Solmi's AI movie maker turns a story and a soundtrack into a short film. Bring the music the film plays over, a score, an instrumental, or a song, as an MP3, WAV, or M4A, and write the story in your own words. Solmi plans it shot by shot in time with the music, casts recurring characters from your photos or from its ready-made performers, keeps them consistent from scene to scene, and renders the film in 16:9 or 9:16. Write that no one sings and it stays a film, with no lip-synced performance. Free to start: a new account made on the website gets one 20-second 480p preview with a watermark. Paid plans render the whole soundtrack at 720p or 1080p without the watermark.
Start with the music: the film runs as long as the track and is cut to it. Upload a score, an instrumental, or a song, or make one with Solmi's AI music generator. Then write the story the way you would tell it to a friend: who the characters are, where it happens, and how it ends, and say that no one sings if nobody should perform the music on camera. Add a clear photo of each main character if you want real faces; Solmi casts one person per photo, up to three. Read the brief and the storyboard Solmi drafts, change what you want in plain words, render the 20-second preview, then the whole film on a paid plan.
All three start from what you give Solmi, and they make different things. The movie maker tells your story over a soundtrack, with characters who act it out. A music video puts a performer on camera, lip-synced to your song. Text to video turns one prompt into one short clip, for B-roll or a teaser. Pick the movie maker when you have a story to tell and the music it should play over.
| AI movie maker | Music video | Text to video | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starts from | Your story and a soundtrack | Your song | One prompt |
| On screen | Characters acting out the story | A performer, lip-synced | One short clip |
| Length | As long as the soundtrack | As long as the song | A few seconds |
| Best for | Short films, trailers, story videos | Releases, YouTube, TikTok | B-roll, teasers |
Keep the cast small and describe each character the same way every time: one look, one outfit, one detail people will remember. Give the story a clear beginning, middle, and end that follow the music, so the turn lands where the track builds or drops. Pick one visual style for the whole film, such as live action, anime, or a painted look, and name it in the story. Faces hold steadiest in medium shots; very wide crowds and fast action are where a character can drift, so regenerate those shots on their own.
Yes. Upload a soundtrack, write the story in your own words, and Solmi plans it shot by shot, casts the characters, and renders the film. You read and edit the plan before anything renders, and you can regenerate any single shot.
Yes. Solmi builds the film on a soundtrack and cuts it to the music, so start with a score, an instrumental, or a song. No track yet? Make one with the AI music generator, with or without vocals.
Yes. Each main character gets an approved reference image from your photo or your description, and every storyboard frame is drawn against it. Solmi takes up to 3 reference photos and casts one person per photo. Once a film's character cards are finished, you can reuse that character in your next film from Use a saved character.
Yes. Write in your story that no one sings, or choose No one sings when Solmi asks who sings, and the film has no lip-synced performance: every shot is part of the story.
Free to start, with no credit card. A new account made on the website gets a one-time grant of 100 music-video credits, enough for one 20-second 480p preview with a watermark. Paid plans, from $35 a month for 2,000 credits, render the whole soundtrack at 720p or 1080p without the watermark.
As long as your soundtrack: Solmi plans and renders the whole track. A longer film costs more credits, and the credit price shows before you render.
Yes. Export in 16:9 for YouTube or 9:16 for TikTok, Reels, and Shorts. The free preview carries a watermark and is for personal use; paid plans include commercial use, so you can publish and monetize the full film.