Script Generator
Turn a PDF into a scene-by-scene video script.
Upload a document and get it broken into timed scenes using its own headings — with per-scene narration, a word count, and a runtime you can plan around. Free, in-browser, no account.
- Splits at the document's own headings rather than at an arbitrary word count.
- Times every scene at 150 words per minute, the pace real narration lands on.
- Exports a plain-text script you can hand to a voice actor or edit anywhere.
The structural half of scripting, done for you
Most people writing a video script from a document get stuck in the same place: not on the words, but on the shape. How many scenes should a twelve-page report become? Where does one end? How long will the whole thing run? Those are structural questions with mechanical answers, and this tool answers them.
It reads the document's headings and treats each as a scene boundary, then breaks any run of prose longer than your chosen scene length at a sentence boundary so no single scene outruns its visuals. Every scene comes back with its own word count and a runtime at narration pace.
- Tight, standard, and relaxed scene lengths for social, general, and desk viewing.
- Total runtime updates live, so you can see a 40-page report is a 26-minute video before you commit to it.
- Copy or download the full script — free, however long the document.
What 150 words per minute means for your document
Conversational narration runs at roughly 150 words per minute. Newsreaders push 180, audiobooks sit nearer 140, and anything past 200 stops being listenable. Using 150 as the default means a 1,500-word section is a ten-minute video — which is often the moment someone realises their document needs cutting, not filming.
That realisation is worth having before you record anything, and it is the main reason this tool shows runtimes per scene rather than just for the whole file.
Where the free tool stops
The script this produces is your document's prose, segmented and timed. It is a real script in the sense that you could record it, and for a well-written document that is often enough.
What it does not do is rewrite. Written prose and spoken narration are different registers: subordinate clauses that read fine collapse when spoken, and a sentence with three commas needs to become three sentences. That rewrite, the per-scene visual choices, and the render itself are what a free account adds.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does it decide where scenes start?
At the document's headings. It detects them by shape — short lines with no terminal punctuation, numbered section labels, or title case — then breaks any long run of prose at a sentence boundary so no scene exceeds your chosen length.
Can I use the script somewhere other than PDF2Video?
Yes. Copy and download are unrestricted. The output is plain text with scene numbers, titles, and durations, which pastes cleanly into a teleprompter, a doc, or another editor.
How accurate is the runtime estimate?
It assumes 150 words per minute with no pauses. Real narration with breaths and beats between scenes typically runs five to ten per cent longer, so treat the estimate as a floor.
What does the free account add?
The narration rewrite, visuals chosen per scene, a narrator voice, and the rendered MP4. The scene breakdown carries over, so nothing you did here is repeated.