{"schemaVersion":"1.0","source":"The Workflow Finder","sourceUrl":"https://www.theworkflowfinder.com","license":"Free to use with attribution and a link to the cited page","generated":"2026-08-28","workflow":{"title":"Turn Your Blog Archive into a Video Library","slug":"blog-to-video-with-lumen5","url":"https://www.theworkflowfinder.com/workflows/blog-to-video-with-lumen5","description":"Convert your best existing blog posts into a video library using Lumen5, producing a week of LinkedIn and YouTube content from articles you've already written.","difficulty":"Beginner","timeEstimate":"30–45 min per video","schemaDuration":"PT45M","expectedResult":"10 publish-ready videos from your existing blog content, formatted for LinkedIn and YouTube, scheduled for the next 2 weeks.","tags":["Video","Content Repurposing","Social Media"]},"steps":[{"position":1,"title":"Select Your Best 10 Posts","instructions":"Pull your top 10 blog posts by traffic or engagement. These should have clear structure, strong conclusions, and a definitive takeaway, they translate best to video.","input":"Workflow inputs: the topic, goal, or raw materials the user is starting from.","output":"Handoff artifact consumed by Step 2 (\"Generate Videos in Lumen5\").","toolSlots":[]},{"position":2,"title":"Generate Videos in Lumen5","instructions":"Paste each blog post URL into Lumen5. The AI extracts key sentences, matches them to stock footage, and generates a formatted video. Review and swap any footage that doesn't match the content context.","input":"Output of Step 1 (\"Select Your Best 10 Posts\").","output":"Handoff artifact consumed by Step 3 (\"Add Branded Styling\").","toolSlots":[{"slug":"lumen5","name":"Lumen5","url":"https://www.theworkflowfinder.com/tools/lumen5","category":"Video","pricing":"freemium","capabilities":["Video generation"]}]},{"position":3,"title":"Add Branded Styling","instructions":"Apply your brand colors, font, and logo to all 10 videos using Lumen5's brand kit. This ensures all videos look consistent even though they were produced from different articles.","input":"Output of Step 2 (\"Generate Videos in Lumen5\").","output":"Handoff artifact consumed by Step 4 (\"Write Platform-Specific Captions\").","toolSlots":[{"slug":"lumen5","name":"Lumen5","url":"https://www.theworkflowfinder.com/tools/lumen5","category":"Video","pricing":"freemium","capabilities":["Video generation"]}]},{"position":4,"title":"Write Platform-Specific Captions","instructions":"Use ChatGPT to write LinkedIn-optimized captions for each video, lead with the key insight, add 3 bullet points from the video, close with a question to drive comments.","input":"Output of Step 3 (\"Add Branded Styling\").","output":"Handoff artifact consumed by Step 5 (\"Schedule the Release\").","toolSlots":[{"slug":"chatgpt","name":"ChatGPT","url":"https://www.theworkflowfinder.com/tools/chatgpt","category":"Writing","pricing":"paid","capabilities":["Long-form writing","Code generation","Web research"],"hasApi":true}]},{"position":5,"title":"Schedule the Release","instructions":"Upload and schedule all 10 videos in Buffer AI, one per working day for 2 weeks. Use Buffer's best-time recommendations for your audience's timezone.","input":"Output of Step 4 (\"Write Platform-Specific Captions\").","output":"Final workflow output: 10 publish-ready videos from your existing blog content, formatted for LinkedIn and YouTube, scheduled for the next 2 weeks.","toolSlots":[{"slug":"buffer-ai","name":"Buffer AI","url":"https://www.theworkflowfinder.com/tools/buffer-ai","category":"Content Creation","pricing":"freemium","capabilities":["Social media content"],"hasApi":true}]}]}