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Exploring Pictory AI: Effortless Video Creation from Audio and TextIn this episode, the host discusses their experience on a podcast panel at Pod Fest, focusing on their favorite AI video tool, Pictory. They demonstrate how Pictory can transform audio, transcripts, articles, and URLs into videos by automatically adding imagery, B-roll, and captions. The host showcases examples of videos created using Pictory, including a parody meditation video. Key features of Pictory, such as text-to-video, URL-to-video, PowerPoint-to-video, and voiceovers from 11 Labs, are highlighted. A special note is given on the importance of ensuring appropriate representation in imagery. The session concludes with an encouragement to check out Pictory and a promise of daily AI tool tips throughout May.