Montage maker
Video Montage Maker
Upload photos and clips and Pictory joins them into one video, one after another, with music and captions. Change the order whenever you like.
- Photos and clips joined in your order
- Drag to reorder
- Music and captions built in
- Free to try, online in your browser
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What is a video montage maker?
A video montage maker joins photos and video clips into one video, one after another, with music. In Pictory you upload them, drag them into order and click Generate Video. Pictory builds the video montage in that order, ready for music and captions.
Your order, your pace. Each photo shows for 5 seconds unless you change it, and the estimated length updates as you go. Mix JPG, PNG and BMP photos with video clips in the same montage.
Use the montage maker for an event recap, a trip or a portfolio reel. It runs in your browser and is free to try. For other ways to turn pictures into video, see image to video.
12 photos · 3 clipsEstimated duration 1:24
Montage readyMusic added · captions on
Your source, any format
Start with your photos and clips
Upload photos and videos together. Or make the visuals first, from text, a link or slides.
Images to Video
Upload photos and clips. Get a story back.
AI Video Editor
Upload a video and edit it by editing the text.
Text to Video
Paste any text and get a finished video.
URL to Video
Drop in a link. Pictory turns the page into a video script.
PPT to Video
Your slides and notes, narrated and on screen.
PDF to Video
Turn reports and guides into videos people actually finish.
Audio to Video
Give podcasts visuals and captions for YouTube.
Screen Recorder
Record, then edit it like a document.
Blog to Video
Turn a post into a video for social.
How it works
How to make a video montage
To make a video montage, choose Images to Video in Pictory and upload your photos and clips. Drag them into order and set how long each photo shows, 5 seconds by default. Click Generate Video, then add music and captions in the editor and download the MP4.
Upload your photos and clips
Choose Images to Video, then drag in your files or browse for them.
Set the order and timing
Drag the thumbnails into order. Each photo shows for 5 seconds by default.
Add music and captions
Click Generate Video. In the editor, pick a track and add text to any scene.
Preview and download
Move a scene or change how long it runs, then download the MP4.
Features
Video montage maker features: order, music and captions
Order and timing
Drag photos and clips into the order you want
Reorder the thumbnails before you generate the video, or move scenes on the timeline after. Each photo shows for 5 seconds by default, and you can change that scene by scene.
- Drag to reorder
- 5 seconds a photo by default
- Estimated video length shown as you go
Music
Music from the library, or your own track
Choose a royalty-free track by mood or upload your own. It plays across the whole montage, and you can add a voiceover on top.
- Royalty-free music library
- Upload your own track
- A voiceover from 170+ AI voices
Open Road · 3:02
Music addedAmbient · all scenes
Captions and brand
Captions, a brand kit and three formats
Type a line for any scene and it appears as a caption in the style you choose. Apply your brand kit, then export in 16:9, 9:16 or 1:1.
- A choice of caption styles
- Your logo, fonts and colors on every scene
- MP4 in 16:9, 9:16 and 1:1
Ideas
Video montage ideas
Video montage ideas work best when the pictures tell one story in order. Try an event recap from arrival to applause, travel highlights day by day, a portfolio reel of your best work, or a product showcase that moves from the details to the finished piece.
More AI video features
Your complete AI video generation tool
AI avatars
Add a talking presenter, or a digital twin of you.
Captions
Accurate, synced captions in your brand style.
Translation
Captions and voiceover for every market.
Text editing
Edit the transcript to edit the video.
Team workspaces
Share projects and brand kits with your team.
API
Generate branded videos from your own product.
AI Studio
Create any image or video you need with generative AI
The latest image and video models, built into the editor. Generate it, then drop it straight into your scene.
Generate and edit images
Describe it, or edit an existing image with a prompt.
Keep characters consistent
Use reference images to keep the same person or product in every scene.
Create video clips with sound
Generate clips with audio. Yes, characters can talk.
Extend any clip
Keep any clip going with a new prompt, even one you uploaded.
✓Get four options at once
Generate up to four versions and keep the best one.
