Video Tools for Authors

Generate footage, build book trailers, and edit clips for ads or reader updates. Compare pricing, platforms, and AI access below.

AI access

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Artwork

Adobe Express

Create editable launch designs with generated imagery, brand colors and type, then adapt them into captioned video, social posts, or print-ready PDFs.

Price
Free + $9.99/mo
AI access
AI included
Platforms
Web, iOS, Android
Artwork

Adobe Firefly

Develop character and world artwork with visual references, refine selected areas, and collect cover or trailer directions on Firefly Boards.

Price
Free + US$9.99/mo
AI access
AI included
Platforms
Web, iOS, Android
Artwork

Canva

Build book-launch graphics and short videos with editable layouts, generated imagery, brand tools, and exports for digital or print use.

Price
Free + $144/yr
AI access
AI included
Platforms
Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android
Audio

Descript

Shape recorded interviews or spoken drafts by editing their transcripts, then clean the sound, generate missing speech and cut promotional clips.

Price
Free + $16/mo (annual billing)
AI access
AI included
Platforms
Web, macOS, Windows
Video

Google Flow

Build trailer scenes around character and setting references, generate speech or atmosphere with compatible models, and revise selected footage in Google Flow.

Price
Free + $4.99/mo
AI access
AI included
Platforms
Web
Video

invideo

Develop a narrated trailer from a brief, or ask invideo’s editor to shape uploaded footage on a multitrack timeline, then refine the result by hand.

Price
From $20/mo
AI access
AI included
Platforms
Web
Artwork

Kittl

Combine generated artwork with editable title effects, vector graphics, and a design canvas for illustrated covers or book-launch materials.

Price
Free + $19/mo
AI access
AI included
Platforms
Web
Video

Kling AI

Direct trailer shots with character references, opening and ending frames, motion controls, and model-specific speech or multi-shot generation.

Price
Free + $8.80/mo
AI access
AI included
Platforms
Web
Artwork

Leonardo.Ai

Develop character and world artwork using image guidance or trained Elements, then edit, upscale, or animate selected images.

Price
Free + $12/mo
AI access
AI included
Platforms
Web, iOS, Android
Video

LTX Studio

Develop a trailer from script to storyboard, reuse saved characters and settings across shots, and finish the sequence with timeline and sound tools.

Price
Free + $15/mo
AI access
AI included
Platforms
Web
Video

Mootion

Develop an illustrated story or book teaser as a storyboard with reusable characters, scene references, generated motion, and narration, then download its assets.

Price
From $15/mo
AI access
AI included
Platforms
Web
Video

OpusClip

Find short excerpts in author interviews, readings, or launch footage, then correct captions, track the speaker, and finish the clips for social video.

Price
Free + $15/mo
AI access
AI included
Platforms
Web
Video

Pictory

Build a scene-based video from a script, article, or recording, choose the visuals and narration, and export captioned book-promotion footage.

Price
From $29/mo
AI access
AI included
Platforms
Web
Video

Runway

Generate trailer footage, revise a shot through an edited frame, and link creative models in reusable workflows for a book’s visual material.

Price
Free + $15/mo
AI access
AI included
Platforms
Web