Photo story maker
Turn a folder of photos into a narrated, captioned story video with cinematic motion.
A photo dump is not a story; order, pacing, and words are. Motion Text imports a set of images as sequential timed scenes, gives each one slow Ken Burns movement and a focal point, and lets you retime everything by dragging on a real timeline. Add narration or a music bed and the waveform shows you exactly where each photo should change.
Captions do the storytelling. Time them to your narration by hand, import SRT or VTT if you already have subtitles, or use Pro transcription to caption spoken narration word-by-word. One click then produces portrait and square variants for wherever the story is going.
Batch photo import
Drop in many images at once; each becomes an editable scene with its own timing, fit, focal point, and motion.
Ken Burns that you control
Set zoom and pan start/end points per scene — subtle drift or dramatic push-in, your call.
Narration-ready captions
Import SRT/VTT/LRC, sync lines locally, or transcribe speech into word-timed captions with Pro.
Transitions and treatments
Crossfade, dip, blur, or slide between scenes, under one consistent color treatment.
Share for review
Publish a view-only preview link and collect timestamped comments before you export.
Questions
How many photos can I use?
There is no hard photo limit — projects are limited by total duration and your appetite for pacing. Dozens of scenes work fine.
Can I add voice narration?
Yes — import any audio track. With Pro, speech is transcribed into editable, word-timed captions automatically.
Do vertical videos work?
Yes. Switch the canvas to 9:16 (or 1:1) any time, or create all three format variants of a finished story in one click.