How to start

Your script, drawn and narrated

Paste a finished script and explain.ink keeps your words, draws a scene for each line and records the narration. Nothing is rewritten behind your back.

Updated 23 July 2026

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Script to video
Short answer: Script to video takes a script you already wrote and turns it into a hand-drawn video without rewriting it. The script is split into scenes at its natural breaks, each scene is drawn in the style you pick, and the narration follows your sentences in the order you wrote them.

Script mode is for people who already know what they want said. Your wording goes in and comes back as narration, in order, in your structure.

How does the drawing follow the script?

The script is split into scenes at its natural breaks. Each scene gets a drawing of that specific line, in the same style as every other scene, so the video holds together instead of looking like a set of unrelated illustrations.

Who is this mode for?

  • Approved copy that legal or a client has already signed off
  • Course lessons where the wording is part of the product, see course creators
  • Channel scripts you wrote yourself, see YouTube

How is the pacing decided?

Timing follows the narration rather than a fixed template, so a line that needs a beat gets one and a list does not crawl. Length follows the script instead of a slot you have to fill.

What if the script is not written yet?

Give it the topic instead and let explain.ink write the first draft, see text to video.

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Frequently asked questions

Will my wording be changed?

No. Script mode keeps your sentences as written. If you want the story drafted for you instead, start from a topic with text to video.

How is the script split into scenes?

At the natural breaks in the writing. Each scene gets a drawing of the specific line it illustrates, in the same style as every other scene, so the video holds together.

How long will the video be?

Roughly as long as it takes to read the script aloud. Narration runs at about 150 words a minute, so 450 words is around three minutes of video.

Can I use a script that legal already approved?

That is the main reason this mode exists. Approved copy goes in unchanged, which matters for compliance, training and client work.

Can I change the look without touching the script?

Yes. Pick a different style and the same script is redrawn in it, so the words stay approved while the video gets a new look.