From a link to a narrated video
Paste a link to an article or a post. Selects reads it, writes the script, and generates the narration and the visuals. No footage needed.
Explainer video maker
Explain anything.
No footage needed.
Start from an idea, or paste a link to an article.
Selects writes the script, voices it, and builds the graphics and the shots.
Free plan, no credit card required
Prompt: Create an explainer video from this news link: nytimes.com
Prompt: Create an explainer video from this news link: bbc.com
The script is easy.
The animation isn't.
An explainer needs a script, a voice, a graphic for every point and a shot for every line. That is a writer, a narrator and a motion designer, or one person and three days.
So the video you meant to make about the news stays an open tab. Selects starts from the link or the idea and builds the first version, and you give the notes.
Script, voice and graphics,
from one prompt
Motion graphics from a sentence
"Every time I say a number, put it on screen." Titles, callouts and animated text, made from what you ask for rather than dragged out of a template.
A narrator in the voice you pick
Generate the voiceover from your script with a choice of voice models, or match a voice from up to three short clips. It speaks the language the script is written in.
Generate the shots you didn't film
Describe the shot and Selects makes it: the drone pass, the night drive, the product on a clean surface. It lands on the timeline next to your real footage, ready to cut.
Same idea. Out the same day.
| One 3m explainer · from a link | Editing manually | Selects |
|---|---|---|
| Total time | 8h 00m | 0h 45m |
| Write the script | 1h | included |
| Record the narration | 1h | included |
| Animate titles and graphics | 3h | included |
| Find or make the visuals | 2h | included |
| Cut it to the narration | 30m | included |
| Caption it | 30m | included |
10,000+ projects,
80% time reduced.
Professionals are already seeing the payoff.
The client said they wanted it super fast.And the only reason I'm not worriedis because we are using Selects.
The Chef Gal (@dachefgyal)
DP, Producer & Editor based in NYC
This will actually look at the video,and it'll catch those reaction shots,those subtleties that all others are gonna miss.
Brent Pierce
Podcast Studio & Video Production Company Owner
Honestly,this is one of the best editing toolsI've tried in a long time.
Serge Morgotch
Video Editing Educator & Creator
This is what AI should really be about,helping us filmmakersrather than taking our job.
Luca Epifani
Filmmaker & Video Creator
A brand-new AI editing softwarethat has literally changedmy 20-year workflow overnight, permanently.
DJ Kerr
Video Editor / Motion Graphics Artist
The client said they wanted it super fast.And the only reason I'm not worriedis because we are using Selects.
The Chef Gal (@dachefgyal)
DP, Producer & Editor based in NYC
This will actually look at the video,and it'll catch those reaction shots,those subtleties that all others are gonna miss.
Brent Pierce
Podcast Studio & Video Production Company Owner
Honestly,this is one of the best editing toolsI've tried in a long time.
Serge Morgotch
Video Editing Educator & Creator
This is what AI should really be about,helping us filmmakersrather than taking our job.
Luca Epifani
Filmmaker & Video Creator
A brand-new AI editing softwarethat has literally changedmy 20-year workflow overnight, permanently.
DJ Kerr
Video Editor / Motion Graphics Artist
FAQ
Do I need footage to make an explainer video?
No. Describe the idea in the chat box on the Home screen, or paste a link to an article, and Selects builds the video with motion graphics, text, and AI-generated video, images and voice.
If you do have footage, it cuts from yours first and only generates what's missing.
How do I turn an article into an explainer?
- Paste the link to the article or post in chat.
- Say how long it should be and who it's for, like 90 seconds, vertical, for people who skipped the news.
- Selects reads it, writes the script, and generates the narration and the visuals. Then give notes until it's right.
Can I choose the narrator's voice?
Yes. The Generate audio app has three voice models: ElevenLabs v3 for narration, MiniMax Speech 2.8 HD for control over mood, speed and pitch, and Seed Audio 1.0, which can match a voice from up to three short reference clips.
You can also record your own narration and drop it in.
Can I make the same explainer in another language?
Yes. The voice speaks the language the script is written in, so write or ask for the script in that language. To re-voice a narration you already have, Translate works on clips up to 5 minutes, in 29 languages.
Captions translate too: ask chat and name the language, and the translation lands on its own track.
Does generating shots and narration use credits?
Yes. Generated video, images and voice run on credits, and Selects shows the cost before anything generates. You can start on the Free plan, no credit card required.
Do the motion graphics carry over to Adobe Premiere?
No. A handoff carries the cuts, the tracks and links to your media, but text, graphics and motion graphics arrive as gaps. Finish the graphics in Selects, or rebuild them in your editor.
Generated shots and narration are saved as files in your project, so they come across like any other clip.
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