Updated for 2026
To make an AI video with MakeThisVid: write a one-sentence prompt describing the scene (or drop a photo) and click Generate. Want more after your first? $6.99 adds 3 more takes — any photo, any look. Commercial use is licensed on every purchase.
How to Make AI Videos
Each guide below walks through one specific use case end-to-end — what to prompt, what it costs, and how to download. If you're new to AI video, start with the text-to-video walkthrough; everything else builds on it.
Make a video from one prompt. $2.99 a video · Ready in about a minute · No subscription.
Key facts
Steps to a clip
4
Prompt → generate → keep → download
Render time
45–90s
GPU rendering
Prompt formula
5 elements
Subject, setting, lighting, camera, tone
Inputs
Text or photo
Both generate the same 8s 1080p video
Price per video
$2.99
Pay once — no subscription, no watermark
Failed renders
Auto-refund
Broken renders are remade or refunded
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Frequently Asked Questions
Sign in to MakeThisVid, type a one-sentence prompt describing the scene you want (subject, setting, lighting, camera movement), and click Generate. Want more after your first? $6.99 adds 3 more takes — any photo, any look.
45–90 seconds per clip on MakeThisVid. The render itself runs on GPU; you'll see status updates and the finished MP4 appears in your account when it's ready.
Every video is $2.99 — a clean 1080p download plus a 9:16 vertical version, no watermark, commercial use included. Add 3 more takes for $6.99 whenever you want more. Pay once. No subscription required.
The five-element formula: subject + setting + lighting + camera movement + emotional tone. "A woman in a red coat walking through a foggy Tokyo alley at dusk, neon reflections in puddles, slow tracking shot, cinematic" beats "woman in Tokyo" by a wide margin.
Yes — MakeThisVid supports image-to-video. Upload your photo, describe the motion you want ("camera slowly zooms out", "hair blowing in the wind"), and Generate. Photos with clear subjects and good lighting work best.
Start with your first prompt
Pick a guide above, or jump into the editor and try a prompt now. 45 seconds to a downloadable MP4.
Make a video — $2.99Broken renders are remade or refunded.
or 3 more takes — $6.99 Any photo, any look · About $2.33 a take · No subscription required.