How To Turn News Articles into VideosIn this Tutorial, you will use simple tools that are available online to make videos from News articles. The tools are all free.They do not need any installation, signing in, nor logging in. This Tutorial is especially good for creators who want to make theirown videos then upload them to a website. The videos will be from 30 seconds to 60 seconds long.Step:1. Choose a website that you use to get the News.Step:2. Copy the entire web address starting with https://Step:3. Go to https://extract.picsStep:4. Make sure that the \"Single Site\" Tab is up.Step:5. Paste the Website's address that you copied into the Spacebar.Step:6. Click on \"Extract\".Step:7. Wait for all the images to be extracted.Step:8. Choose about three (3) to five (5) main images.Step:9. Click on the \"Down Arrow\" next to each image to get a download.Step:10. After clicking to download the First image or picture, look in the \"Downloads\" of your computer then click on thedownload.Step:11. Delete the name it has.Step:12. Rename the First image as number 1 of the story.Step:13. Return to the \"Downloads\" then open and rename each download with its correct number.Step:14. Save each file.Step:15. Now that you have the images or pictures of the Article, you will now add accompanying text to each one.Step:16. Go to https://www.png.to/editor/Step:17. Click on \"Load\".Step:18. Search in the box that appears for the First image or picture you saved.Step:19. Click on it.Step:20. Click on \"Open\" to upload the image or picture.Step:21. Look on the \"Toolbar\" of the Editor then click on the \"Text\" Icon.Step:22. Delete the text that is within the \"Textbox\".Step:23. Return to the Article with the images or pictures.Step:24. Copy the main sentence of each paragraph that goes along with each image or picture you saved.Step:25. Paste the sentence into the Space to replace the text you deleted.Step:26. Adjust the size of the text by moving the height and length of the \"Textbox\". Or you can type a number for percentageat the bottom.Step:27. Choose a colour that makes the text stand out when reading it.Step:28. Click on the \"Bold\" Icon as well.Step:29. You can further edit the text by positioning it either to the \"Left\" or in the \"Center\".Step:30. Click on the entire text to see the outline of the box.Step:31. Move the box with the text to a part of the image or picture where it could be easily read.Step:32. Click on \"Download\".
Step:33. If you are using a Windows Computer, look in the \"Downloads\" of your computer then click on the \"Open file\".Step:34. The image or picture will now open up in an editor. Click on the three \"...\" dots at the top.Step:35. Look for \"Save as\" then click on it.Step:36. Rename this download as number \"1 with text\".Step:37. Click on \"Save\".Step:38. Return to the Article with the story, then repeat from Step:16 to Step:36 for each of the remaining images or picturesyou have but change the number for each image or picture.Step:39. After you are done, go to https://clideo.comStep:40. Click on \"Video Editor\".Step:41. Click on \"Get Started\".Step:42. Click on the \"+\" Icon in the top Left-hand side of the Editor.Step:43. Click on the \"Up Arrow\" where you see \"Click to upload or drag and drop file here\".Step:44. This will allow you to see the images or pictures you saved on your computer. Search for the First image or picturewith text.Step:45. When you find the First image with text, click on it.Step:46. Click \"Open\".Step:47. You will now see the image or picture in the Editor. Look at the bottom then click on the \"Play Arrow\".Step:48. Wait until the \"White line\" comes to the end of the slide. Important!Do not move that \"White line\".Step:49. To add another image or picture, click on the \"Up Arrow\" where you see \"Click to upload or drag and drop filehere\".Step:50. Search for the Second image or picture with text.Step:51. When you find the Second image or picture with text, click on it.Step:52. You will now see the Second image or picture added to the Editor. Click on the \"Play Arrow\".Step:53. Wait until the \"White line\" comes to the end of the slide. Important!Do not move that \"White line\".Step:54. Repeat the process to add the remaining images or pictures with text. Important!Remember to click on the \"PlayArrow\" after uploading an image or a picture and not to touch the \"White line\" when it comes to a stop.Step:55. Make a \"Thank You\" Page by using a Blank Page on a PDF Editor such as https://www.2pdfconverter.com. This isneeded for accreditation purposes.Step:56. Type Thank You! at the top of the Page. Then in the next line, type Source: https://www...Step:57. Return to the source of the News Article then type carefully the address under Thank You!Step:58. Write the Title of the Article. The page should be as follows:Thank You!Source: https://www... The name of the article.Step:59. Crop the PDF page that you had made to make it smaller.Step:60. Download the page.Step:61. Look in the \"Downloads\" of your computer for the file.Step:62. Open the file then rename it.Step:63. Save the file as Thank You.Step:64. Since this \"Thank You!\" Page is in PDF format; you will have to convert it to a JPGfile.
