Video (Motion)

Kinds of video

The four main kinds of video on sangtao.ai — explainer, paper cut-out animation, hand-drawn, short voiceover — what each suits and how they differ.

sangtao.ai has four main kinds of video. Each is its own template with a page of its own, sample videos and a start form right on the page. You start them all the same way (from a script, from an idea or from your voice file) — see Make a video from a template. Beyond these four, press New on the Motion page to see the other templates.

At a glance

Kind	Suits	Pictures
Explainer video	Explaining an idea, "why" questions, short lessons	AI draws a picture for each point, or ready-made photos / clips
Paper cut-out animation	Stories, folk tales, brand stories	AI draws cut-paper characters, backdrops and objects and moves them
Hand-drawn video	Step-by-step explainers, lessons, sales videos	A hand draws each point on paper just as the voice says it
Short voiceover	Tips, top N lists, places, food, products	Photos and clips that fit the words, each word lit in the captions

The "Make an explainer video with AI" page: the heading, the start form under it and the grid of sample videos at the bottom

Explainer video

Type a question or paste a script; AI writes it, reads it, illustrates each point and builds a captioned video. When you make it you pick a Style (leave it on Auto and AI picks the text and colour style for the content) — changing it later in the editor costs nothing, and the pictures and voice stay.

Paper cut-out animation

Not a template filled in: AI builds the whole video — the main character, each scene's backdrop, the objects, their moves, the voice and the captions.

Look: cut paper, riso print or crosshatch ink; see a picture of each and pick.
Length: from an idea, pick 30, 45, 60, 90 or 120 seconds. With your own voice file a video runs up to 290 seconds; for a longer file, pick a part.
Hero (optional): describe the main character, e.g. "an orange cat with round glasses". If the build stops to wait for your OK on the hero, press Use this hero to draw the scenes, or Draw the hero again.
Sound & opening line: background music, sound effects (pop, page turns…), the opening line (leave it empty and AI writes it).
Price: shown as a range of credits, because AI decides how many scenes and pictures from the content; charged step by step.

Building takes a few minutes; you can leave the page and open it again from Your projects.

Hand-drawn video

The whiteboard style: each drawing appears just as the voice reaches that point. When you make it you pick:

Illustration style: Cartoon (most topics), Ink line art (whiteboards, chalkboards), Graphite sketch (history, finance).
Pace: slow for careful explaining, fast for short videos.

In the editor you can also change the Drawing style (Pencil sketch, then color; Pencil sketch only; Reveal the color image), a light or dark Surface, and turn the Hand holding the pen on or off.

Short voiceover

A short video with a voice over photos and clips that fit each line, each word lit in the captions — built ready for TikTok, Reels and Shorts. AI picks ready-made photos and clips or draws pictures with AI; you can also use your own. Export as vertical 9:16, wide 16:9 or square 1:1.