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Updated for 2026

MakeThisVid generates Instagram video ads from a prompt or photo. Output is an 8-second 1080p MP4 with audio, in 9:16 (Reels/Stories) or 16:9 (in-feed). Commercial-use licensed and ready for Meta Ads Manager.

Create Instagram Ads with AI: Reels, Stories, and In-Feed

By MakeThisVid Editorial Updated Methodology

Instagram's algorithm rewards video that looks like a creator made it, not video that looks like a template. The fastest path for most brands is to generate fresh creative weekly — short, sound-on, native-feeling. MakeThisVid is the loop: prompt the scene, pick vertical for Reels or square-ish 16:9 for feed, generate, post. The output won't look like everyone else's template export.

Make a video from one prompt. Watch it watermarked before you pay — your first video each week is free.

Keep it + 5 more videos — $9.99, once Vertical included · No subscription required.

How to Use MakeThisVid

From prompt to downloadable MP4, ready to deploy.

  1. Watch it free, then keep it

    Every video renders as a free watermarked preview of your real result. Keep it for $9.99 — that removes the watermark, gives you a clean 1080p download plus a 9:16 vertical version, and includes 5 more videos. Pay once. No subscription required.

  2. Open the Create page

    Go to makethisvid.com/create. You'll see Text → Video and Photo → Video modes. Pick whichever matches the input you have.

  3. Write your prompt

    Describe the scene in one or two sentences. Name the subject, the setting, the mood, and any visual detail that matters. The more specific the prompt, the better the output.

  4. Generate the video

    Click Generate. Our AI renders an 8-second 1080p clip with audio in 45–90 seconds. Watch the live progress bar.

  5. Download the MP4

    Download an MP4 with commercial-use license included. Upload to wherever it needs to go — paid ads, your site, a social post, a client deliverable.

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Who Uses MakeThisVid for This

Brands publishing to Reels and Stories

9:16 output drops into Reels and Stories with no further work. Generate a fresh clip every few days.

Influencer-style ads without an influencer

Generate UGC-style scenes that read as creator content. Cheaper than commissioning a creator for a one-off.

Local services targeting Instagram

Restaurant, salon, gym — the visual scene is the ad. Generate it in minutes.

Frequently Asked Questions

9:16 (1080×1920) for Reels and Stories — the dominant placement. 4:5 (1080×1350) or 1:1 (1080×1080) for in-feed; for those you can generate 9:16 or 16:9 and crop in any editor, or just lead with 9:16 which works in most placements.
Yes. The MP4 has a commercial-use license and AI-generated audio — no copyright risk. Post it organically, boost the winning posts as ads.
Instagram does run AI-content disclosure, and you may want to label your post accordingly per Meta's policy. The content itself runs fine — there's no detection penalty in the algorithm.
Every video is 8 seconds — that's the fixed length. We don't generate longer durations — pick a tight scene and a clear visual idea and you'll get more out of each render than you would from a stretched-out template clip.
Every video renders at 1080p with audio at 24fps. We don't offer 4K.
Yes — your first video each week is free. It renders as a full watermarked preview of your real result; keep it for $9.99, which removes the watermark, gives you a clean 1080p download plus a 9:16 vertical version, and includes 5 more videos.
Most clips finish in 45–90 seconds. Peak times can push that to two minutes. You'll see live progress — no dead spinner.
Yes. Every purchase ships with a commercial-use license. Run it as a paid ad, embed it on a landing page, or hand it to a client.
No paid render has a watermark. Every downloaded clip on every purchase is watermark-free.

Create your next Instagram ad

Reels-ready 9:16 MP4 in 45 seconds. Skip the template tool.

Make a free video

Pay once. No subscription required. · Failed renders never cost you

Keep it + 5 more videos — $9.99, once Vertical included · No subscription required.