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MakeThisVid and Lumen5 are AI video tools built for different workflows. MakeThisVid generates original AI video scenes from a text prompt or product photo — synthesized footage with AI audio baked in, built for short-form ads and social content. Lumen5 is a blog-to-video tool that converts articles, blog posts, and scripts into branded slide-style social videos using stock footage and text overlays.

MakeThisVid vs Lumen5: Scene Generation vs Blog-to-Video

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MakeThisVid and Lumen5 are both in the AI video space, but they're optimized for very different workflows and output types. MakeThisVid synthesizes original video footage from descriptions or images — the output looks like filmed content, built for short-form ad placements and visual-first social media. Lumen5 is a content repurposing platform: paste a blog post URL or article, and it automatically creates a social-ready slideshow video by extracting key sentences, pairing them with stock footage, and adding text overlays. The workflow is optimized for content marketers who need to turn existing written content into social video at scale. Here's how to choose between them.

How to Use MakeThisVid

From prompt to downloadable MP4, ready to deploy.

  1. Core workflow is completely different

    Lumen5 starts with existing written content — you paste a URL or text and it creates a video around it. MakeThisVid starts with a visual description — you describe a scene and it generates the footage. Different inputs, different outputs, different audiences.

  2. Pricing comparison

    MakeThisVid has no free tier. Entry starts at $2.99 for a one-time credit pack (one 6-second 720p clip), and subscriptions run $19.99–$79.99/mo. Lumen5 offers a free Community plan (with branding) and paid plans starting around $29/mo on monthly billing — with steeper tiers for higher output and brand customization. Lumen5 charges subscription-only; MakeThisVid offers both one-time packs and monthly subscriptions.

  3. Output style: synthesized footage vs branded slideshows

    MakeThisVid generates original AI-synthesized footage that looks like filmed video — with audio already built into every render. Lumen5 generates branded slideshow videos — sentences from your article appear as text overlays on stock footage clips, assembled into a social media-style video. The visual quality and style are very different.

  4. Content repurposing vs original creation

    Lumen5 excels at repurposing: turning a blog post, newsletter, or article into a LinkedIn or Facebook social video efficiently. MakeThisVid is for original creation: generating footage that doesn't exist yet — product scenes, lifestyle moments, brand atmospheres.

  5. Advertising use case

    MakeThisVid's 6-second cinematic clips are built for paid ad placements. Lumen5's longer-form branded slideshow format is better suited for organic social content, LinkedIn video posts, and content marketing — not typically for direct-response paid ads.

Who Uses MakeThisVid for This

MakeThisVid for original ad creative

Product shots, lifestyle scenes, and brand atmosphere video — generated from scratch. Runs natively as a TikTok, Meta, or YouTube short ad without requiring existing content to repurpose.

Lumen5 for blog-to-social video repurposing

Content marketing teams turning blog posts into LinkedIn and Facebook social videos at scale. Lumen5's workflow is purpose-built for this use case — fast, branded, and stock-footage-driven.

Lumen5 for thought leadership content

B2B marketers repurposing written thought leadership, articles, and whitepapers into social video. The text-overlay-on-stock-footage format is the standard for professional LinkedIn content.

Frequently Asked Questions

No. Lumen5 creates slide-style videos by pairing text overlays with stock footage clips and music. It does not synthesize original video content from a visual description the way MakeThisVid does.
No. MakeThisVid generates visual scenes from prompts or images — it doesn't process existing text content and convert it into a video automatically. For blog-to-video automation, Lumen5 is purpose-built for that workflow.
Lumen5's text-overlay-on-stock-footage style is the prevalent format for LinkedIn social video. MakeThisVid's synthesized footage is better for LinkedIn paid ad creative and visual-first brand content, but less suited for repurposing written thought leadership.
MakeThisVid. Its 6-second cinematic output — with audio included in every render, no watermark, and commercial use licensed — is designed for paid ad placements where visual quality drives click-through rates. Lumen5's longer-form slideshow format is not optimized for direct-response paid ad placements.
Yes. Lumen5 offers a free Community plan that lets you create a limited number of videos per month with Lumen5 branding on the output. Removing that branding requires a paid plan. MakeThisVid has no free tier — credits are required for all renders, with automatic refunds on failed renders.
MakeThisVid. You can upload a product photo and generate a cinematic scene showing it in use. The output is a no-watermark MP4 with audio included, cleared for commercial use. Lumen5 doesn't take product images and generate footage — it assembles stock clips and text overlays around your script.
Yes — audio is built into every render automatically, with no extra step or upgrade required. Every clip, whether 720p (6 seconds) or 1080p (8 seconds), is delivered as a complete MP4 with sound.

Generate original AI video scenes

Describe the moment or drop a product photo. 45–90 seconds to a downloadable MP4 — audio included, no watermark, commercial use licensed. Entry from $2.99.

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