any2.video
$ ls ./examples --by style

Video examples, by style

99 videos in 11 styles, all published on our two YouTube channels: @any2video and @lida4ever, the founder's channel on infrastructure software. They are designed videos. For recordings of a real product doing a real task, see the library.

Jump to: What each video style looks like · Explainers for software buyers and marketers · Retro game battles · Songs · 3D and maps · Earnings and market explainers · Data and chart shorts · Tool walkthroughs · Course series · Incident stories · Technical deep dives

$ ls ./styles 20 videos

What each video style looks like

Short answers to "what is a ___ video?", each one made in the style it describes. When to use it →

What Is a Kinetic Typography Video Words as the Picture0:30
What Is a Kinetic Typography Video Words as the Picture
What Is a Live Action Video People Places and Hardware on Camera0:30
What Is a Live Action Video People Places and Hardware on Camera
What Is a Mock Interface Video The SaaS Launch Film Explained0:30
What Is a Mock Interface Video The SaaS Launch Film Explained
What Is a Paper Cutout Video Stop Motion Without the Camera0:30
What Is a Paper Cutout Video Stop Motion Without the Camera
What Is a Retro Video Style CRT VHS and Film Grain as a Costume0:30
What Is a Retro Video Style CRT VHS and Film Grain as a Costume
What Is a Motion Graphics Video Shapes Type and Colour in Motion0:30
What Is a Motion Graphics Video Shapes Type and Colour in Motion
What Is a Whiteboard Video The Hand That Draws as It Speaks0:30
What Is a Whiteboard Video The Hand That Draws as It Speaks
What Is an Infographic Video Charts Steps and Numbers in Motion0:30
What Is an Infographic Video Charts Steps and Numbers in Motion
What Is an Isometric Video The House Style of Cloud Marketing0:30
What Is an Isometric Video The House Style of Cloud Marketing
What Is a Terminal Video Commands Logs and Output for Developers0:30
What Is a Terminal Video Commands Logs and Output for Developers
What Is a Screen Recording Video The Only Style That Shows the Product0:30
What Is a Screen Recording Video The Only Style That Shows the Product
What Is a Screencast Screen Recording Explained0:30
What Is a Screencast Screen Recording Explained
What Is an Explainer Video And Where It Stops0:30
What Is an Explainer Video And Where It Stops
What Is a Promo Video And What It Cannot Do0:30
What Is a Promo Video And What It Cannot Do
What Is an AI Generated Video Synthetic Footage and Its One Limit0:30
What Is an AI Generated Video Synthetic Footage and Its One Limit
What Is an Onboarding Video Why It Goes Stale First0:30
What Is an Onboarding Video Why It Goes Stale First
What Is a How To Video How To vs Tutorial vs Walkthrough0:30
What Is a How To Video How To vs Tutorial vs Walkthrough
What Is a Product Demo Video Demo vs Proof0:30
What Is a Product Demo Video Demo vs Proof
What Is a Corporate Video 7 Types, One You Can Check0:30
What Is a Corporate Video 7 Types, One You Can Check
What Is a VSL Video Sales Letter Meaning in 30 Seconds0:30
What Is a VSL Video Sales Letter Meaning in 30 Seconds
$ ls ./explainers 20 videos

Explainers for software buyers and marketers

Two-minute explainers and vertical shorts on the questions software teams ask about video and search. When to use it →

Why Companies Need Promotion Videos, and Why the File Is Not Enough2:01
Why Companies Need Promotion Videos, and Why the File Is Not Enough
Why Companies Need Tutorial Videos: Stop Explaining the Same Fix Twice2:00
Why Companies Need Tutorial Videos: Stop Explaining the Same Fix Twice
How to Make a Free Brand Video in 60 Seconds (Logo Reveal, Kinetic Type, Motion Graphics)1:01
How to Make a Free Brand Video in 60 Seconds (Logo Reveal, Kinetic Type, Motion Graphics)
GEO vs SEO: What Is the Difference and Which Do You Need1:16
GEO vs SEO: What Is the Difference and Which Do You Need
Is Your Site Blocking ChatGPT: Check Your Robots File in 3 Steps1:01
Is Your Site Blocking ChatGPT: Check Your Robots File in 3 Steps
How to Get Your Brand GEO Score1:16
How to Get Your Brand GEO Score
Which Version Is Your Demo On Why Product Demos Go Stale After a Release0:30
Which Version Is Your Demo On Why Product Demos Go Stale After a Release
One Video Two Jobs Close the Ticket and Move the Deal0:30
One Video Two Jobs Close the Ticket and Move the Deal
Your Buyer Searched You and Them First Why You Need an Integration Video0:30
Your Buyer Searched You and Them First Why You Need an Integration Video
Your Partners Give Your Sales Engineers Demo Record It Once0:30
Your Partners Give Your Sales Engineers Demo Record It Once
Why Showing a Failure Sells Proof Beats a Perfect Take0:30
Why Showing a Failure Sells Proof Beats a Perfect Take
Live Action vs Animation: Which One for a Software Video0:30
Live Action vs Animation: Which One for a Software Video
Short Form vs Long Form Video: The Real Difference0:30
Short Form vs Long Form Video: The Real Difference
Closed Captions vs Subtitles: Whats the Difference0:30
Closed Captions vs Subtitles: Whats the Difference
What Does SFX Mean Sound Effects in Product Videos0:30
What Does SFX Mean Sound Effects in Product Videos
What Is B Roll And Why It Stays Off Your Product Demo0:30
What Is B Roll And Why It Stays Off Your Product Demo
What Is Raw Footage Why You Keep the Uncut Recording0:30
What Is Raw Footage Why You Keep the Uncut Recording
What Is Video SEO How Search and AI Find Your Videos0:30
What Is Video SEO How Search and AI Find Your Videos
What Is Video Personalization What It Cant Change0:30
What Is Video Personalization What It Cant Change
15 GEO Tips to Get Your Brand Cited by AI Search1:15
15 GEO Tips to Get Your Brand Cited by AI Search
$ ls ./retro 12 videos

