How to Make an AI Video in 5 Easy Steps

When it comes to creating engaging and entertaining videos, today’s problem isn’t a lack of tools.

It’s that many of the video creation tools available are too complex for the average user, have a steep learning curve, and generally require some kind of technical knowledge or previous experience to get the most out of them.

At least, that’s been the case until now. 

But thanks to powerful AI video generation tools, creating a video from scratch no longer requires a team of script writers, film cameras, and fancy video editing tools.

In fact, you can create a realistic and engaging AI video in just a few steps.

We’ll explain how to make an AI video in five quick steps and will even provide a pro tip on how you can produce a full video with just a few prompts and a powerful AI video tool.

5 steps to make an AI video

Never created an AI video before? We’ve got your back.

First, you’ll have to choose an AI video generator. Then, follow the steps below:

1. Write your script 

Step one is to create your video script. There are a few ways you can go about this.

The classic process here is to write the script yourself or hire a professional script writer from a freelancing platform like Upwork.

But since you’re already using AI to create the video, why not use an AI script assistant to draft your video dialogue? All you need to do is provide your AI script writer with a few prompts and let it do its thing. You can always jump in and edit from there.

But to further automate your script writing process, you may want to opt for an AI video tool that offers a document-to-video workflow. In Colossyan, for example, this feature allows you to get your video drafts off the ground more quickly by transforming your already existing content into a video draft in under 60 seconds. 

Document-to-video allows you to skip the script writing process all together. Here’s how it works: 

2. Select or custom-make your AI avatar 

Now that you’ve got your script ready, it’s time to choose your presenter.

In this case, look for an AI avatar, a representation of a human who will act as the narrator, host, or actor in your video.

Some AI video content creation tools let you add more than one AI avatar to a scene, using side-view avatars to create conversations between different characters. 

Spend some time finding the right avatar for your project and customizing it for your needs. You’ll want to think about your audience and what kind of avatar will connect and resonate. Many tools offer dozens of stock AI avatars with all different clothing styles, ethnicities, ages, and professions to help you do just that. 

If you’re creating a workplace training video for the health care sector, for instance, someone dressed in a nurse’s uniform or semi-formal attire is probably a better fit than someone wearing a T-shirt and hoodie or set of mechanic’s overalls.

Some AI video creation platforms even provide support for you to create your own custom avatar, allowing you to add your face and voice to your AI-generated videos.

3. Choose your language, voice, and accent 

Now it’s time to take a look at how your AI avatar sounds. How much you can customize this aspect will depend on the artificial intelligence video production tool you’re using.

Colossyan, for example, lets you choose between hundreds of different voices and offers some local languages for enhanced localization based on your audience. Videos for a UK audience can be outfitted with a British accent, for instance. 

You can even translate your video into over 70 different languages, helping you serve a variety of different audiences without hiring a team of translation experts. Plus, the translation process is fully automated, meaning you just need to click a button. No need to refilm scenes in a different language. 

4. Edit your video 

At this point, you’re almost ready to use your AI video generation tool to render the first version of your video.

But first, you’ll probably want to do some video editing here to polish up transitions, smooth out any audio issues, and edit dialogue to make the story flow better. You can also add additional on-screen text and images to further jazz up your video. 

Editing video is an art in and of itself, so if you’re new to editing, we’d recommend you check out our dedicated guide on how to use an AI video editor.

5. Generate your finished AI video 

Step five isn’t much work at all. 

Simply hit “Generate” in your AI video creation tool, save your video with a memorable file name (not “new_video_finalversion_#426”), and get ready to share, upload, or embed it!

Pro tip: How to make an AI video in one step 

Let’s be honest, creating a full video from scratch in just five quick steps is pretty impressive – especially when compared with the traditional process of storyboarding, filming, editing, sound design, and so on.

But there’s an even easier way.

We’ve already discussed how Colossyan’s document-to-video feature can further speed up this process, but the tool’s prompt-to-video feature is another way to create that same AI avatar video with just a few simple text prompts.

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For instance, if you enter “Five-minute introductory tutorial on how to use Slack,” Colossyan will automatically generate the corresponding video, complete with realistic AI avatars and background imagery.

You can use Colossyan to create the final video or as a scratch pad for working out ideas, which you can then flesh out using our AI script writer and customizable video creation suite.

Use a premade template to make an AI video

Another easy way to get off the ground quickly when crafting AI video is to start with a premade template.

Colossyan comes with dozens of professional video templates with diverse use cases like these:

• Data privacy
• Harassment prevention
• Sales training
• Strategic planning

Check out our wide range of video templates.

Making an AI video: FAQs 

Still got a few burning questions about how to make a video using AI? 

Let’s answer them right here.

How long does it take to make an AI video? 

There’s no one-size-fits-all answer here. 

You can create an AI video using Colossyan’s document-to-video feature in as little as 60 seconds. However, a good ballpark for most AI video creation is anywhere between 30 minutes and 8 hours, depending on your content. 

This is significantly faster than traditional video production, which can take five days of planning, scripting, storyboarding, scene design, editing, and audio engineering for just a few minutes of content.

Can I make an AI video for free? 

Yes, there are plenty of free AI tools available. 

When it comes to creating AI video, most professional, high-quality video generation solutions require a paid subscription. But many of them also offer a free version or trial option.

Take Colossyan, for example. Our most affordable paid plan comes at $19 per month, but you can try it for free to make sure you’re happy with aspects like video quality and customization.

What kinds of videos can you make with AI? 

You can use modern AI video creation tools to create many different types of videos.

Here are just a few of the most common AI video types and use cases:

• Synthetic AI video
• AI avatar and talking head videos
• Animated videos
• AI-edited videos, such as using AI to cut short video clips from long videos
• Educational, eLearning, and workplace training videos
• Employee onboarding content
• Sales and marketing collateral
• Product explainer videos 
• Music videos
• Internal communications and corporate memos 
• News and information 

Can I make an ethical AI video? 

That depends on what you consider to be ethical. In the context of AI-powered video, one major ethical concern is using a real person’s likeness.

For example, if you create a deepfake video using a celebrity’s face and voice, this could be considered unethical if you haven’t received their explicit consent to do so.

But that doesn’t mean that all AI videos are unethical.

Take Colossyan, our AI video maker. Every AI avatar in Colossyan is based on a real-life person. We pay real actors to create AI avatars (with their explicit consent, of course). We don’t generate AI humans from scratch.

You can even create a custom AI avatar using your own face and voice, eliminating ethics concerns altogether.

What is the best software for making AI videos? 

There are a number of great software solutions for making AI videos.

Some of our favorites include Animaker (for animations), Opus Clip (for repurposing long-form videos into short, shareable visuals), and Colossyan (for generating videos using AI avatars).

How do you convert text into videos using AI? 

There are a number of powerful AI tools that can help you quickly and easily turn text into videos.

Here’s what the step-by-step video creation process looks like in Colossyan, our AI text-to-video platform:

1. Draft your script (or have our AI script writer help you out).
2. Choose your AI avatars or create your own.
3. Select your language for the voiceover.
4. Incorporate design elements like brand colors and fonts.
5. Generate your AI video.

Make your first AI video for free with Colossyan 

Creating and publishing AI videos isn’t as hard as you might think.

With a powerful, user-friendly, and intuitive text-to-video generator like Colossyan, you can get off the ground quickly with a professional template, draft a great script with AI, and publish your first engaging video to your YouTube channel or company intranet within minutes.

Try out Colossyan yourself for free.