Three story videos made with the generator above: a 30-second narrated tale, a bedtime story and a character kept the same from one reference image. Click Use template to load a prompt.
MagicLight AI (also written Magic Light AI) is a story video app that turns an idea, a script or a written story into an animated video with narration. Its official site says it can make complete videos up to 50 minutes long, built from many scenes with the same characters, and lists models such as Seedance 2.5, Kling 3.0, Veo 3, Sora 2, Wan and Hailuo behind it. This page is not MagicLight: it is an ImagesArt story video generator that runs Wan 3.0, Seedance 2.0 Mini and Kling 4.0 directly, for clips of up to 30 seconds.
Source: MagicLight official website, checked November 2026
Long-form videos. Its headline feature is one script in, a finished video of up to 50 minutes out, split into scenes automatically.
Consistent characters. The same characters are meant to look the same from scene to scene, which matters for series and kids' stories.
Story templates and styles. Ready-made formats for bedtime stories, lessons and faceless YouTube channels, in looks such as picture book, 3D cartoon and realistic.
Voice, lip-sync and subtitles. Narration, voice cloning, lip-sync and captions are part of the same editor.
What the generator at the top of this page does with Wan 3.0, the default model.
Both turn a written story into an animated video with narration. They are built for different lengths, so pick the one that fits the job.
| MagicLight AI | This page (ImagesArt) | |
|---|---|---|
| Longest video | Up to 50 minutes, split into scenes for you | Up to 30 seconds per clip, in one take |
| How you work | Script to storyboard to edited video, inside its editor | Write a timed shot list and get a finished clip in a few minutes |
| Models | Its own pipeline on top of models such as Seedance, Kling, Veo and Wan | Wan 3.0, Seedance 2.0 Mini and Kling 4.0, chosen per clip |
| Same character | Character setup carried across scenes | Describe the character once per prompt, or upload a character image in the Reference tab |
| Narration | AI voices, voice cloning, subtitles | Narrator lines in quotes, voiced in the same generation; no subtitles |
| Pricing | Free trial, then subscription plans on its site | Credits per second: from 15 credits for a 4-second clip; one-time packs from $19.90 |
| Pick it when | You want a full episode or a long YouTube story in one project | You want short story clips, Reels or scenes to cut together, and a choice of models |
ImagesArt is not affiliated with MagicLight. MagicLight details come from its website. Public reviews are mixed: about 1.7 out of 5 on Trustpilot in November 2026, with complaints mostly about annual billing and credits running out fast.
Write three to six shots with time ranges and get them back as one clip with hard cuts, no storyboard tool or editor needed.
Put the narrator's lines in quotes. The voice, music and sound effects come out of the same generation, timed to the shots.
In our tests the same fox, scarf and colors held across all shots on all three models. For a recurring character, add one character image in the Reference tab.
Wan 3.0 and Kling 4.0 run to 30 seconds in one take, twice the 15 seconds many AI video generators stop at.
Draft cheaply on Seedance 2.0 Mini, make the long version on Wan 3.0, and switch to Kling 4.0 for a more cinematic look.
Credits are charged per second of finished video. Failed renders cost nothing.
Describe the main character once, then list the shots with time ranges and put the narrator's lines in quotes.
Wan 3.0 for up to 30 seconds, Seedance 2.0 Mini for cheap 15-second drafts, Kling 4.0 for a cinematic look or a character image.
Check the credit cost on the Create button. The MP4 with sound lands in your history in a few minutes.
The models follow a shot list closely. Build yours from these four parts.
Open with the look (soft 3D cartoon, picture book, painterly) and one fixed description of the hero: species or age, hair or fur, one item of clothing.
Write "Shot 1 [00:00-00:05]: …" for each beat. About five seconds per shot gives each moment room to play.
Add Narrator (warm female voice): "…" to each shot. Keep each line short enough to say in four or five seconds.
End with "Keep Pip exactly the same in every shot: same fur, same face, same green scarf" and "No text, no captions" so nothing gets written on screen.
Each one opens in the generator above with the length and aspect ratio already set. Swap in your own hero.
A warm picture-book style 3D animated story, six shots with hard cuts, same main character in every shot: Bo, a small gray bunny in a red knitted hat. Shot 1 [00:00-00:05]: Bo looks out of his burrow at the first snow. Narrator (soft female voice): "On the first snowy morning, Bo could not wait to play." Shot 2 [00:05-00:10]: Bo hops through deep snow and gets stuck, only his ears showing. Narrator: "But the snow was deeper than he thought." Shot 3 [00:10-00:15]: a friendly fox and a squirrel pull him out. Narrator: "His friends came running." Shot 4 [00:15-00:20]: the three build a lopsided snowman together. Narrator: "Together, they built the best snowman in the woods." Shot 5 [00:20-00:25]: they drink warm cocoa by a fire inside the burrow. Narrator: "Then they warmed up by the fire." Shot 6 [00:25-00:30]: Bo falls asleep smiling under a blanket. Narrator: "And Bo dreamed of snow all night." Keep Bo exactly the same in every shot. Gentle music under the narration. No text, no captions.