Retro game battles

Vendor comparisons played as 1980s fighting and brawler games. The moves come from real release notes. When to use it →

VMware vs Nutanix: The Champion's Last Stand (Retro Kung-Fu, Real Release Data)3:53
VMware vs Nutanix: The Champion's Last Stand (Retro Kung-Fu, Real Release Data)
Nutanix vs Hyper-V as a 1985 Kung-Fu Game: 18 Years of Real Releases3:36
Nutanix vs Hyper-V as a 1985 Kung-Fu Game: 18 Years of Real Releases
Proxmox vs XCP-ng: The Open-Source Hypervisor Fight (Retro Kung-Fu, Real Data)3:01
Proxmox vs XCP-ng: The Open-Source Hypervisor Fight (Retro Kung-Fu, Real Data)
Proxmox vs VMware: 11 Years of Release Notes as a Beat 'em Up | Rack City Brawl Ep 13:17
Proxmox vs VMware: 11 Years of Release Notes as a Beat 'em Up | Rack City Brawl Ep 1
Proxmox vs XCP-ng: Which Open Source Way Out of VMware? | Rack City Brawl Ep 22:34
Proxmox vs XCP-ng: Which Open Source Way Out of VMware? | Rack City Brawl Ep 2
Every Hypervisor Says AI. Only 3 Can Show It | Rack City Brawl Ep 42:34
Every Hypervisor Says AI. Only 3 Can Show It | Rack City Brawl Ep 4
VMware's Story: From Champion to New Ownership | Rack City Brawl Fighter File1:55
VMware's Story: From Champion to New Ownership | Rack City Brawl Fighter File
Proxmox VE's Story: The Vienna Workshop Nobody Can Lock In | Rack City Brawl Fighter File2:00
Proxmox VE's Story: The Vienna Workshop Nobody Can Lock In | Rack City Brawl Fighter File
Nutanix's Story: The Deal Maker Who Keeps Your Arrays | Rack City Brawl Fighter File1:45
Nutanix's Story: The Deal Maker Who Keeps Your Arrays | Rack City Brawl Fighter File
Hyper-V and Azure Local: Two Lives and a Cloud on a String | Rack City Brawl Fighter File1:54
Hyper-V and Azure Local: Two Lives and a Cloud on a String | Rack City Brawl Fighter File
OpenShift Virtualization's Story: The Captain Who Sank Her Own Ship | Rack City Brawl Fighter File1:46
OpenShift Virtualization's Story: The Captain Who Sank Her Own Ship | Rack City Brawl Fighter File
KubeVirt's Story: The Engine That Is Never Late | Rack City Brawl Fighter File1:38
KubeVirt's Story: The Engine That Is Never Late | Rack City Brawl Fighter File
$ ls ./songs 2 videos

Songs

Product history set to music: release notes and data centre history as music videos. When to use it →

Somewhere, Somewhere: 80 Years of the Data Center in One Song3:29
Somewhere, Somewhere: 80 Years of the Data Center in One Song
VMware vs Proxmox: 11 Years of Release Notes, as a Song4:28
VMware vs Proxmox: 11 Years of Release Notes, as a Song
$ ls ./3d 4 videos

3D and maps

Homelabs rebuilt in 3D from a spreadsheet, cloud regions mapped on the globe, and data centres in unusual places. More on 3D videos. When to use it →

