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For Creators · Beginner · 4 hrs · Free to start

Ship a YouTube video

Go from an idea to a finished video, with a thumbnail, posted where people can find it.

The chain most creators cobble together by trial and error. Each step hands its output to the next. Script to voice, voice to footage, footage to thumbnail.

The steps

  1. Idea: ChatGPT. Brainstorm angles and hooks until one earns the click.
  2. Script: Claude. Turn the angle into a tight script that sounds like a person.
  3. Voice: ElevenLabs. Narrate it. Or clone your own voice for consistency.
  4. Footage: Runway. Generate B-roll for the shots you can't film.
  5. Edit: Descript. Cut the video by editing the transcript, not the timeline.
  6. Thumbnail: Ideogram. Generate thumbnail art that can actually render legible text.

You end up with