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AI story videos for YouTube

AI story videosfor your YouTube channel

Pick your channel’s genre, kids stories, horror, moral stories or drama, and write or paste each episode. oVideo turns it into a narrated, animated video in 16:9 for the channel or 9:16 for Shorts, with the same characters from one episode to the next.

16:9 episodes and ShortsSame cast every episodeNarration in 7 languages12 visual stylesUp to 5 min

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Real videos, not mock-ups.

Every clip below was made from start to finish with oVideo: script, voiceover, visuals and captions. Press play to see the actual output.

Lightning Quick: The First Adventure of Zippy, Bolt, and Lila in Toon City

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The Knock That Changed Clara’s Winter Night

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Baba Roga: The Horned Mother Finds You

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Nila the Rabbit's Journey Home Through the Forest

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At a glance

AI story videos for YouTube: the facts

Input
A one line idea, your own script, or a full prompt from ChatGPT
Length
3 or 5 minutes for a channel episode, or 15 to 60 seconds for Shorts
Format
Vertical 9:16 for Shorts, TikTok and Reels, or 16:9 for YouTube
Styles
12 styles: Realistic, Cinematic Live, Epic, 3D Cartoon, Pixar, Disney, Anime, Comic Book, Illustration, Watercolor, Claymation and Bible Art
Voices
A narrator, characters who speak, or both, in English, Turkish, Spanish, German, French, Arabic or Russian
Recurring cast
Characters saved once and reused, so the hero of episode one is the same in episode twenty
Editing
Redo any scene, animate it again or drop in your own clip before the final video
Price
Look at the storyboard first. Making every scene and the final video needs the Creator plan, from $40 a month ($30 billed yearly); the cost shows before you create

Why story channels work

Viewers come back for the characters

Story channels grow when viewers recognise the hero in the thumbnail and want the next part. That needs the same faces in every scene and every episode. oVideo designs the cast once and keeps it, so you spend your time on the stories instead of fixing characters.

You decide

  • The channel genre and the cast
  • Each episode’s story
  • The style and the narrator’s voice
  • 5 minute episode or a Short

oVideo makes

  • Scenes in your channel’s style
  • The same cast every episode
  • Narration and music
  • One finished video per episode

How it works

From idea to video in three steps

  1. 01

    Write the idea

    Type one line, paste your script or paste the full prompt ChatGPT wrote for you. Pick the style, the language, the length and who speaks.

  2. 02

    Check the storyboard

    oVideo writes the scenes, designs the characters and draws each scene. Change any scene, regenerate an image or give each character a voice.

  3. 03

    Create the video

    Every scene is animated and voiced, music goes underneath, and you get one finished video to post or edit further.

Better results

How to run an AI story channel

  • Pick one genre and one look, so every thumbnail feels like your channel.
  • Write original stories and vary them; YouTube does not monetize mass produced, repetitive videos.
  • Turn on YouTube’s altered or synthetic content label when a video looks realistic.
  • Make the 5 minute episode for the channel and cut a 30 second vertical teaser for Shorts.
  • End each episode on a question so viewers wait for the next one.

Ideas

Story channels people start

  • Kids stories. A bunny or a little robot learns a lesson every week, in Pixar style.
  • Horror stories. Narrated folk horror and urban legends with dark visuals and suspense music.
  • Moral stories. Short emotional stories with a lesson, the rich man and the fisherman kind.
  • Drama series. The same family or couple in a new episode every week.

Prompts

YouTube story prompts that work

Shaped like the prompts people type into Story to Video most often, shortened and with the names changed. Copy one, swap in your own characters, and keep the length to 15, 30, 45 or 60 seconds, or 3 or 5 minutes.

  • Kids channel episode, 3 minutes

    A 3 minute 3D cartoon episode for a kids YouTube channel called TinyTales: Benny Bear learns to share. Keep Benny the same in every scene, gentle music, 16:9.

  • Shorts series, 60 seconds

    A 60 second vertical episode for a Shorts channel: Bubu, a toddler in a yellow hoodie, tries to feed his puppy and makes a mess of the kitchen. Funny, one clear gag, same characters as last episode.

  • Learning channel, 3 minutes

    A 3 minute English learning video for children aged 2 to 4: Rainbow Friends teach five colours, each colour shown with one object and said slowly twice.

  • Storytime channel, 5 minutes

    A 5 minute story for a storytime channel in Arabic: two children enter a magic garden and learn the first letters of the alphabet from a white rabbit. Calm narrator, 16:9.

Answers

Frequently asked questions

How do I make AI story videos for YouTube?
Write or paste the episode, choose the style, the language, the narrator and 16:9, and oVideo builds a storyboard. After you check the scenes, it animates and voices them into one video ready to upload.
How long can one episode be?
Up to 5 minutes per video, in 16:9. For longer stories, split them into parts with the same characters.
Can I make Shorts from the same story?
Yes. Make the same story in vertical 9:16 at 15 to 60 seconds, as a Short or a teaser for the full episode.
Will my characters stay the same in every episode?
Yes. Save the cast once and reuse it, so the hero looks the same in every scene and every episode.
Can AI story videos be monetized on YouTube?
YouTube decides that per channel. Its rules exclude mass produced, repetitive videos and ask creators to label realistic synthetic content, so write original stories, vary them and add your own voice choices.
Which genres work for a story channel?
Kids stories, horror, moral stories, drama series, Bible stories and what if explainers all have their own audiences. Pick one so viewers know what to expect.
Which languages can it narrate in?
English, Turkish, Spanish, German, French, Arabic and Russian, so you can run the same channel in several languages.
Can I see it before I pay?
Yes. You see the storyboard with the characters and the first scenes before paying. Making every scene and the final video needs the Creator plan, from $40 a month ($30 billed yearly).

Your photos, your story

  • Photos used only for your videoA photo of you or your child is used to draw the characters of your story and is kept in your account.
  • Private until you share itThe finished video waits in your gallery; nothing is posted for you unless you choose to publish it.
  • Deleted when you askEmail support@ovideo.io and your photos, stories and videos are deleted within 30 days.
  • Your story, your rightsUse your own stories or ones you may use, and photos of your own children or with their parent’s permission.

Details in the privacy policy.

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Write the story, check the storyboard and get one video ready for your channel.

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