I found a tool that builds my homelab in 3D from a spreadsheet | My homelab, twinned ep. 14:01
I found a tool that builds my homelab in 3D from a spreadsheet | My homelab, twinned ep. 1
The 10 most upvoted homelabs of 2026 (so far), rebuilt in 3D9:17
The 10 most upvoted homelabs of 2026 (so far), rebuilt in 3D
The 5 Biggest Clouds on Earth, Mapped Across Continents (and What Happens When We Cut a Link)3:50
The 5 Biggest Clouds on Earth, Mapped Across Continents (and What Happens When We Cut a Link)
The 5 Craziest Data Centers: Inside Mountains, Under the Sea, on the Moon and in Orbit4:17
The 5 Craziest Data Centers: Inside Mountains, Under the Sea, on the Moon and in Orbit
$ ls ./finance 9 videos

Earnings and market explainers

Quarterly results and market moves explained in under two minutes, with the strengths and the risks side by side. When to use it →

Zscaler FY2026: 25% Growth, AI Momentum, and the FY2027 Slowdown1:49
Zscaler FY2026: 25% Growth, AI Momentum, and the FY2027 Slowdown
Adobe Q2 FY2026: 5 Positives, 5 Risks Investors Should Watch1:39
Adobe Q2 FY2026: 5 Positives, 5 Risks Investors Should Watch
HPE Q3 FY26 Explained: Revenue, AI Growth, Margins and the Biggest Risks1:53
HPE Q3 FY26 Explained: Revenue, AI Growth, Margins and the Biggest Risks
NetApp Q1 FY27: Record Growth, 47% All Flash Surge, But Cash Flow Drops | fin2video1:46
NetApp Q1 FY27: Record Growth, 47% All Flash Surge, But Cash Flow Drops | fin2video
Oracle FY2026: AI Cloud Growth Explodes, But at What Cost?1:45
Oracle FY2026: AI Cloud Growth Explodes, But at What Cost?
Snowflake Q2 FY2027: Growth Accelerates, But 5 Risks Still Matter1:54
Snowflake Q2 FY2027: Growth Accelerates, But 5 Risks Still Matter
MongoDB Atlas Explained: $193B Market, AWS Competition and the Multi Cloud Bet1:55
MongoDB Atlas Explained: $193B Market, AWS Competition and the Multi Cloud Bet
Nvidia's $12.9B Hugging Face Deal, Explained1:51
Nvidia's $12.9B Hugging Face Deal, Explained
Oura's $16B IPO: The $985M Asterisk, and a Moat That Already Leaked9:23
Oura's $16B IPO: The $985M Asterisk, and a Moat That Already Leaked
$ ls ./charts 7 videos

Data and chart shorts

Market shifts and price data turned into short animated charts. When to use it →

LTO Tape Prices September 2026: LTO-9 Still Cheapest per TB1:08
LTO Tape Prices September 2026: LTO-9 Still Cheapest per TB
VMware's huge lead Almost GONE1:08
VMware's huge lead Almost GONE
Nobody saw Nutanix COMING1:02
Nobody saw Nutanix COMING
VMware users are switching to THIS1:09
VMware users are switching to THIS
9 in 10 VMware Users Weigh Alternatives, Survey Says1:00
9 in 10 VMware Users Weigh Alternatives, Survey Says
Memory makers booked $483.7B in 12 months1:00
Memory makers booked $483.7B in 12 months
Google Locks In 3.6 GW From Constellation for AI Data Centres1:00
Google Locks In 3.6 GW From Constellation for AI Data Centres
$ ls ./tools 5 videos

Tool walkthroughs

Shorts that show a free tool doing one job, from the question to the result. When to use it →

Free Network Topology Planner: How to Wire Your Servers1:32
Free Network Topology Planner: How to Wire Your Servers
Most small teams have backups. Few have a backup policy. Free Runbook Generator0:55
Most small teams have backups. Few have a backup policy. Free Runbook Generator
Can we run our VMs on Kubernetes? Free KubeVirt Readiness Report0:57
Can we run our VMs on Kubernetes? Free KubeVirt Readiness Report
Velero is installed. Is anything actually protected? Free Backup Audit0:56
Velero is installed. Is anything actually protected? Free Backup Audit
Your VMware renewal quote arrived. Now what? Free Exit Planner1:05
Your VMware renewal quote arrived. Now what? Free Exit Planner
$ ls ./course 7 videos