Step:65. Go to https://www.png.to/editor/Step:66. Click on \"All tools\".Step:67. Scroll down the page until you reach PDF Converters.Step:68. Look for \"PDF to JPG\" then click on it.Step:69. Click on \"Select Your Files\".Step:70. Search for the Thank You!Page, you saved.Step:71. When you find it, click on \"Open\".Step:72. Waite for the file to be uploaded.Step:73. Click on \"Convert files\".Step:74. Waite for the process to be completed.Step:75. Add this last PDF file that you converted into a JPGfile after the images or pictures that you have uploaded into theEditor.Step:76. Now that you have uploaded all the images or pictures with text, and the \"Thank You! \" File, you will add audio.Step:77. You can add music that is available from within the Editor on https://clideo.com or you can choose to add music fromoutside sources.Step:78. If you will use the music that is within the Editor, click on \"Audio\". To add audio from your own sources, scroll downthis page, then follow the steps at Adding You Own Audio to Videos.Step:79. Scroll through the different kinds of music then pick one that you want. Important!Choose an audio that is about thesame time in length of the slides you have. If not, the video will continue playing until the audio ends but there will be no slidesStep:80. Click on the Play Arrow beneath the video then watch and listen the video until the music endsStep:81. Click on \"Export\".Step:82. Click on \"Continue\".Step:83. The video will now start exporting. Wait for the process to finish.Step:84. Click on \"Download\".Step:85. If you are using a Windows Computer, look in the \"Downloads\" of your computer then click on the \"Open file\".Step:86. The file should begin playing.Step:87. Remove the file from \"Downloads\" and transfer it to \"Videos\" on your computer. If not, you will be unable to renameand save it. Alos, you risk losing it if and when you delete the \"Downloads\". In addition, it would be easier for you to find whenyou need to share it.Step:88. Now that you have your video, it is time to compress it. Go to https://www.mp4compress.comStep:89. Click at the top on \"compressor\".Step:90. Scroll down a little then click on \"Select file\".Step:91. Search in the box that comes up for the video you want.Step:92. Click on \"Open\".Step:93. Click on \"Upload Video File\".Step:94. Wait for the file to upload.Step:95. When you see a check mark next to \"Completed\", click on the line with \"Download File\".Step:96. Waite for the download to finish.Step:97. Look in the \"Downloads\" of your computer then click on \"Open file\".
Step:98. The video will start to play. Observe the difference.Step:99. To get the compressed video into \"Videos\" on your computer, look in the \"Downloads\" then click on the folder nextto the name of the file you just downloaded.Step:100. Check in \"Videos\" of your computer to verify that the file is transferred into it.Step:101. Congratulations! You are done and can share the video.Adding Your Own Audio to VideosStep:1. Go to https://www.bendsound.comStep:2. Look at the top then click on \"Free Music\".Step:3. Test out the kinds of music and the themes.Step:4. Choose one that you will use as your Brand Audio.Step:5. Click on \"Free Download\".Step:6. Look in the \"Downloads\" of your computer then click on \"Open file\".Step:7. Delete the name it has.Step:8. Give this file a name you will remember.Step:9. Save it. This will be the audio you will be using for all your News videos.Step:10. Upload the video you have into https://www.addaudiotovideo.comStep:11. Click in the space under \"Select video file (up to 500Mb):\"Step:12. Search in the box that appears for the file you need.Step:13. Click on \"Open\".Step:14. Wait for the file to upload.Step:15. Click in the space under \"Select MP3 audio file (up to 100Mb):\".Step:16. Search in the box that appears for the MP3 file you saved.Step:17. Wait for the file to upload.Step:18. Click on \"Upload\".Step:19. Wait for the file to upload.Step:20. Click on \"Completed: Download File (...kB)\".Step:21. Look in the \"Downloads\" of your computer then click on \"Open file\".Step:22. Transfer the file from the \"Downloads\" of your computer into the \"Videos\" of your computer by clckng on the foldernext to the name of the file.Written by Wycliff Coward.