Stay on brand
Your brand kit’s colors guide every generation.
✓
Choose your model
Pick a model for stills or 5 to 10-second clips.
Also in AI Studio: Nano Banana Lite for images and Omni Flash for video.
Use cases
Who is using video montages?
EventsEvent recap montages for organizers
Turn the day’s photos and clips into one recap video for everyone who came.
- Travel
Travel montages from a single trip
Join the trip’s photos and clips in order, with music under them.
- Portfolios
Portfolio reels for designers and photographers
Show finished projects one after another in a short reel.
- Small business
Product showcase montages for small businesses
Line up the new range, shot by shot, in one short video.
Why Pictory
Loved by creators, trusted by enterprise teams
From solo creators to global marketing teams. Read the case studies
4.6 / 5
Average rating on G2, plus Capterra’s Best Ease of Use award for 2025.
20,000+
companies and institutions creating video with Pictory.
SOC 2
and GDPR compliant, ready for enterprise security reviews
GDPR
Case studies
Teams that scaled video with Pictory
“Pictory is the easiest, most efficient way to get from an idea in text to multimedia imagery on the screen. It’s the critical component to get us out of death by PowerPoint.”
Read the Whirlybird Labs case study“Pictory helps us consistently deliver the high-quality videos we’re known for, content we’re proud of and our clients are proud to use. They always get a five-star response.”
Read the VRC case study“82% of our 10,000+ partners keep coming back to our training videos even though they aren’t mandatory courses. That’s how we know the content’s working.”
Read the AppDirect case study“It increased subscriber growth by 78% and cut my video creation time from a couple of hours to a few minutes. It’s been a godsend.”
Read the NetRock case study“Through Pictory videos, leads up by 500%, video production costs are down 90%.”
Read the Online Super Tutors case study“We only launched our new app a few months ago and already have over 500 subscribers. People come back regularly to watch more videos made with Pictory.”
Read the Game of Yield case study
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Montage or collage?
A montage plays photos and clips one after another. A collage shows several together in one frame. For that, use the video collage maker. For photos shown one at a time with music, use the slideshow maker.
| Question | Video montage | Video collage |
|---|---|---|
| What it shows | Photos and clips in sequence, one scene each | Several photos or clips in one frame |
| How you build it | Upload, drag into order and click Generate Video | Add visuals to a scene as layers and place them |
| Works well for | Event recaps, trips and portfolio reels | Several moments in one frame |
| Music and captions | One track and captions across the video | One track and captions across the video |
| Formats | MP4 in 16:9, 9:16 and 1:1 | MP4 in 16:9, 9:16 and 1:1 |
Video API
Make video at scale from your own product
Send text, links or slides to the Pictory API and get branded videos back, automatically.
POST /v1/video/storyboard
{
"videoName": "q3-update",
"scenes": [{ "text": "Q3 in 90 seconds..." }]
}Enterprise
Enterprise video at scale
Custom plans, onboarding and support for company-wide rollouts.
- SOC 2 and GDPR compliant
- Custom plans and personalized onboarding
- Shared brand kits and team workspaces
- Dedicated support
A video montage is a series of photos and video clips joined one after another into a single video, usually with music. It tells a story in order, such as a trip, an event or a year of work.
Choose Images to Video in Pictory, upload your photos and clips and drag them into order. Click Generate Video, then add music and captions in the editor and download the MP4.
Upload both together. Pictory takes JPG, PNG and BMP photos alongside video clips and lists them as thumbnails. Drag them into one order, and each photo or clip becomes a scene in the montage.
Yes. Choose a royalty-free track from the music library or upload your own, and it plays across the whole montage. See how to add music to video.
Yes. You can try Pictory’s video montage maker on a free trial, online in your browser. The trial includes 50 AI credits, and videos downloaded on it carry a watermark. Paid plans start at $25 a month, billed annually.
Yes. Drag the thumbnails into a new order before you generate the video. In the editor you can still move, duplicate or delete a scene on the timeline.
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