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Kaustub Singh
• Jun 1
Vidlume — AI Video Ads From Photos & Clips
What problem does Vidlume solve?
Most businesses already have product photos, property images, clips, brochures, and basic listing details — but turning those assets into high-quality short-form videos is slow, expensive, and inconsistent.
Vidlume solves the problem of creating polished video ads regularly without needing an editor, scriptwriter, voiceover artist, designer, or social media team. The platform is positioned for businesses that need ready-to-post content for Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, TikTok, and WhatsApp.
Core problems Vidlume solves
1. Businesses struggle to post consistently
Short-form platforms reward frequent posting, but most small teams do not have time to create professional video content every day. Vidlume helps turn existing visuals into repeatable daily content.
2. Video creation is expensive
Hiring video editors, scriptwriters, voiceover artists, and social media managers every month can become costly. Vidlume replaces much of that manual workflow with AI-assisted automation.
3. Static photos do not stop the scroll
Normal product photos or property images often look plain on social media. Vidlume transforms those assets into videos with motion, hooks, captions, music, voiceover, branding, and CTAs.
4. Real estate listings need better storytelling
For real estate brokers, static listing photos are not enough. Listings need room-by-room flow, location context, pricing, amenities, urgency, and a clear call-to-action. Vidlume is built to generate branded property reels, WhatsApp promos, listing showcases, investment reels, and locality explainers.
5. Generic templates make brands look low-effort
Instead of simple slideshow templates, Vidlume creates structured video formats such as UGC-style ads, product demos, offer-first videos, luxury property reels, investment-angle reels, and locality-based content.
What Vidlume does
Vidlume takes the assets a business already has and turns them into complete short-form video ads.
Users can upload photos, short clips, product visuals, property images, listing details, price, location, amenities, contact details, logo, and brand information. The platform then generates a ready-to-post video with:
AI-written script
Human-like voiceover
Captions and subtitles
Scene sequencing
Motion effects
Transitions
Background music
Branding
CTA screen
Multi-format exports
Scheduling and publishing support
The website describes Vidlume as a platform that handles scripting, voiceover, captions, music, transitions, formatting, scheduling, and creative variations from existing visuals.
How I built Vidlume technically
Frontend
Built with Next.js, giving users a clean dashboard where they can upload assets, manage projects, preview generated videos, edit scripts, choose formats, and export final content.
Backend
Built with Node.js, handling project creation, asset processing, AI workflow orchestration, video generation requests, user data, and API communication between the frontend, database, AWS, and AI services.
Database
Uses PostgreSQL to store users, projects, uploaded assets, generated scripts, video metadata, brand settings, export status, and scheduling data.
Cloud infrastructure
Uses AWS for scalable media handling, including secure file storage, processing workflows, and job execution.
Queue system
Uses AWS SQS to manage video generation jobs reliably. This allows heavy processing tasks to run asynchronously without blocking the user interface.
AI integrations
Multiple AI integrations are used for:
Understanding uploaded images and clips
Detecting scenes such as kitchen, bedroom, exterior, balcony, product close-up, etc.
Generating marketing scripts
Creating hooks and CTAs
Producing voiceovers
Generating captions and overlays
Creating different creative variations from the same assets
FFmpeg video processing
Uses FFmpeg for complex video generation, including:
Stitching images and clips together
Adding zoom and motion effects
Applying transitions
Syncing visuals with voiceover
Adding background music
Burning captions and overlays
Adding logos and CTA screens
Exporting in 9:16, 1:1, and 16:9 formats
Optimizing videos for Reels, Shorts, TikTok, and WhatsApp
Simple user-facing pitch
Vidlume helps businesses turn everyday photos and clips into professional short-form video ads automatically.
Instead of spending hours in Canva, CapCut, or paying editors every month, users can upload their assets once and generate ready-to-post videos with scripts, voiceovers, captions, music, transitions, branding, and CTAs.
For real estate, Vidlume turns property photos into premium listing reels with room-by-room flow, location hooks, price overlays, amenities, broker branding, and WhatsApp CTAs. For product businesses, it creates product showcases, UGC-style ads, offer videos, and social-ready creatives.
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The Problem
Creating good video ads consistently is hard. Most businesses have photos and clips, but they do not have the time, skills, or budget to turn them into professional videos every week.
The Solution
Vidlume uses AI to convert existing visuals into ready-to-post video ads with scripts, voiceovers, captions, branding, music, transitions, and clear CTAs.
Who it is for
Vidlume is built for real estate brokers, builders, property marketing agencies, Shopify sellers, D2C brands, creators, social media managers, and local businesses that need consistent video content.
Why it matters
Businesses can create more content, test more hooks, post more consistently, and make their products or listings look more professional without hiring a full creative team.
Technical trust
Behind the scenes, Vidlume is powered by Node.js, Next.js, PostgreSQL, AWS, SQS, multiple AI integrations, and FFmpeg-based video processing. This allows the platform to handle everything from asset upload to AI analysis, script generation, voiceover creation, video stitching, branding, export, and scheduling.
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