A cinematic painterly animated history short, vertical, three shots with hard cuts. Shot 1 [00:00-00:05]: a crowded 1900s harbor at dawn, steam ships and dock workers. Narrator (deep male voice): "In 1901, a young engineer arrived with one idea." Shot 2 [00:05-00:10]: the engineer sketches a strange flying machine by candlelight. Narrator: "Everyone told him it would never fly." Shot 3 [00:10-00:15]: the machine lifts off a grassy hill as a crowd cheers. Narrator: "Two years later, it did." Dramatic orchestral music. No text, no captions.
A bright 3D cartoon lesson for young kids, three shots with hard cuts, same main character in every shot: Ollie, a small green owl with big round glasses. Shot 1 [00:00-00:05]: Ollie points at a tiny seed in a flower pot and says: "Every big plant starts as a tiny seed!" Shot 2 [00:05-00:10]: time-lapse of the seed sprouting as Ollie waters it with a little can. Ollie: "Add water and sunshine..." Shot 3 [00:10-00:15]: a tall sunflower blooms and Ollie cheers. Ollie: "...and watch it grow!" Cheerful music. Keep Ollie the same in every shot. No text, no captions.
Keep the character, outfit and art style from the image. Shot 1 [00:00-00:05]: the character looks up and notices a glowing door appear in front of them. Narrator (warm voice): "One ordinary afternoon, a door appeared out of nowhere." Shot 2 [00:05-00:10]: they step through into a sunny world full of floating islands. Narrator: "On the other side was a world no one had seen." Shot 3 [00:10-00:15]: they smile and run toward the islands. Narrator: "And the adventure began." Soft adventure music. No text, no captions.
Writing a studio name, a film or a famous character can get the request blocked as a copyright risk. Describe the look instead: "soft rounded 3D cartoon with warm lighting".
Six shots in ten seconds feels rushed and the narration gets cut off. Plan about five seconds per shot and one narrator line per shot.
"A fox" can change color between shots. Give fixed details (fur color, one clothing item) and repeat them in the closing consistency line.
We ran the same three-shot fox story on all three. Each kept the hero consistent and voiced every narrator line; they differ in length, look and price.
| Wan 3.0 | Seedance 2.0 Mini | Kling 4.0 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Longest clip | 30 s | 15 s | 30 s |
| Top resolution | 1080p | 720p | 1080p |
| Credits per second at 480p | 8 | 3.8 | Not available |
| Credits per second at 720p | 16 | 8.2 | 28.5 |
| Credits per second at 1080p | 32 | Not available | 42.5 |
| 5 seconds at 480p | 40 credits | 19 credits | Not available |
| Look in our test | Richest detail and color, 3D cartoon | Clean 3D cartoon, warm and simple | Darker, more cinematic lighting |
| Reference images | Up to 9 | Up to 9 | Up to 9 |
All three take a written story, one photo or reference images, and generate narration and music with the picture. Seedance 2.0 Mini tops out at 15 seconds and 720p; Kling 4.0 starts at 720p.
You want a full 30-second story at the lowest price per second
You are drafting, or a 4 to 15 second clip is enough
You want film-style lighting or a character image to hold the hero steady
The default model bills per second of video; the rate depends only on resolution, and sound is always included.
| Length | 480p | 720p | 1080p |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per second | 8 | 16 | 32 |
| 5 seconds | 40 | 80 | 160 |
| 10 seconds | 80 | 160 | 320 |
| 15 seconds | 120 | 240 | 480 |
| 20 seconds | 160 | 320 | 640 |
| 30 seconds | 240 | 480 | 960 |
Credits = seconds × the rate for your resolution: 8 at 480p, 16 at 720p and 32 at 1080p on Wan 3.0. A 15-second 480p story is 120 credits; a full 30 seconds is 240.
Seedance 2.0 Mini costs 3.8 credits per second at 480p, so a 4-second test is 15 credits. Get the shot list right there, then render the long version.
If a render fails or is blocked, nothing is deducted. You only pay for videos that land in your history.
Buy a one-time credit pack or subscribe for monthly credits. 480p works on the free tier; 720p comes with Starter or any credit pack, 1080p with Pro or any credit pack.
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The same formats MagicLight users make, in clips of up to 30 seconds.
Short animated tales with a gentle narrator and one lovable hero, ready to play for kids or post as a series.
Narrated history, mystery and fable shorts, vertical for Shorts or horizontal for longer edits.
A mascot character explains one idea in three shots, from how plants grow to why the sky is blue.
Upload your book's character art and turn a page into a moving scene to share before launch.
A 30-second story with a product as the hero, told in shots instead of a feature list.
Keep a character image and the same style line, generate scene by scene, and cut the clips into a longer episode.
Seedance 2.5, Veo 3.1, Grok Imagine and more are on the image to video page with the same credit balance.
Open the AI image to video generatorWrite the shots, add the narrator's lines and get a narrated clip of up to 30 seconds, right in your browser.
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