Surface · made with Video wHale

See what it makes

Two videos from the Video wHale YouTube channel: a full chapter of scripture brought to life, and a Short.

Joshua chapter 2A full video made from a Bible passage.

Psalm 23A Short for YouTube, TikTok or Reels.

More on the Video wHale YouTube channel →

Sunlight zone · features

What Video wHale does

Everything below is in every plan unless it carries a Pro or Studio tag.

Any length

Shorts, TikToks, Reels, full YouTube videos and whole book chapters. Long text can be split into episodes.

Start from anything

A script, an idea, a document (.docx, .txt, .pdf or .md), a photo of a flyer, or a Bible passage.

Your exact words

Tick Use my exact words and the narrator says only what you wrote. You read and approve every line before any pictures are made.

8 picture styles

Storybook, cartoon, cinematic, realistic, ultra-realistic photo, TV drama, period documentary and magazine illustration. Or use your own photos and video clips.

Characters stay the same

Each person gets a character sheet (front, three-quarter and close-up) that every scene is drawn from, so faces, hair and clothes carry over.

Your own voice

A free voice, Fish Audio or ElevenLabs, including your own cloned voice. Hear a voice before you pay for it, and fix how names are said.

Captions in 5 styles

Automatic, Bold pop, Word by word, Clean subtitles or Boxed, plus a .srt caption file and a transcript.

Shorts and Launch Pack

Automatic Shorts, a Hook Short, a thumbnail, YouTube chapter times, and titles, descriptions and tags. Shorts reuse your pictures and narration, so they cost nothing extra.

Fix one scene

Redo just one picture or one line. After a disconnect, Continue picks up where it stopped and never pays twice.

Pro

Other languages

Translate my video keeps the same pictures in a new language. World Pack makes many languages at once, each with its own narrator.

Studio

Screenshots in your script

Take screenshots and screen recordings inside Video wHale. Write [SS-03] or [picture: the login screen] and the right picture lands in that scene.

Cost shown first

What will it cost? gives a line-by-line price. Nothing is drawn or paid for until you approve the narration.

Sunlight zone · how it works

Three steps from words to video

Give it your words
In the Guided tab, pick what you're making (a Short, a YouTube video, a long video or a presentation) and where the words come from. Choose a voice, a picture style and music.
Read, approve, see the cost
The Director plans the scenes and shows the narration, one numbered line per picture. Change any words, check pronunciations, and see the price. Nothing is drawn or paid for until you approve.
Get the finished video
Video wHale draws the pictures, records the voice and builds the video with captions, music, an end card and chapters, saved in your Google Drive. Then make Shorts or a Launch Pack.

Tonight is realistic. Setup takes about 30 minutes the first time: a Google account, a Gemini key with picture billing, and your license key. The guided first video then takes about 5–15 minutes and usually costs 30–40¢ in pictures.

Click here now and make your first video tonight

Sunlight zone · help while you set up

A helper right beside your notebook

Colab has a free AI helper, Gemini, that opens in a panel next to the Video wHale Studio. You see both at once: the steps on one side, the helper on the other. It can read your notebook and its error messages, and you can send it screenshots.

Open Video wHale in Colab from My Drive.
Click the blue circle with the white star at the bottom of the notebook. A Gemini chat opens beside your notebook.
Paste one of the prompts below first. Its first rule stops Gemini from changing your code. Paste it again in every new chat.
Ask anything, or attach a screenshot. Gemini sees your notebook and errors, not your keys.
If Gemini offers to change a cell, click Reject. Video wHale's code is fine; you only need plain-words help.

Check where I am

Use it any time you're not sure what to click next.

RULE SET IN STONE: never change, fix, rewrite, add, delete or run any code in this notebook, and never offer to, even if I ask. The code is fine. If something seems serious, tell me to e-mail support@videowhale.com with a screenshot. Repeat this rule back to me first. Now: I am setting up Video wHale in this Colab notebook. Please look at my notebook and tell me: 1) which cells have run, 2) whether any cell shows a red error, and what the error says in plain words, 3) what I should click next. Explain one step at a time and wait for me to say done.

Help with an error

Use it when a cell shows red text.

RULE SET IN STONE: never change, fix, rewrite, add, delete or run any code in this notebook, and never offer to, even if I ask. The code is fine. If something seems serious, tell me to e-mail support@videowhale.com with a screenshot. A cell in my Video wHale notebook shows an error. Please read it and tell me in plain words what it means and what I should check (for example the Secrets names or Notebook access). Never give me code as the fix.

Help with a screenshot

Attach a screenshot with your keys covered.

