How to Turn a Blog Post Into a Video
How to turn a blog post into a video in three steps. Paste the public link, pick an angle, set a length. One worked example and three cuts from one post.
To turn a blog post into a video, paste the post’s public link into a blog to video AI. Pick Summarize or Read it out, set a length, and add one line that names the angle. AITuber reads the page, writes a script, and builds a narrated video with visuals and captions.
Key takeaways
| Question | Short answer |
|---|---|
| How do I turn a blog post into a video? | Paste the public link, pick a mode, set a length, add a one-line steer |
| Does the post need to be public? | Yes. A page behind a login or paywall can’t be read |
| Which post should I start with? | One that already gets traffic and makes one clear point |
| How many videos can one post make? | At least three: the summary, the best tip, and the hot take |
| Do I need a plugin for my blog? | No. AITuber reads the published page, so any platform works |
| What does a 30-second Short cost? | About 35 credits on AITuber, with AI images |
Pick the post worth turning into a video
Start with a post that already works. Open your analytics and sort last quarter’s posts by traffic. The top five have shown that people want the topic.
Three tests narrow the list.
- Traffic. A post people already find through search has a topic with demand.
- Shelf life. A guide that will still be true next year beats a news post that dates in a week.
- One clear idea. If you can say the point of the post in one sentence, a 30-second script can say it too.
We’d skip roundups with twenty items for the first try. Twenty items in thirty seconds is a list read at speed. A how-to with five steps is easier, and so is an opinion piece with one argument.
Traffic tells you what readers search for. It does not tell you what viewers watch. If the video is going to YouTube, check the topic there too. OutlierKit lists videos that beat their own channel’s average, so you can see which angle on your topic already pulls views.
Check the link before you paste it
The link route needs a public page. AITuber fetches the post the way a logged-out visitor would, with no account and no cookies.
Test it in ten seconds. Open the post in a private browser window. If the full text shows, the link will work. If you hit a login screen, a paywall, or a “subscribe to keep reading” box, it won’t.
A few other things break the read:
- Draft and preview links. They need your CMS login. Publish the post first.
- Members-only posts. Copy the text you own and use a script input, or make a public version.
- Your blog homepage. It is a list of headlines. Paste the address of the one post.
- Posts that are mostly images or embeds. The script needs a few hundred words of real text.
The blog platform doesn’t matter. WordPress, Webflow, Ghost, Framer, Squarespace, and static sites all work, because the tool reads the published page and never touches your CMS.
Worked example: one of our own posts
We’ll use a post from this blog so you can check the source against the result: How to Turn a PDF Into a Video. It is public, it runs about 2,000 words, and it makes one clear point.
1. Paste the link
Copy the post’s full address and paste it into the link field.
https://aituber.app/blog/how-to-turn-a-pdf-into-a-video/AITuber fetches the page and strips the menu, the footer, and the related-post links. What it keeps is the body text.
2. Pick Summarize
The form asks how to use the source, and there are two answers. Summarize it reads the whole post and writes a tight script around the main points. Read it out narrates the text close to as written and trims it to your length.
A 2,000-word post needs Summarize. Read it out would start at the intro and stop when the time ran out, so the ending would never arrive.
Read it out has its place. These are your own posts, so you have the right to narrate them word for word. We’d use it for a short product update where the exact phrasing matters.
3. Set the length and the shape
Set 30 seconds for a first cut. Thirty seconds holds about 70 spoken words, which is one idea and a reason to care. Choose 9:16 for Shorts, Reels, and TikTok, or 16:9 if the video will sit inside the post.
4. Add a one-line steer
The notes field takes one plain sentence. This is where you pick the angle. For the summary cut we’d write:
Sum up the whole post for someone who has a PDF and has never edited a video. Open with the three steps.
Skip the steer and the script follows the post’s own order. Blog posts open with setup, and video can’t afford that.
5. Pick a look and a voice
Minimalist is the default style on the blog page. It suits brand content, where a busy look fights the message. Pick one voice and plan to reuse it. A channel built from an archive should sound like one channel.
6. Generate and check it against the post
Press generate. The script, visuals, voice, and captions come back as one video. Watch the first five seconds, then read the script next to the post. Check every number and every product claim. A summary can round a figure or drop a caveat, and your name is on the video.
Three cuts from one post
One post can become three videos. The link stays the same and only the steer changes.
| Cut | The steer we’d write | What the script does |
|---|---|---|
| The summary | ”Sum up the whole post. Open with the three steps.” | Covers the post end to end, one line per main point |
| The best tip | ”Cover only the part about cutting pages before you upload.” | Stays on one section and explains it fully |
| The hot take | ”Argue that a page slideshow is the wrong PDF video for social media.” | Leads with the opinion and backs it with the post’s reasons |
Each cut is a separate run from the same link.
