A text to video model reads a sentence and renders a short video with motion, camera moves, and sound. No cameras, no timeline, no stock footage. Try text to video free below.
The tool that turns a written scene into a playable clip
Text to video is a neural model that takes a text prompt and outputs a short moving video. You describe the shot β subject, camera, lighting, mood β and the model renders the frames, motion, and usually the audio. A modern text to video model outputs 5 to 12 seconds of HD footage in under a minute, with cinematic moves and lip-synced dialogue. Text to video replaces the long path of stock search, shooting, and editing when you just need a usable clip.
Type the scene in plain language; a text to video model returns a rendered clip. No timeline, no keyframes.
Top text to video models render synced ambient sound, dialogue, and music with the frames β no separate pass.
16:9 for YouTube, 9:16 for Reels, 1:1 for feeds. Set it before rendering so you never re-crop.
Dolly, crane, whip pan, orbit β a text to video prompt takes the same directions you'd give a DP.
Modern models render 720p, 1080p, and some up to 4K directly β ready for feed or upscale to cinema.
A text to video clip renders in 20-90 seconds on current models. Iterate, don't commit to one reroll.
The core of text to video β sentence in, moving footage out, no editing bench in between.
You describe the scene; a text to video model renders the frames, the camera path, and the audio. Product teasers, social openers, explainer B-roll β output quality tracks how specifically you write. Modern text to video renders finish in 20 to 90 seconds.
Text to video takes shot-list vocabulary β dolly, crane, 35mm, shallow focus.
Brief the clip like a cinematographer. Name the lens, the move, the mood, the grade. A good text to video model lands closer to your shot list than guess-and-reroll β useful for hero cuts, brand promos, and openers.
Ambient, music, and dialogue come out of the same text to video render.
Legacy text to video produced silent footage; you scored and mixed in post. Current models (Veo 3, Seedance 2) render ambient, music, and synced dialogue in the same pass β post to TikTok or YouTube without editing.
16:9, 9:16, 1:1 β plus clips up to 12 seconds on current text to video models.
A text to video model locks aspect and length before rendering, so you don't recrop or stretch. Mix a 9:16 Reel and a 16:9 YouTube cut from the same prompt β change one field, rerun.
Speed matters β you iterate when each text to video take costs 30 seconds.
Early text to video tools took 5-15 minutes per render; teams wrote one prompt and hoped. Current models return in 20-90 seconds β ten variations in 15 minutes. Iteration speed is the real workflow change.
Eight outputs β each caption is a reusable prompt
When text to video beats a stock library or a shoot β and when it doesn't.
| Workflow | Text to video | Stock video | Traditional shoot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time to first clip | Under a minute | ~15 minutes to search | Days to weeks |
| Exact-match scenes | Write it, get it | Closest available clip | Bespoke if budget allows |
| Audio in render | Yes, synced | Usually separate | Recorded on set |
| Variants for A/B | Rerun the prompt | Multiple paid licenses | Re-shoot |
| Licensing clarity | Usually commercial-safe | Per-clip terms | Owned if contracted |
| Unique talent likeness | Prompt-only, no releases | Releases required | Full direction possible |
Four habits that separate usable footage from reroll noise
Name subject, camera move, lens, light, and mood in one sentence. A text to video model renders the shot you describe β vague prompts render vague footage.
16:9 for YouTube, 9:16 for Reels, 1:1 for feeds. 5-8s for loops, 10-12s for openers. Set both before rendering β text to video locks them into the clip.
Run three variations. Each render is under 90 seconds. Compare, keep the best text to video take, refine the prompt.
Say what you want to hear β 'ambient rain', 'upbeat lofi', 'two friends laughing'. Current models render audio in the same pass, so ask for it explicitly.
Each model has its own strengths β realism, speed, style, cost
What users actually ask before their first render
Free. No credit card. Under 90 seconds per clip. Try text to video on ZorqAI above.
