Knowledge Painter

Create precise explainer videos from documents and files

Upload reports, documents, diagrams, data, and technical files to generate explainer videos, using narration and visual sequences to make relationships, changes, and steps clear.

Start with the source, then show the point

Who it’s for

  • Leaders and business teams

    You have a report, plan, or performance update and need people to understand the decision behind the numbers before the meeting begins.

    • Finance teams
    • Strategy teams
    • Business leaders
    Typical documents:ReportsExcel dataBriefing decks
  • Product and engineering teams

    You need to show how a system, process, or technical choice works without asking every viewer to read the full specification.

    • Product managers
    • Engineers
    • Technical writers
    Typical documents:Technical briefsDiagramsProduct documentation
  • Educators, researchers, and experts

    You want a difficult concept, research paper, or visual model to feel approachable when someone sees it for the first time.

    • Teachers
    • Researchers
    • Subject-matter experts
    Typical documents:Research papersTextbook diagramsLesson plans

Prepare your documents

Use the document that already holds the answer

Learn how to turn documents, diagrams, data, and technical files into a clear explainer video, from choosing the question to reviewing narration and visuals.

  • Reports and financial briefings
  • PDFs, Word documents, and research papers
  • Excel workbooks and data tables
  • Technical diagrams and manuals
  • Product documentation and briefs
  • Public source links

Before you start

  • Use the current, complete source version
  • Mark the sections, steps, charts, or figures that deserve focus
  • Identify the terms, numbers, warnings, or wording that must remain

A focused path

A clear explainer answers one useful question at a time

  1. 1

    Choose the question

    Decide what the viewer should understand, compare, or do after watching.

  2. 2

    Bring evidence, not just a topic

    Use the report, source document, diagram, or data that contains the facts and language worth preserving.

  3. 3

    Make the relationships visible

    Ask for a sequence that shows cause, change, structure, or comparison before expecting the audience to remember it.

Useful next step

Use a resource or case that matches this task

Turn an existing source into a clear, reviewable explainer

How to make an explainer video from a document

Follow the source from the viewer’s question to a complete visual explanation. Each step should reduce ambiguity instead of adding more content.

  • 01

    Define the viewer and question

    Choose one useful outcome for one audience.

    Write what the viewer should understand, compare, decide, or do after watching. A single question keeps the video from becoming a broad document summary.

  • 02

    Choose the source evidence

    Use the current document that carries the facts.

    Bring the report, PDF, Word file, diagram, workbook, or public page that contains the terminology, figures, and relationships worth preserving.

  • 03

    Select the key points

    Keep only what helps answer the question.

    Mark the sections, figures, examples, warnings, or steps that must appear. Treat the rest as background instead of giving every page equal weight.

  • 04

    Build the explanation script

    Turn the source into a sequence of ideas.

    Arrange the narration around cause, change, structure, comparison, or process. Preserve required wording while removing repetition that does not help the viewer.

  • 05

    Plan the visual sequence

    Give each idea the visual form it needs.

    Use diagrams for relationships, charts for changes, flows for procedures, and examples for decisions. Avoid decorative scenes that do not explain the source.

  • 06

    Generate the first version

    Create the narration and visuals as one explanation.

    State the audience, question, source priorities, required terms, and preferred depth in the request so the first version has a clear review target.

  • 07

    Review, revise, and share

    Compare the video with the source before people rely on it.

    Check terminology, figures, sequence, narration, and visual relationships. Revise the affected scene or request, then keep the video current when its source changes.

FAQ

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