Storyblocks’ AI Video Generator tool puts full creative control in your hands, allowing you to generate the video clips you need in two ways: by describing a scene with a text prompt or by starting with an image - either from your own uploads or from Storyblocks’ 100% human-made library - to bring it to life with motion. All outputs starting from our library or text are covered under the Storyblocks license.
How it works
Generate from Text: Describe any scene and generate a video clip up to 8 seconds in length, and in 16:9 or 9:16 aspect ratios.
Image reference (Storyblocks library): Search our library for the perfect image and generate motion - no upload required. Our contributing artists are compensated every time their content is used for a generation.
Image reference (Upload your own file): Upload any photo, product shot, or illustration and describe the motion to animate it into a video. Any content you upload must follow our Terms of Service.
Examples Use Cases
Niche scenes: Generate clips by describing scenes that are too niche or complex for existing images (e.g., highly specific scenarios, stylized visuals, abstract motion).
Pre-production placeholders: Generate proof-of-concept clips from prompts or mood board images to stand in for planned shots during rough cuts and pitches.
Storyboard at speed: Generate multiple scene variants to explore creative directions quickly.
Fill gaps stock can't cover: Bridge geographic and scenario gaps.
Animate elements within a still: Add motion to static elements like river flows or vehicle movement in an archival photo.
Animated explainer and infographic content: Create stylized, illustrative, or infographic-style motion.
Stitch clips into longer-form content: Combine multiple generated clips into documentary, explainer, or narrative sequences.