Instructions on Converting Lessons into Videos on NotebookLM

With the help of NotebookLM, users can transform study materials, notes, or lectures into more visually engaging and easily understandable video content. Instead of just reading long, dry documents, NotebookLM allows users to summarize content, identify key points, and quickly convert them into video scripts. We can customize the video style to be simple, professional, or creative, suitable for learning or teaching goals. Below is a guide on how to convert a lesson into a video.

How to Convert Lessons into Videos on NotebookLM

Step 1:

We access the NotebookLM website and then create a new notebook. Next, you click on Upload file to upload the lesson file you want to convert into a video, which could be an image, a PDF file, etc.

Step 2:

NotebookLM will then analyze and summarize the content from the image we upload.

Looking to the side, we select the Video Content Overview tool .

Step 3:

The video setup interface for the uploaded document is displayed. You choose the type of video you want to create: an explanatory video or a summary video. Teachers should choose an explanatory video. Then, below, select the video style if desired.

Continue by entering the description of the video you want to create for the lesson content that you upload. Or leave it blank and click the Create button to proceed. You can refer to some video creation prompts below.

Overview video

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Video lecture format

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Timeline video

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Step 4:

Wait a moment for the overview video on NotebookLM to finish. Click on the video on the left to view its content.

In the video creation interface on NotebookLM, teachers click on the three-dot icon and then select Download to download the video for use in their lectures.

Below is a video adapted from a lecture on NotebookLM. Teachers can use it as a reference to create their own videos.