A film from a script or a document

Who this is for

Many people already have the words. A teacher has the explanation for next week's lesson. A founder has the three sentences that pitch the company. A marketer has the approved copy for a campaign. What they do not have is a way to turn those words into a film without learning animation. The script way in is made for exactly that.

What to paste

• Finished words. The film follows your script in your order, and what it says is what you wrote. Nothing is made up for you, so write it the way you want it said.
• One paragraph per moment. Paragraphs are how the film finds its scenes. Three short paragraphs make a film with three clear steps.
• Short sentences. Words on screen are read, not heard, so a sentence that fits on one line reads best.
• A document works too. Drop a Word file, a PDF or a plain text file, up to five at a time. Nine reads the words out of it and puts them in the box, where you can change any word before the film is made. A box that already holds words gets the document's words after them.

The box holds up to 20,000 characters. As you type, it counts your paragraphs and words and tells you roughly how long the film will be.

How long it can be

Each plan has a longest film: 30 seconds on Film and Film + Transparent, 90 seconds on Production and 3 minutes on Studio. Longer films are by agreement.

As a rough guide, about 60 words in three short paragraphs fill 30 seconds. About 200 words in eight paragraphs fill 90 seconds. About 430 words in fifteen paragraphs fill 3 minutes.

If your script is longer than your plan makes, Nine tells you in one sentence, such as "Your words make about 2 minutes; your plan makes up to 30 seconds, so here are the first 30 seconds." Then you can split the script into several films, or choose a plan that makes longer ones.

What comes out

You pick a look before the film is made: Calm, Bold or Playful. If your studio has its own colours, the film uses those instead. Before you press the button you see a list of what you gave, and a small preview in the look you picked.

Then Nine builds the film and checks it before you see it. It usually takes a few minutes. You can watch it happen, or leave the page, and it waits in Your films. You get a wide video file in 1080p, and 2K or 4K on Film + Transparent and the plans above it. A 4K file costs credits, and the price is on the button.

A film made from a script has no spoken voice. If you want your voice in it, record the script and use the voice way in instead: the film runs as long as you talk, and your words appear as you say them. You can add calm music or music with a beat afterwards in the chamber.

What it costs

Making a film of your own comes with a plan. Your plan puts credits in your account each month, and Nine tells you what a film costs before it starts, and never takes more. Changing the finished film in the chamber is free. See the prices for what each plan includes.

Need the same script in other languages? See the same film in several languages. No script to hand? A film from your website starts from what your site already says.

How to do it in Nine

1. Press Make a film, and under Or start with something else choose A script.
2. Paste your script into the box, or drop your document. Change any word you like, and watch the length estimate.
3. Press Next and pick the look: Calm, Bold or Playful.
4. Press Next, read the list of what you gave, and press Make my film.
5. Watch it being made, or come back later. When it is ready, get the video file or open it in the chamber.