What you get

  • A 16:9, 9:16 or 1:1 MP4 of 45 to 120 seconds with narration and captions
  • A poster still of the whole infographic from the final pull-back
  • Three style frames and a storyboard sheet to approve before any credits are spent
  • Eight drawn panels: headline, big number, timeline, compare, bars, process, evidence cards, end card
  • A source ledger and a QA report for sync, pace, facts and loudness

Good for

  • Turning a report or article into a one-minute summary
  • Before-and-after results, project timelines and processes
  • Course, onboarding and team-update explainers

Not for

  • Dashboards or more than about eight numbers
  • Photographic or live-action footage
  • Claims you cannot source

How to use it

In Claude or ChatGPT

Use the PopNow skill "Hand-Drawn Infographic Video" (hand-drawn-infographic-video) for this: Summarise our attached annual report in an 80-second hand-drawn infographic: the headline number, a timeline of the year and three reasons it worked.

In a coding agent

/popnow-hand-drawn-infographic-video Summarise our attached annual report in an 80-second hand-drawn infographic: the headline number, a timeline of the year and three reasons it worked.

Then try

Give me a 9:16 version on kraft paper for the team channel.

Export the final poster frame as a PNG for the newsletter.

What to have ready

  • The material: an article, notes or data with its source
  • The one point the poster should make
  • Node.js 22+, Python 3, FFmpeg and Chrome
  • A PopNow API key for the voice (optional for a silent cut)

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Questions

Are the drawings generated by an image model?

No. Every box, circle, arrow, bar and route line is SVG drawn by the composition from seeded marker strokes, so labels and numbers are exact text. PopNow line art is optional, for an object that is fiddly to draw by hand.

What happens at the end of the film?

The camera pulls back from the last panel to show the whole sheet with every panel built. That frame works as a poster still for a post, a slide or a newsletter.

Can I use it with sample or placeholder data?

Yes, as long as the film says so. Sample data is labelled on screen and in the narration, and its ledger entries are marked as sample data rather than given a source.

How much does a typical film cost?

A 60-second lite film with a voice and timing is about 21 credits; an 80-second film with music is about 105. Rendering is local and free, and every paid step is quoted first.