
I Built an AI Video Director That Turns Lessons Into Animated Videos
I run a kids' educational YouTube channel. Every video needs animations, voiceover, music, and careful editing — which means expensive software and hours of work per upload. Most teachers and content creators I know have the same problem: great lesson ideas, no way to turn them into videos. I built CutTo to fix this. You describe a lesson in a conversation — "explain how volcanoes erupt for 8-year-olds" — and CutTo writes the script, generates animated visuals, adds voiceover with lipsync, and delivers a finished MP4 you can upload directly. How it works Talk to the director — CutTo's AI has a creative director persona. It reacts to your ideas with enthusiasm: "I'm seeing this as a cinematic journey into the earth — layers peeling away, magma rising..." It shapes your rough idea into a visual plan. See preview images inline — As you plan, Gemini generates preview images directly in the conversation using interleaved text + image output. You see what the AI is thinking before committing
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