Import a PDF of your presentation into Descript to turn your slide deck into a video. Create a narrated walkthrough, a demo, or an educational video without redesigning a thing. Each slide is converted into an image you can edit just like any other media.

This article covers:

• How to import a slide deck as a PDF
• What happens when your slides are imported
• How to start building your video with scenes or Underlord

Import your slide presentation

1. Create a new project or open an existing one.
2. Open the Project panel in the right-hand sidebar.
3. Drag and drop your PDF file into the Files section.

Descript will convert each slide into a .jpg image and store them in your Project Files. You can add them to scenes like any other media layer.

Start building your video

Once your slides are imported, you can build your video in one of two ways:

Option 1: Let Underlord build it for you

Skip the heavy lifting. Underlord, Descript’s AI co-editor, can turn your slides into a video—fast. Just describe what you want, and Underlord will handle the rest. Learn what Underlord can do

Try prompting with "turn these slides into a narrated video I can post on YouTube."

Option 2: Build manually, scene by scene

Prefer full control? You can:

• Upload or record a voiceover
• Create a scene for each slide
• Rearrange, duplicate, or delete scenes like any other visual