Your podcast intro, on camera
Video podcasts get found on YouTube and Spotify; recording one every week is the hard part. Save yourself once from a few photos and RefVid films the opening: you at a studio microphone, warm light, welcoming the listeners. Change the line to your show’s name.
5 s · 16:9 · with sound
Sign in, pick or add your subject, and the studio opens with this template filled in. Your first 3-second clip is free.
Made from these photos
What you get
- You from 1–5 photos, the same host every episode
- 1 shot, 5 seconds, wide 16:9
- Your spoken line and room sound generated with the video
- No watermark
Who it’s for
For podcasters adding video to YouTube and Spotify, for brands with a company podcast, and for people testing a show idea before buying microphones and lights. The same host face can open every episode.
The prompt
What the studio fills in for you. Your subject takes the place in brackets; you can change any of it.
- Medium shot of [you] at a podcast studio desk with a microphone on a boom arm and headphones on, warm lamp light and acoustic panels behind, leaning in and saying with a smile: "Welcome back to Small Brands, Big Stories."
Make it yours
Name your show
Replace the quoted line with your show’s name and a one-line welcome, kept short enough to say in one breath.
Change the studio
Swap the warm studio for a bright minimal set, a bookshelf home office, or a neon-lit room for a gaming or tech show.
Add a guest
Add a second person as a subject and describe them at a second microphone across the desk.
Photos that work best
People: 1–5 photos with the face clearly visible and evenly lit — a straight-on portrait first, then a three-quarter angle and a profile. Skip sunglasses, heavy filters and group shots; if a photo shows more than one person, the studio can’t tell who you mean.
How it works
- Sign in and add you from 1–5 photos. Each subject is saved once, so every later template takes one tap.
- The studio opens with this template filled in: the shot, 5 seconds, 16:9. Change any word you like.
- Press Generate. The clip is ready in a few minutes, without a watermark, and the same subject is there for the next one.
Questions
- Can it say my show’s name?
- Yes: the line is in the prompt, in quotes. Write your show’s name and a short welcome before you generate.
- Can I make a two-host version?
- Add your co-host as a subject and include them in the clip in the studio; describe both at the microphones.
- How much does this template cost?
- A new RefVid account’s free credits cover one 3-second clip. The full template is 5 seconds with sound: buy it as a single video, with no plan, or use credits from a pack or plan. Current prices are on the pricing page.
- Can this be my podcast intro video every episode?
- Yes: you are saved once, so every episode’s intro has the same host. Change only the line.
- Is RefVid an AI podcast video generator from audio?
- No: it makes short on-camera clips from your photos and a line you write. Use them as intros and teasers around your real episodes.