Aviation video creator
ViewMade's shorts strip turns a topic into a finished vertical documentary Short: sourced research, script, voiceover, real archive footage, word-by-word
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ViewMade's shorts strip turns a topic into a finished vertical documentary Short: sourced research, script, voiceover, real archive footage, word-by-word subtitles and a thumbnail. On 22 August 2026 the product page listed a Starter plan at $29 per month for 50 renders, which works out to $0.58 per Short. This page covers one use case: aviation disaster and aviation history videos.
What you give it
You give it a topic sentence. "The crash of Flight 4590" or "Why the Hindenburg burned" is enough input. The strip does not take an existing video, a channel connection or a footage library you upload; it takes a subject and builds the documentary from there. If your workflow starts from raw cockpit recordings or drone clips you already own, this is not the tool that ingests them.
What comes back
Each render returns a complete package:
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Resolution | 1080x1920 vertical |
| Subtitles | Word-by-word, embedded in the image, 7 styles |
| Voiceover | 5 languages |
| Metadata | Title, description and tags |
| Audio | Background music included |
| Footage | Licensed real imagery plus a media credit file |
The media credit file lists the source of every clip in the render. That file ships with every render, on both plans.
How it works
- Research. You submit the topic sentence, and the system researches it before writing anything.
- Script. The researched material becomes a documentary script written for vertical short form.
- Assembly. The script is voiced in one of 5 languages and cut against real archive footage, maps and charts, with subtitles burned into the frame.
- Delivery. You download the finished Short with its thumbnail, metadata and media credit file, and publish it yourself.
Where the footage comes from
This is the part that separates ViewMade from most of the category. The visuals are not produced by a video model. They come from real archives, maps and charts, so a Short about the Concorde crash shows Concorde, not an approximation of it. Every render arrives with a media credit file naming the source of each clip, which matters when a viewer asks where a frame came from or when a platform asks about rights. The trade-off is scope: if you want surreal generated b-roll, an AI presenter on camera, or gameplay background behind a Reddit story, this strip will not give you that. It gives you documented real imagery about real events, cut to a script it wrote from its own research.
What it costs
There is no free tier and no signup credit. Production begins after payment succeeds.
- Starter: $29 per month, monthly billing only, no annual plan. 50 renders per month, $0.58 per Short.
- Pro: $59 per month, or $29.5 per month billed annually at $354 per year, a 50% discount. 150 renders per month, $0.20 per Short. Pro adds 10 AI child videos per month, priority render queue, and API plus MCP access.
- Agency: custom pricing.
For an aviation channel publishing weekly, Starter covers roughly one Short per day of the week with headroom to spare.
When this is not the right fit
If your job is clipping a long upload you already made, Opus Clip does that job directly: it finds clips inside an existing video, has a free tier, and its Starter plan costs $15 per month as measured on opus.pro/pricing on 23 August 2026. If you need captioning and polish on footage you shot yourself, Submagic is built for exactly that, though its pricing page could not be read without JavaScript on 23 August 2026, so check current rates there. If you want a presenter on camera without owning a camera, HeyGen's Creator plan runs $29 per month, or $24 per month billed yearly. And if you want scheduled hands-off publishing from a topic with generated visuals rather than archive footage, AutoShorts occupies that slot. ViewMade fits the specific case of a documentary-style aviation Short built from sourced real imagery, delivered as a file you publish yourself.
<!-- faq -->Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost per video?
Starter is $29 per month for 50 renders, $0.58 per Short, monthly billing only. Pro is $59 per month, or $29.5 per month on the annual plan at $354 per year, working out to $0.20 per Short across 150 monthly renders. There is no free tier. Figures measured 22 August 2026.
Is the footage AI-generated?
No. Visuals come from real archives, maps and charts. Each render includes a media credit file listing the source of every clip.
What access does ViewMade have to my YouTube account?
Read-only (youtube.readonly). The access token is discarded after import and no refresh token is stored. ViewMade cannot upload, edit, delete or comment on your channel.
Can I publish directly from the tool?
No. You download the finished Short, thumbnail, metadata and credit file, then publish it yourself through YouTube Studio or any scheduler you already use.