You can use ChatGPT and Elai together to create a presenter-led AI video: ChatGPT helps structure and revise the script, while Elai turns the approved script into scenes with an avatar, voice, visuals, captions, and music.
This updated ChatGPT-to-video tutorial separates the two jobs clearly. The original 2023 video demonstrates an older Elai interface with an integrated “GPT3” option. That menu should be treated as archived. The durable workflow is to prepare the script in ChatGPT, fact-check it, and then move the final narration into Elai’s current text-to-video editor.
Watch the archived end-to-end demonstration above, or use the timestamp links below to jump to the script, template, avatar voice, background, captions, and final result.
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How the ChatGPT and Elai Workflow Works
| Stage | Primary tool | Human responsibility |
|---|---|---|
| Audience and objective | Your project brief | Define who the video serves and what it must accomplish |
| Outline and first draft | ChatGPT | Provide source material and useful constraints |
| Fact-check and approval | Authoritative sources | Verify every claim, instruction, name, and number |
| Scenes and presenter | Elai | Choose the layout, avatar, voice, and visuals |
| Quality control | Elai preview and exported file | Review narration, captions, rights, timing, and accuracy |
ChatGPT is not the video generator in this workflow. It helps with planning and script revision. Elai is the platform that creates the presenter-led video. Keeping those roles separate makes the process easier to update when either product changes.
What You Need Before Starting
- A clear video topic and target viewer
- Authoritative source material you are allowed to use
- A ChatGPT account or another approved writing assistant
- An Elai account with the required video-generation features
- Owned or licensed images, footage, music, logos, and screenshots
- An approval process for facts, branding, consent, and publishing
Do not paste confidential client information, credentials, private employee data, unreleased product details, or sensitive personal content into either platform until their current data-handling terms and your organizational policies allow it.
How to Create a ChatGPT-to-Video Script
1. Define one viewer outcome
Start with a sentence such as: “After watching, a beginner can create and review a three-scene onboarding video.” A narrow outcome prevents the script from becoming a collection of unrelated facts.
2. Provide grounded source material
Give ChatGPT the facts it may use: your outline, product documentation, approved policy, transcript, interview notes, or research. Tell it not to invent missing details. If a fact is time-sensitive, verify it against the current primary source after drafting.
3. Use a production-oriented prompt
You are helping me write a presenter-led video for [audience]. The goal is [outcome]. Use only the source material below. Create [number] scenes. For each scene, provide a short spoken script, an on-screen heading, a visual suggestion, and any pronunciation note. Keep each scene focused on one idea. Flag missing facts instead of guessing. End with [call to action]. Source material: [paste approved information].
Ask for a table or clearly labeled scenes so the result can be reviewed before it reaches the video editor.
4. Edit for speech
AI drafts often sound written rather than spoken. Shorten sentences, remove repeated transitions, replace jargon, and read the script aloud. Keep on-screen text shorter than the narration.
5. Verify every factual statement
Check product features, prices, dates, names, statistics, quotations, links, safety instructions, and legal claims. ChatGPT can produce plausible errors, and a polished avatar can make those errors sound more authoritative than they are.
6. Mark difficult pronunciation
List brand names, people, acronyms, foreign words, technical terms, numbers, and dates that require a voice test. If the selected voice mispronounces a term, try a phonetic spelling or a different voice, then ask a fluent reviewer to listen.
How to Build the Video in Elai
1. Create or sign in to the Elai account
Open Elai and begin a new project. The video shows the 2023 registration flow at 00:19. Current signup fields, verification, and plan access may differ.
2. Start from a template or blank project
Choose a template that fits the destination and audience. Elai’s current official pages describe a library of more than 100 templates, but availability can vary by plan. A template should provide a consistent visual system, not dictate the script.
Watch the archived template-selection step at 00:58.
3. Convert the approved script into scenes
Use one primary idea per scene. Paste only the narration the avatar should speak, and keep separate notes for on-screen text and visuals. If your account offers current AI-assisted script generation, treat it as an optional draft tool—not a source of verified facts.
