Graphical Abstract Maker

Three options: (1) Paste an arxiv URL and the AI reads the full paper automatically. (2) Upload a PDF of your paper — any journal format, preprint, or thesis chapter. (3) Write a text prompt describing your research findings, methods, and key data. All three produce the same quality output. The AI extracts the narrative structure — hypothesis, method, result, significance — and composes a motion graphics sequence around it.

Cell Press has accepted video abstracts since 2009 and hosts 400+ on their platform. Elsevier journals have supported video abstracts since 2008 (starting with the Journal of Number Theory). Wiley, Dove Press, and others also accept video content alongside manuscripts. JoVE is an entirely video-based peer-reviewed journal. The number of journals accepting video and animated supplementary material is growing every year. Always check your target journal's author guidelines for specific requirements — resolution, duration limits, and file size caps vary. iArt exports 1080p MP4 which meets the most common spec.

Your first animated abstract is free — every new account starts with a $5 signup credit. A 30-second animated abstract costs $0.30–$1.00 on Gemini Flash (fastest) or $1.00–$3.00 on Gemini Pro (highest quality), depending on paper complexity and how many iterations the AI agent needs to finalize the animation. The $5 credit covers your first abstract with room to iterate. Pro plans at $20/month include full commercial rights. For comparison, professional science animation studios charge $3,000–$5,000+ for a video abstract (Animate Your Science: $5,130/90s; Science Animation Studio: GBP 2,740/90s).

Multiple studies show video abstracts significantly boost article engagement. Articles with video abstracts receive approximately 20% more citations and 88–170% more views compared to those with static graphical abstracts or no visual abstract. The effect is strongest in the first 12 months after publication, when discovery and sharing drive initial citation momentum.

Yes — you iterate in natural language. After the first generation, describe corrections: "the catalyst enters at step 2, not step 3", "change the yield from 89% to 94%", "add the control group bar to the chart", "the protein binds at the N-terminus, not C-terminus". The AI regenerates in 30 seconds. You are the domain expert; the AI is the animator. Every factual claim in the output is your responsibility to verify before submission.

1080p MP4 at 30fps, H.264 codec. This meets the most common journal video abstract specification. Duration is typically 5–30 seconds for a graphical abstract animation, or up to 90 seconds for a full video abstract. MP4 plays natively in every browser, PowerPoint, Keynote, Google Slides, and all major conference presentation systems.

Yes — iArt supports AI voice sync, so you can turn an animated graphical abstract into a full video abstract with spoken narration. Describe what each section should say and the AI generates synchronized voiceover. Most journal video abstract guidelines recommend 2–5 minutes with spoken explanation. For a graphical abstract submission, the animated visual alone is typically sufficient — narration is optional.

Your uploaded paper or prompt is processed for the single generation request and stored only long enough to complete rendering. The content is not used to train iArt AI models, not shared with any third party, and not indexed publicly.