{"slug": "i-built-an-ai-tool-that-turns-a-product-url-into-a-video-ad", "title": "I built an AI tool that turns a product URL into a video ad", "summary": "A developer built an AI tool that converts a product URL into a video ad by scraping the product page and generating a script with an AI avatar, aiming to save direct-to-consumer brands time and money on user-generated content-style ad shoots. Applications for the tool are open until July 27.", "body_md": "| ||||||||||||||||\n1 point by |\nBuilt this after watching DTC brands burn weeks and budget on UGC-style ad shoots. It scrapes a product page and generates a script + video using AI avatar happy to answer questions about the approach.\n| |||||||||||||||\nApplications are open till July 27. |", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/i-built-an-ai-tool-that-turns-a-product-url-into-a-video-ad", "canonical_source": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49017441", "published_at": "2026-07-23 05:58:55+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-23 06:22:23.505330+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-tools", "generative-ai"], "entities": [], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/i-built-an-ai-tool-that-turns-a-product-url-into-a-video-ad", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/i-built-an-ai-tool-that-turns-a-product-url-into-a-video-ad.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/i-built-an-ai-tool-that-turns-a-product-url-into-a-video-ad.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/i-built-an-ai-tool-that-turns-a-product-url-into-a-video-ad.jsonld"}}