Lumen5 converts articles and blog posts into social videos by matching text to relevant stock footage and music. Marketing teams use it to repurpose written content into video without a video editor.
Best for
Marketing teams repurposing blog content into video.
Pricing
Ongoing free tier available, no trial required. Paid plans start at $29/mo.
Pros
- Turns existing written content into video automatically, so marketing teams don't need a separate video workflow
- Matches text to relevant stock footage and music without manual searching
- Good fit for teams already producing regular blog or article content
Cons
- Output quality depends heavily on the source article being well-structured
- Less creative control than editing from scratch — you're customizing a generated draft, not building from zero
Tags
repurposingmarketingsocialstock-footage
Frequently asked questions
Does Lumen5 write the video script for me?
It pulls directly from your existing article or blog post rather than generating new copy — you provide the text, it turns that into a paced video with matched visuals.