The older integrated generation flow appears at 00:36. Menu labels may have changed, so use the live editor as the source of truth.
4. Select and test the avatar voice
Choose a presenter and voice appropriate for the message. Test at least one difficult sentence before applying the voice to every scene. Listen for pronunciation, pacing, emphasis, pauses, and consistency.
See the voice-selection demonstration at 01:22.
5. Add backgrounds and supporting visuals
Use owned, licensed, or platform-provided media. The background should support the message without reducing text contrast or making the avatar difficult to see. For a software tutorial, real screenshots or screen recordings usually explain more than decorative stock footage.
Watch how the video background is changed at 01:44.
6. Edit titles, narration, animation, and music
Check every title for mobile readability. Keep animations purposeful and consistent. Background music should sit below the voice, and its license must cover the intended platform and commercial use.
The archived editor walkthrough covers title changes, animation, script editing, enhancement, and music between 02:08 and 02:54. Use the title-editing step at 02:08 as the starting point.
7. Set the aspect ratio and captions
Choose the ratio for the destination before final layout review. Captions should match the final narration, use accurate punctuation, and remain readable over every scene. The 2023 interface demonstrates ratio and hard-subtitle controls at 03:08.
8. Render and review the final file
Preview the whole project, then render it using the current in-app process. Review the downloaded file on desktop and mobile. The video’s final generated result begins at 03:54.
ChatGPT-to-Video Quality Checklist
| Area | Pass condition |
|---|---|
| Audience | The script solves one defined viewer problem |
| Sources | Every factual claim can be traced to an approved source |
| Script | Short, natural sentences written for listening |
| Avatar | Appropriate, authorized, and not misleading |
| Voice | Names, numbers, and technical terms are pronounced correctly |
| Visuals | Owned or licensed and directly support the narration |
| Captions | Accurate, timed, and readable on mobile |
| Export | Correct ratio, resolution, audio sync, and ending |
| Disclosure | Synthetic media is labeled when required |
What Changed Since the Original Tutorial?
The original demonstration refers to GPT-3 inside Elai and uses a 2023 editor. Elai is now presented as Elai Powered by Panopto, and its current public pages focus on training-video creation, AI avatars, templates, localization, voice cloning, interactivity, and script-to-video workflows.
For that reason, the safest current interpretation is:
- Use ChatGPT as a separate planning and script-review stage.
- Use current Elai documentation for exact menus and account limits.
- Do not depend on the old “Using GPT3” button remaining available.
- Preserve the old video as a visual reference, not a promise that every interface element is unchanged.
ChatGPT and Elai vs. One-Click Generation
| Separate workflow | One-click workflow |
|---|---|
| Easier to review the script before spending video credits | Faster initial draft |
| Clear source and approval stage | Can hide unsupported assumptions |
| More control over scene structure | May require more cleanup after generation |
| Tool changes are easier to manage | Depends heavily on one interface |
For a separate URL-import workflow, read our Elai article-to-video tutorial. For a broader product overview, see the Elai AI review.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does ChatGPT generate the finished video?
Not in this workflow. ChatGPT helps produce and revise the script; Elai generates the presenter-led video from the approved content.
Can I paste the first ChatGPT answer directly into Elai?
You can, but you should not. Verify all claims, edit for speech, remove unsupported material, and obtain the required approvals first.
Is the GPT-3 button shown in the video still available?
Do not assume so. It belongs to the archived 2023 interface. Use the live Elai product and documentation for current generation options.
Can this workflow create multilingual videos?
Elai’s current official pages advertise multilingual creation and localization. A fluent reviewer should still check meaning, terminology, pronunciation, timing, and cultural fit.
Final Verdict
ChatGPT and Elai work best as two reviewed stages rather than a magic one-click pipeline. Use ChatGPT to organize approved source material into a concise spoken script, verify it, and then use Elai to design the presenter, voice, scenes, captions, and export. This preserves speed without sacrificing editorial control.