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AI Generated Vidcast
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Written by Tomas Tarasovic
Updated over a month ago

You can learn more about Vidcast's approach to AI in AI Transparency Technical Note in the Cisco Trust Portal.

Unleash the power of Vidcast's new AI Vidcast Generation feature and transform your static .PDF and PowerPoint files into captivating videos with seamless, content-accurate narration. Imagine converting your library of training presentations into dynamic videos within minutes, or quickly creating professional presentations without sacrificing quality- AI Vidcast generation will help with that!

Prefer to watch a demo of our AI Generated Vidcast? Click on the thumbnail below:

thumbnail for AI generated vidcast demo video

Please note that this feature is currently available in Beta for Cisco users. Once publicly available, it will be a per-request premium feature for Enterprise Webex Suite customers.

You can transform your static .PDF file or presentation in to video with just a couple of clicks. To start, click on the arrow up button (next to the New video button) and select AI Vidcast Generation.

Screenshot of AI generated vidcast upload button

You will be prompted to upload your .PDF or PowerPoint presentation, which can be done by clicking on the upload field, or by dragging your file there.

Screenshot of AI generated Vidcast settings

You can then choose whether the script will be generated (Generative AI talk track) or if you want the narrator to read your slide notes verbatim.

Tone will set in what manner the script will be generated- Business professional will most likely suit your business proposal more than storytelling tone! We recommend you to explore tones we offer, to make sure it fits your use case the best.


Choosing Narrator language will determine the output language of the generated Vidcast. Do you want to quickly produce your presentation in German? We got you covered!

And finally, you can select Narrator voice to be either male or female (not applicable to all languages).

When you are happy with your setup, click on Generate Vidcast button to get the process started.

screenshot of the processing screen

It will take a couple of minutes for your Vidcast to generate, please do not close or leave the page while we are analyzing and generating the video.

Screenshot of the AI generated vidcast edit mode

Once the video has been generated, you will be taken into the edit screen. On the left, you will see a video preview where you can play the generated Vidcast in full. On the right, you will see a card for each individual slide in you presentation. You will be able to play just that slide, review the generated script, or edit it.

You can also copy the script into your clipboard and paste it into any text document by clicking on the Copy script button int the top right corner. Once you finished your edits, click on Finish button to save the video into your library.

Please note that once the video is saved in your library, you will no longer be able to edit the script.

After the generated video is saved into your library, creator or editors will be able to download the original or enhanced file from the playback page.

screenshot of the playback page with download file buttons highlighted

Download original file will download the original .pdf or PowerPoint file you used to generate this video.

Download enhanced file will download your .pdf or PowerPoint file with the generated script added as notes.

Please note that once you change duration of the video (trim/ clip/ stitch), the video will re-process and you will be no longer able to download original/enhanced file.


Tips, tricks and limitations

  • We can currently generate videos only for files with up to 30 slides/pages.

  • Although we support horizontal documents, we recommend using AI Generated Vidcast mainly for documents in the landscape mode, to ensure the best viewing experience.

  • If you notice some graphical artifacts with your .ppt/.pptx file, we recommend saving it in .pdf file format before uploading to AI Generated Vidcast.

  • If you choose to have your slide notes read verbatim, make sure that all slides have notes. We are not able to narrate your document if some slides/ pages do not have notes.


Questions? Start a chat with our support team or reach us at help@vidcast.io

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