RULE SET IN STONE: never change, fix, rewrite, add, delete or run any code in this notebook, and never offer to, even if I ask. The code is fine. If something seems serious, tell me to e-mail support@videowhale.com. Here is a screenshot of my Video wHale screen. Tell me what I am looking at and what to click next.

No blue star?

It isn't offered on every account or in every country. Put Colab and gemini.google.com side by side instead: on Windows press Windows key + Left arrow; on a Mac hover the green window button and choose tile left. Gemini on the web can also read the whole Video wHale Complete Guide PDF if you attach it.

Four guided walk-throughs

Every section of the Video wHale Complete Guide ends with a copy-and-paste prompt (Getting ready · Installing · Your first videos · Advanced features). Paste one into Gemini, ChatGPT, Claude or Grok and it walks you through that section one step at a time, at your pace, in your language.

Keep these safe

Never paste your license key, Gemini key or ElevenLabs key into any chat, and cover them in screenshots. Gemini is Google's helper, not the Video wHale team: if its answer doesn't match the guide, follow the guide. Inside the Studio, Help → Ask the Director also answers questions and reads screenshots.

Twilight zone · why Google Colab

It runs on Google's machines, in your account

Video wHale is a Studio file you open in Google Colab. Your work stays in your own Google Drive.

No powerful computer needed. The work runs on Google's machines, so a small laptop makes videos as fast as a gaming PC.
Nothing to install. It runs in your web browser. Chromebooks and tablets can work; a keyboard is easiest.
Your work stays yours. Videos and photos stay in your own Google Drive, and your keys stay in Colab Secrets. Video wHale never asks for your password.
Your keys follow you. Secrets belong to your Google account, so they work on any computer you sign in on.
No markup on services. You pay each service directly at its own price. Planning and free voices cost nothing. A 1-minute Short is usually under $1; an 8-minute video is about $2–3.50 in pictures. Prices can change.
Free videos are possible. Use only your own photos and clips with a free voice. No pictures are drawn, so nothing is charged.
Disconnect-safe. Finished work is saved in Drive as it's made, and Continue never pays twice.
Faster if you want it. Colab Pro (about $9.99 a month) or a Google AI plan with Colab benefits gives faster, longer sessions. It's optional.

One limit to know: keep the Colab tab open and your computer awake while it works. Very long videos can outlast a free Colab session; just click Continue and it picks up where it stopped.

Twilight zone · pricing

Three plans, no usage limits

Monthly plans through Gumroad. Every plan makes as many videos as you want.

Intro price Click here for a surprise introductory price, far lower than listed here. It's only good until I decide the offer should end. Everyone who signs up at the introductory price keeps that price for the full year.

Splash · Creator

Anyone turning their words into finished videos.

$49 / month

Get Creator

No monthly usage limits: make as many videos as you want
Videos of any length: Shorts, TikToks, Reels, full YouTube videos and whole book chapters
Start from a script, an idea, a document, a flyer or a Bible passage
AI pictures in 8 styles, or your own photos and video clips
Characters that look the same in every picture
Narration with a free voice, Fish Audio or ElevenLabs, including your own cloned voice
Hear a voice before you pay for it
Pronunciation help: the Director suggests spellings, and you can keep them or type your own
Use your exact words, and approve the narration before any pictures are made
Music that fits the story and dips under the voice
Captions in 5 styles, a .srt caption file and a transcript
Automatic Shorts and a Hook Short, a thumbnail, YouTube chapter times, and a Launch Pack with titles, descriptions and tags
An end card with your logo, colors and link
Dub my video (Beta)
Fix any scene, redo the narration, and pick up where you left off after a disconnect
Ask the Director: your built-in helper
Add your own pictures from your computer, Google Drive or Google Photos and put them in any scene
The cost is shown before anything is made
Step-by-step Complete Guide with AI helper prompts
Works on up to 3 Google accounts

★ Most popular

Pod · Pro

Authors, teachers, churches and creators who publish regularly or reach more than one language.

$79 / month

Get Pro

Everything in Splash · Creator, plus:
Translate my video: the same pictures in a new language, without rebuilding
World Pack: your video in many languages at once, each with its own narrator
VR Theater: a version made to watch in a VR headset
Your own songs and a series theme song
Art pack: children's watercolor, comic book, vintage engraving, classic oil painting, film noir and 3D animated styles
Whiteboard sketch and stick-figure styles that draw themselves on screen
Face check (Richer mode): compares every face with its character sheet and repaints a wrong one

Video wHale Studio · Business

Businesses, ministries and schools making tutorials, training, product demos and courses.

