AI documentary maker for YouTube
Type a topic or upload your narration. ViCut researches it, writes the script and cuts an 8–35 minute documentary from real, licensed footage. You approve every shot.
Chapter 1 · A Tank Built to Fail
Chapter title · Graphite styleOn a warm January morning, the tank on Commercial Street gave way.
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain Wikimedia Commons · Public domainSwappedWithin seconds, a wave of molasses up to 25 feet high rolled through the North End.
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How to make an AI documentary in 4 steps
Describe the topic
Type a topic, paste a script or upload your narration. Pick the length, voice and style.
What’s the next documentary?
Get a researched script
ViCut researches the topic and writes a script with a source for every fact and figure.
On January 15, 1919, a steel tank holding 2.3 million gallons of molasses burst in Boston’s North End.1
A wave up to 25 feet high moved through the streets at about 35 miles an hour.2
Twenty-one people died and about 150 were injured.1
Review the storyboard
Every scene with its shot, source and licence. Swap any shot before render.
Chapter 1 · A Tank Built to Fail
Chapter title · Graphite styleOn a warm January morning, the tank on Commercial Street gave way.
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain Wikimedia Commons · Public domainSwappedWithin seconds, a wave of molasses up to 25 feet high rolled through the North End.
Needs reviewWikimediaWikimediaWikimediaPexelsRender and publish
Download the MP4, subtitles and the YouTube pack with title, chapters and credits.
Boston Molasses Flood plaque · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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7:51Real footage, not AI-generated clips
Why real footage
- Viewers trust what they can checkA documentary about a real event reads as true when viewers see the real place, people and papers.
- Source and licence on every shotWikimedia Commons, Openverse, Pexels, Pixabay and USGS maps. Credits go into the YouTube description.
- Historical photos and mapsPeriod photos, newspaper pages and old maps that an image model can only imitate.
When AI visuals fit better
- Fiction and storiesMade-up characters and worlds have no real footage to show.
- Scenes nobody photographedThe distant future, or ideas that are easier to draw than to film.
For these, a tool built on AI generation is the better pick. Compare AI video tools →
Documentaries ViCut makes
Everything a documentary needs to go live
Chapters, narration and a source for every figure.
Pick a voice or upload your narration; ViCut cuts to it.
Historical maps, numbers and timelines drawn in your style.
Burned in or as an SRT file.
Options made from the video’s own frames.
Title, description with chapters, credits and tags.
Watch what ViCut makes
Frames from real ViCut renders: narration, footage, chapter cards and subtitles as they come out of the render.
From $0.42 per finished minute. A 20-minute documentary uses 20 minutes of your plan.
See pricingQuestions about AI documentaries
What is an AI documentary maker?
A tool that turns a topic or a narration into a finished documentary: script, voiceover, footage, edit and subtitles. ViCut makes 8–35 minute documentaries for YouTube from real, licensed footage.
Where does the footage come from?
Wikimedia Commons, Openverse, Pexels, Pixabay and USGS historical maps. Every shot keeps its source and licence, and the credits are in the YouTube pack.
Can I use my own voice?
Yes. Upload your narration and ViCut cuts the documentary to it, or pick one of 36 AI voices in English, Spanish or German.
How long can a documentary be?
8 to 35 minutes. ViCut doesn’t make Shorts or clips under 8 minutes.
Can I monetize the videos?
Each video is a new edit with its own script, narration and footage, and every shot keeps its licence. YouTube reviews channels, not tools, so nobody can promise monetization.