Course series

A step-by-step course cut into short episodes, one topic each. When to use it →

What Is LTO Tape? Linear Tape-Open Explained in Under 2 Minutes1:39
What Is LTO Tape? Linear Tape-Open Explained in Under 2 Minutes
Which LTO Tape Drive to Buy in 2026 (LTO-9 vs LTO-10, SAS vs Thunderbolt)1:44
Which LTO Tape Drive to Buy in 2026 (LTO-9 vs LTO-10, SAS vs Thunderbolt)
Proxmox Installation 101 — What Hardware Do You Need?1:00
Proxmox Installation 101 — What Hardware Do You Need?
Proxmox Installation 101 — Boot USB & BIOS Settings (VT-x)1:00
Proxmox Installation 101 — Boot USB & BIOS Settings (VT-x)
Proxmox Installation 101 — The Installer: ext4 vs ZFS1:00
Proxmox Installation 101 — The Installer: ext4 vs ZFS
Proxmox Installation 101 — First Login: The Warning & the Nag1:00
Proxmox Installation 101 — First Login: The Warning & the Nag
Proxmox Installation 101 — Post-Install Checklist & Safe Remote Access1:00
Proxmox Installation 101 — Post-Install Checklist & Safe Remote Access
$ ls ./stories 4 videos

Incident stories

Common kinds of outage told as a story, with what went wrong and what would have prevented it. When to use it →

One Wrong Click Took Down Every Server Before Christmas2:10
One Wrong Click Took Down Every Server Before Christmas
A 15-Year-Old NAS Runs This Factory: The First Reboot Could Kill It9:15
A 15-Year-Old NAS Runs This Factory: The First Reboot Could Kill It
Your Domain Is Locked. So Is the Email You Need to Recover It.1:26
Your Domain Is Locked. So Is the Email You Need to Recover It.
The Proxmox Host Was Still Running: Catching Early RAM Failure Before Downtime7:52
The Proxmox Host Was Still Running: Catching Early RAM Failure Before Downtime
$ ls ./deep 9 videos

Technical deep dives

Long-form tutorials and analysis for engineers: commands on screen, versions named, limits stated. When to use it →

The Proxmox "VM Escape" Was Real... But KVM Isn't Broken (PwnEscape Explained)8:26
The Proxmox "VM Escape" Was Real... But KVM Isn't Broken (PwnEscape Explained)
Proxmox in Production: Can It Really Handle 10,000+ VMs?8:14
Proxmox in Production: Can It Really Handle 10,000+ VMs?
The 5 Proxmox Commands Worth Knowing: qm, pct, pvesm, pveum, pvecm6:34
The 5 Proxmox Commands Worth Knowing: qm, pct, pvesm, pveum, pvecm
Proxmox Live Migration: Move a Running VM to Another Node6:34
Proxmox Live Migration: Move a Running VM to Another Node
Proxmox ZFS Replication: A Copy on the Other Node Every 15 Minutes6:12
Proxmox ZFS Replication: A Copy on the Other Node Every 15 Minutes
Proxmox QDevice: Fix a Two-Node Cluster in 15 Minutes5:57
Proxmox QDevice: Fix a Two-Node Cluster in 15 Minutes
Why Your Proxmox 9 Upgrade Killed Networking (And How to Fix It)8:54
Why Your Proxmox 9 Upgrade Killed Networking (And How to Fix It)
Patch Proxmox Without Anyone Noticing (Live Migration in 30 Seconds)0:30
Patch Proxmox Without Anyone Noticing (Live Migration in 30 Seconds)
Your 2-node Proxmox cluster is NOT highly available0:35
Your 2-node Proxmox cluster is NOT highly available
$ cat which-style.tsv

Which video style for which job

StyleBest forExamples
What each video style looks likeDefining one term or category20 videos
Explainers for software buyers and marketersAnswering one recurring buyer question20 videos
Retro game battlesComparing vendors a market already argues about12 videos
SongsAnniversaries, keynotes and community milestones2 videos
3D and mapsShowing infrastructure no camera can reach4 videos
Earnings and market explainersEarnings week, competitor and partner briefings9 videos
Data and chart shortsOne sourced market number worth posting7 videos
Tool walkthroughsLaunching a free tool or lead magnet5 videos
Course seriesTeaching a process in ordered steps7 videos
Incident storiesSelling prevention through a familiar failure4 videos
Technical deep divesEngineers evaluating, upgrading or troubleshooting9 videos
$ cat faq.txt

Questions about these examples

What styles of video can any2.video make?

The 11 sections on this page are the styles we have published so far: style explainers, explainers for software teams, retro game battles, songs, 3D and maps, earnings explainers, data and chart shorts, tool walkthroughs, course series, incident stories and technical deep dives. Most come in landscape for YouTube and vertical for Shorts and Reels.

Are these verified walkthroughs?

No. These are designed videos: scripted, drawn or rendered to explain something. A verified walkthrough records your real product doing a real task and checks the result. The library shows that kind, starting with a full Proxmox VE 9.2 install.

Can I get one of these styles for my own product?

Yes. Pick a style from this page, send one product and one task or topic, and the first sample is free. We reply within one business day and deliver the sample in two days.

Seen a style you want for your product? The first sample is free.

$ get-sample →