The hot take is the one we’d post first. A summary informs people, but an opinion gets replies. Keep it honest. The steer should push an argument the post already makes. It should never invent one.
A how-to with five steps gives you more than three. Run one overview, then one video per step by naming the step in the steer. That is six videos from one post, and a week of posting from work you finished months ago.
Publish, then embed it back in the post
Each cut has a natural home.
| Cut | Where it goes | Why |
|---|---|---|
| The summary | Embedded at the top of the post, and on YouTube | It answers “what is this page about” for people who won’t read |
| The best tip | YouTube Shorts, Reels, TikTok | One useful idea travels well on its own |
| The hot take | TikTok, Reels, LinkedIn | An opinion starts comments |
AITuber exports an MP4, up to 4K, with no watermark. Captions are burned in, so the video still makes sense on a muted feed. You can connect a YouTube channel and publish from inside the app. For Reels and TikTok, download the file and upload it there.
Then put the video in the post. Upload the 16:9 summary to YouTube, copy the embed code, and paste it under your intro. A reader who won’t scroll 2,000 words may watch 30 seconds. That is the dwell time marketers described in the Wyzowl survey above.
We can’t promise a ranking lift. A video does not change how the post ranks on its own. What it does is give skimmers a reason to stay, and it gives the YouTube upload a chance to rank there too. Link the YouTube description back to the post.
Keep the sales pitch out of the video itself. Deliver the useful part on screen. The link belongs in the description and the pinned comment.
What if the page is not a blog post?
The same link field reads other public pages. Documentation, announcements, and guides all work through the URL to video AI page. News stories and long reads have their own page, article to video, with a cinematic default look.
One rule changes when the writing is someone else’s. Use Summarize, and name the source under the video. Reading another writer’s piece out word for word is a copyright problem.
What it costs
A 30-second Short with AI images costs about 35 credits on AITuber. Longer videos, AI video clips, and higher image tiers cost more.
| AITuber plan | Price | Credits a month | 30-second Shorts | Cost per Short |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free signup | $0, no card | 100, one time | 2 | $0 |
| Creator | $39 a month | 2,500 | About 71 | About $0.55 |
| Pro | $69 a month | 5,000 | About 142 | About $0.49 |
The math is division. 2,500 credits divided by 35 gives 71 Shorts, and $39 divided by 71 gives 55 cents.
Three cuts from one post use 105 credits. On the AITuber Creator plan that is about $1.64 a post. The 100 free credits cover two cuts, so you can test a summary and a hot take before paying anything. Posting four Shorts a week takes about 600 credits a month, which fits inside Creator with room to spare. Live prices are on the pricing page.
Explainer videos made with AITuber
Narrated explainers from the public AITuber catalog. A video from a blog post uses the same script, voice, visuals, and captions.
Frequently Asked Questions
Basics
How do I turn a blog post into a video?
Paste the post’s public link, pick Summarize or Read it out, set a length, and generate. AITuber reads the page, writes a script, and returns a narrated video with visuals and captions.
Does the blog post have to be public?
Yes. AITuber reads what a logged-out visitor sees. Drafts, preview links, members-only posts, and paywalled pages can’t be read.
Does it work with WordPress?
Yes, and with Webflow, Ghost, Framer, Squarespace, and static sites. AITuber reads the published page, so there is no plugin to install.
Getting more from one post
How many videos can I make from one blog post?
At least three: a summary, a single best tip, and a hot take. A how-to with five steps can give six, one overview plus one per step.
How do I change the angle of the video?
Write one sentence in the notes field, such as “cover only step three” or “open with the biggest mistake.” The script follows that line.
Should I use Summarize or Read it out?
Use Summarize for any post over about 1,000 words. Use Read it out for a short post of your own where the exact wording matters.
Publishing
Will the video help my blog post rank?
Not directly. A video does not change how the post ranks. It can keep visitors on the page longer, and the YouTube upload can rank on YouTube.
Where should I embed the video?
Put it near the top of the post, under the intro. Readers who won’t scroll can watch the short version first.
How much does it cost to turn a blog post into a video?
A 30-second Short with AI images costs about 35 credits on AITuber. Signup includes 100 free credits with no card. The AITuber Creator plan is $39 a month for 2,500 credits.
How we researched this: the survey figure comes from Wyzowl’s 2026 video marketing statistics page, read on 11 October 2026. The steps follow AITuber’s link form as it stands on that date: a pasted public link, the Summarize and Read it out modes, a length setting, and a one-line notes field. The worked example uses our own post, and we wrote the sample steers and script lines for this guide without running them through the tool. AITuber prices and credits come from our live plan list. AITuber is our product, so we’ve said where the link route does not work.
The blog to video AI page opens the link form with Summarize already picked.