sir.helpyourself]

what is a watermark I couldnt understand thanks?

[@TheHalusis]

im looking for one that can use the same character person, of maybe have an option to guide the AI to appear a certain way

[@WhatztheNews-jk2se]

Thank you for the reviews. My only issue with an of these is the pronunciation of some things. Cannot get AI voice over to pronounce the name correctly, for one company I work with. Yet to find a way to correct this, without doing voiceover myself, which is not what I am looking for.

[@SMMUNIZ]

Thanks for your time explaining the difference amongst the these apps