$149 / month

Get Studio

Everything in Pod · Pro, plus:
Screenshots and screen recordings, taken right inside Video wHale, with a cutting tool
Write [SS-03] or [picture: the login screen] in your script and the right picture lands in that scene (never read aloud)
A numbered picture catalog for every project, with a checklist of the pictures your script asks for
3D motion (Richer mode): wide scenes get a gentle 3D camera move (needs a GPU session in Colab)
Every new add-on as it is released, at no extra cost

No monthly usage limits. You pay only for what you use with your own accounts: AI pictures cost about 4–7¢ each from Google, and paid voices are billed by your voice service. A free voice is included.

Video wHale Web Edition: coming soon

A hosted web version is on the way. It will cost more than these plans, because the computing will run on our servers instead of your own free Google account.

Click here now and make your first video tonight Not sure which plan? Ask the helper a question first.

Midnight zone · questions

Frequently asked questions

Answers from the Video wHale FAQ. For anything else, ask the helper.

What do I need?

A Google account (free), a Gemini key (free from aistudio.google.com), your Video wHale license key (in your purchase e-mail) and the Studio file. The Setup Guide walks you through it.

To draw AI pictures, turn on billing for your Gemini key. Without billing, writing works but pictures will not.

Can I get help while I set up?

Yes. In Colab, click the blue circle with the white star at the bottom of the Studio and Gemini opens beside your notebook. Paste one of the setup-help prompts first so it never changes your code. Every section of the Complete Guide also ends with a step-by-step AI helper prompt, and Help → Ask the Director inside the Studio answers questions and reads screenshots.

Do I need a powerful computer? Would it be faster on a gaming PC?

No. The work happens on Google's machines, not on your computer. A small laptop makes videos as fast as a gaming PC. Your computer only needs to keep the browser tab open and stay connected.

Can I use a tablet or a Chromebook?

Colab runs in a web browser, so it can work. A computer with a keyboard is easiest, especially the first time.

Can anyone else see my videos, photos or keys?

No. Your work stays in your own Google Drive, and your keys stay in Colab's Secrets. Video wHale never asks for your password, and you never need to paste your keys anywhere except Secrets.

Where do my keys go?

In Colab, click the key icon (Secrets) on the left. Add each key with the exact name below and switch Notebook access on. License: VIDEO_WHALE_KEY · Gemini: GEMINI_API_KEY · ElevenLabs: ELEVENLABS_API_KEY + ELEVENLABS_VOICE_ID · Fish Audio: FISH_API_KEY + FISH_VOICE_ID. After adding or changing a key, run STEP 1 again.

What does a video cost to make?

You pay each service directly. Planning and free voices cost nothing. AI pictures are about 4–7¢ each. A 1-minute Short is usually under $1; an 8-minute video about $2–3.50 in pictures. Prices are set by each service and can change.

Will I see the cost before paying?

Yes. The Review card shows an estimate, and What will it cost? gives a line-by-line price. Nothing is drawn or paid for until you approve the narration.

Can I make videos for free?

Yes: use only your own photos and clips with a free voice. No pictures are drawn, so nothing is charged.

Can I sell or publish videos made with ElevenLabs voices?

Commercial use needs an ElevenLabs paid plan (Starter, about $6 a month). The free ElevenLabs plan is for personal use.

How long can a video be?

Any length: a Short under a minute, a YouTube video, or a long video such as a book chapter, course or sermon. Long text can be split into episodes.

Can it use my own voice for free?

Yes. Record 10–60 seconds of yourself reading clearly and put it in Drive → Video wHale → My Voice. In Colab, choose Runtime → Change runtime type → T4 GPU, then run STEP 1 again. Only use your own voice or one you have permission to use.

It stalled or disconnected in the middle of a video. What do I do?

Your finished work is safe in Drive. Run STEP 1, open the Control Panel, open the same project and click Continue my last job. It skips every picture, voice line and video piece already made, so nothing is paid twice.

How many Google accounts can use one license?

Up to 3 Google accounts per key.

What happens if I cancel my membership?

STEP 1 will say the key no longer works and show the store link to renew. Your videos and projects stay in your Drive.

How do I contact support?

E-mail support@videowhale.com. Include what you clicked, the message you saw, and a screenshot.

Free tool

Superintelligence Starter Kit

A free app that writes the "second prompt" you paste into Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini after your first message: tick boxes for no AI slop, no flattery, real numbers only, and one step at a time. Copy one prompt and any of those AIs builds the app for you.

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