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Create an animated whiteboard video using NotebookLM

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3F1IKBneVV4 Charles Terence Harper

Okay, here’s a breakdown of how to create an animated video using NotebookLM, Nano Banana Pro, and Pictory, as illustrated in the video:

  1. Starting Point:
  • Go to NotebookLM.
  • Log into your account.
  • Click the “Create New Notebook” button.
  1. Upload the script.
  • Click the “Add Source” button.
  • Click “Upload Files” to upload the script from a file.
  • Upload the script for your video to NotebookLM.
  1. Generate a Slide Deck:
  • Click on the “Slide Deck” option in the Studio.
  • Select your format (detailed deck).
  • Choose your language (English).
  • Set the length.
  • Add a high-level outline, or guide the audience, style, and focus: “Create 1 (One) Slide covering the Main Points, Hand Drawn Style for Professionals.”
  • Click “Generate.”
  1. Generate an image to represent main points from the script.
  • Go to Google Gemini.
  • Upload the same script to Google Gemini.
  • Activate “Create Image”.
  • Describe what you want to be shown.
  • Click enter.
  • While the NotebookLM slide deck is generating, also generate an image using Nano Banana Pro.
  1. Image Animation
  • Go to the image animator (e.g. speedpaint.co).
  • Click and upload the hand-drawn style image representing the main points of the content you have already created.
  • Select and change the the sketching duration, hand style, sketching options, and custom sequence settings, as desired.
  • Click animate.
  • When finished, download.
  1. Using Pictory:
  • Go to Picstory (text to video).
  • Paste the script into the “Text to video” input.
  • Click “Generate Video.”
  • Choose a theme.
  • Choose your video and match with the audio from the generated image and audio in 11Labs and apply it to the entire video.
  • Click Apply.
  • Preview the video.
  • If it looks good, export or download.

Hopefully, this will help you. If you need any more clarifications just ask.

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