AI Video Maker

Descript’s AI Video Maker turns ideas into ready-to-edit videos — complete with a generated script, voiceover, visuals, and optional avatar. Start with a prompt, script, or existing video, and Descript will handle the rest.

You’ll find AI Video Maker on the Home tab. It’s a fast way to create without needing to record, write, or design from scratch.

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Before getting started
  • Processing time: The video generation process may take a few minutes to complete, depending on the length of your script and the complexity of your visuals. Please allow time for the AI to work its magic.
  • Billing and usage: Using the AI Video Maker counts as one basic AI suite action and deducts from your available text-to-speech (TTS) and avatar minutes. Most generated videos are around 2 minutes long, but actual time will vary based on your input and selections.

How to use Descript's AI Video Maker

  1. Open Descript and go to the Home tab. In the Popular Features section, click AI Video Maker.
  2. Choose how you want to get started:
    • Upload a video file to generate visuals and narration from existing footage.
    • Generate from a prompt — for example: "Create a video about the origins of the Welsh Corgi" or "Explain how honeybees communicate through dancing."
    • Paste in a script. (Avoid stage directions, notes, or speaker labels — especially if copying from ChatGPT, where these are often in square brackets or bold text.)
  3. In the Voiceover step:
    • Select a stock AI speaker for the voiceover.
    • Optional: Add a stock AI avatar to appear on screen.
  4. Select your video’s aspect ratio:
    • Landscape (16:9)
    • Portrait (9:16)
    • Square (1:1)
  5. Choose your visual style for b-roll:
    • AI-generated visuals:
      • Low Polygon 3D – Modern, blocky, and video game-like
      • Plasticine – Claymation-style, colorful, and textured
      • Watercolor and Ink – Soft, hand-painted, and storybook-like
      • Whiteboard Doodles – Simple, sketchy, and playful
    • Stock media – Pulls from our Stock media library of video footage
  6. Click Continue to start generating your video. It may take a few minutes to process, especially if you’ve included an avatar.

Once finished, your AI-generated video will appear as a new composition — fully editable in Descript.

Generate a video with ChatGPT (optional)

You can also access the AI Video Maker through ChatGPT by using Descript’s GPT. Simply describe your idea, and ChatGPT will generate a video that’s sent directly to your Descript Drive.

Limitations when using ChatGPT

  • You can’t select a specific Stock voice or add an avatar — Descript chooses one for you.
  • Only AI-generated visuals are supported (no stock footage).
  • Videos created this way won’t include layouts or smart transitions — B-roll is applied as still images with the Ken Burns animation.

Once the video is sent to your Drive, you can open it like any other project and fully edit the script, voice, visuals, and layout using Descript’s tools.