Guides to making explainer videos
Plain-English guides to explainer videos, product demos and short social videos: how to script them, which sizes each platform wants, how to get a good voice and captions, and the tools and commands behind them.
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Explainer videos
Scripts, length, styles, cost and how to make one.
What Is an Explainer Video?
An explainer video is a short, goal-driven video that uses visuals and narration to explain a product, service, process, or idea.
5 min readHow to Make an Explainer Video, Step by Step
A strong explainer video starts with the viewer’s problem. Define one audience and one outcome, write the explanation before production, match each visual…
6 min readHow to Write an Explainer Video Script
An explainer video helps a newcomer understand a product, service, process, or idea. The script covers more than narration.
5 min readExplainer Video Script Template with a Worked Example
A narration-only draft may sound clear but leave the editor or animator unsure what to show.
6 min readHow Long Should an Explainer Video Be?
For a standard marketing explainer, aim for 75 to 120 seconds. This gives a first-time viewer time to understand a product, service, process, or idea…
5 min readHow Much Does an Explainer Video Cost?
A 60-second animated explainer video can cost very different amounts. The price depends on the production method, visual style, amount of custom work, and…
6 min read- Types of Explainer Videos and When to Use Each
- Explainer Video Examples and What Makes Them Work
- How to Storyboard an Explainer Video
- Animated Explainer Videos: A Practical Guide
- How to Make an Animated Video Without Animation Experience
- Whiteboard Animation: How It Works and How to Make One
- Doodle Videos: What They Are and How to Make One
- Hand-Drawn Animation: Techniques, Styles and Tools
- Chalkboard Animation for Explainer and Teaching Videos
- What Is Motion Graphics?
- Kinetic Typography: How Moving Text Videos Work
- How to Get a Good Voice-Over for an Explainer Video
- How to Choose Background Music for Explainer Videos
- Common Explainer Video Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
- SaaS Explainer Videos: How to Explain Software in Under Two Minutes
- Talking Head Video vs. Animated Explainer: Which to Make
- How to Choose an Explainer Video Maker
- Free Explainer Video Makers and Their Real Limits
- How to Make a Kickstarter Video That Explains Your Project
AI and coding agents
Making videos with Claude Code, Codex and other AI tools.
How to Make Videos with Claude Code
Claude Code is a terminal-based coding agent that can read project files, write code, run commands, and revise its work.
9 min readCan Claude Generate Videos?
Claude does not generate video files on its own. Anthropic’s current model documentation says that Claude models accept text and image input and produce…
6 min readVideo Editing with Claude Code: What Works and What Doesn't
For video editors who repeat the same steps across many projects, Claude Code can automate much of a programmatic video-editing workflow.
8 min readHow to Make Videos with OpenAI Codex CLI
OpenAI Codex CLI is a coding agent that runs in your terminal. From your computer, you can direct Codex through text to work with files and developer tools.
8 min readHow to Make Videos with Gemini CLI
Gemini CLI has no documented built-in command that turns a text prompt into a finished video. Use it as a production assistant instead: generate the script…
7 min readAI Explainer Video Generators: How They Work and What to Expect
AI explainer video generators turn written material into a narrated video. The source can be an idea, a script, a document, or a presentation.
6 min readFree and open source
Let your AI agent make the video
explainroo lets a coding agent like Claude Code or Codex make narrated explainer videos and product demos. The voice, the word timing and the rendering run on your own computer, with no API key and no cost per video.
Copy this into your AI agent
Make me a short explainer video about [your topic]. Use explainroo for it: clone https://github.com/vincentsch/explainroo, read its AGENTS.md and follow the steps.
Made with explainroo: How explainroo makes a video