Create an Animated Video Up to 5 Minutes Free - From Images and Voiceover
Stitch AI video, voice, and music into one cartoon without paying or installing anything
- 1.Open Artflow.ai and click Start Creating. Sign up with Google. The free plan gives limited credits but requires no card.
Credits refresh, but slowly - don't spend them all on tests right away.
Artflow.ai ↗ - 2.In the Image Base section, create a character and scenes. Paste your prompt into the Prompt field and click Generate.
Make 5 - 10 frames: setup, development, finale. This is your «storyboard».
Artflow.ai ↗PromptA cute orange cartoon cat with big green eyes, standing in a sunny green meadow, 3D Pixar style, soft lighting, high detail
What this prompt doesThe English prompt generates a character or scene image. Replace the description: who, where, in what style (Pixar, anime, 2D cartoon). - 3.Go to Video Studio, upload your created images one by one and set motion for each (camera zoom, pan, etc.). Click Generate for each frame.
Each frame is 3 - 5 seconds of video. For 5 minutes you need about 60 - 80 frames, which may exceed free limits. Start with a 1 - 2 minute clip.
Artflow.ai ↗ - 4.Open ElevenLabs and create a free account. Enter the character's lines and choose a voice. Click Generate, then download the MP3.
Free up to 10,000 characters per month. Do not enter personal data into the voiceover text - the service processes it.
ElevenLabs ↗About this tool - 5.Open CapCut in your browser and click Create Project. Upload your video frames and audio. Drag them onto the timeline and align the voice with the scenes.
CapCut Web is free, but some effects are marked with a Pro icon - those are paid.
CapCut Web ↗About this tool - 6.Add background music: open pixabay.com/music, find a royalty-free track, download it, and add it to a separate track in CapCut. Lower the music volume to 10 - 15%.
Pixabay Music is completely free for both commercial and non-commercial use.
Pixabay Music ↗ - 7.Click Export in CapCut, select 1080p, and download the finished video. Done - you now have a complete animated mini-cartoon.
If the video is longer than 3 minutes - check that the timeline is not cut off before exporting.
CapCut Web ↗About this tool
- freeArtflow.ai - Free PlanSign up without a card; gives limited credits for image and video generation, enough for a short clip.
- freeElevenLabs - Free PlanUp to 10,000 characters of voiceover per month at no cost, only an email is required.
- freeCapCut Web - Basic PlanFree video editor in the browser; some effects and templates are only available with a Pro subscription.
- freePixabay MusicCompletely free music and sound library, no subscription and no attribution required.
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