Help😭 - Best AI Tools for Text-to-Video, Image-to-Video, and Video-to-Animation Conversion? (Free & Paid Options)

Hi everyone,

I’m currently exploring tools and software that leverage AI to create videos from text, images, or even transform existing video footage into animations. I’m particularly interested in tools that:

Offer customizable templates for different video styles (e.g., animations, cinematic effects). Allow video-to-animation transformations (e.g., I record a scene, and AI overlays drawings to make it look animated). Support both free and paid options (and if there are any lifetime payment plans, even better!).

Since I’m still learning about this field, I apologize if I’m not phrasing my questions perfectly. I’m just trying to get a clearer picture of what’s available and what’s considered “the best” right now for these purposes.

If you have any recommendations, insights, or even personal experiences with these tools, I’d really appreciate hearing your thoughts!

P.S. I also wanted to ask—do these programs allow you to create videos as long as you want? Or is the length limited by the computing power of your machine? Thanks again!