Preserve the starting frame
Use a clear, high-quality source with the subject, clothing, and objects already visible.
AI Image to Video Generator
Start with a portrait, product shot, full-body photo, or illustration you can use. Describe one subject action and one camera move, then continue in the image-first Studio workflow.
Upload one image you own or may use, then describe one movement. Generation requires a subscription or Professional access from a credit pack, plus enough credits for the quoted model. If you have no active subscription, a credit pack unlocks ongoing Professional features; existing subscribers keep their current permissions.
Input image
One approved portrait · 9:16
Video output
Reviewed animation · 9:16
One image in
Start from a portrait, product frame, or creator scene you own or are authorized to animate.
One motion idea
Describe a small visible action, subject movement, and simple camera behavior.
Short video out
Studio returns an animated draft that should be checked for face, hands, objects, and background stability.
Turn a still image into a short AI video
An AI image to video generator adds motion to the composition already present in your source. The image supplies the subject and framing; your prompt tells the workflow what should move.
Add restrained movement
Blinking, breathing, a small turn, fabric movement, or a gentle camera push are easy to evaluate.
Animate product moments
A simple hold, point, reveal, or turn can make a static campaign image usable as a short clip.
Keep the native format
Use a standard vertical source for social video and avoid forcing portraits into unusual stretched containers.
Give your still image one job in motion
- 01
Starting point
An authorized still image
- 02
One readable action
One motion direction
- 03
Review the clip
Face, objects, and framing
How AI image to video generation works from one source frame
Image-to-video starts with the composition you approve. The source frame carries the visible person, product, clothing, and setting; the motion brief tells the model what should change over time without asking it to rebuild the whole image.
The image sets the visual anchor
A sharp source with a readable subject, stable framing, and visible details gives the workflow more to preserve. This is why a campaign portrait or product scene can be a useful starting point.
The prompt describes motion, not a replacement scene
Specify the small action, what stays still, and the camera behavior. A blink, turn, fabric movement, product reveal, or gentle camera push is easier to assess than a crowded sequence of events.
Useful for marketers with approved stills
Social teams, product marketers, creators, and agencies can turn an authorized photo into a short vertical motion asset when a full video shoot is unnecessary for the concept.
Choose it when the first frame matters
Use image to video when you want the output to begin from a specific approved visual. Use Motion Transfer instead when a separate reference performance defines the body timing and pose sequence.
How to generate video from an image
The workflow is intentionally narrow: source image, motion prompt, generation, review.
Upload the source image
Choose a sharp frame with a readable subject and enough space for the motion you want.
Describe the movement
Say what the subject does, what stays still, and how the camera should behave.
Generate and inspect
Review the face, hands, product, edges, and final frame before downloading or iterating.
Image-to-video examples with the source still beside the result
The comparison matters: it shows what the workflow preserved and what it animated.
Campus source
Static outdoor creator frame
Campus result
Controlled body and camera motion
Beauty source
Static live-commerce frame
Beauty result
Product presentation in motion
Write motion, not a new picture
The source already defines appearance and composition. Use the prompt to describe time: movement, pace, camera, and what should remain stable.
- Start with the subject action: turns toward camera, raises the bottle, smiles, or walks forward.
- Add one camera note such as slow push-in, fixed camera, or gentle handheld movement.
- Avoid asking for a new outfit, new room, and complex choreography in the same short clip.
- Use Motion Transfer when the exact order and timing of poses must follow a reference video.
Image to Video and Motion Transfer solve different jobs
Both create motion, but the input that controls the movement is different.
Use Image to Video
When you have one still image and can describe a simple action in words.
Use Motion Transfer
When you have a reference performance and need the character to follow its visible movement.
Use AI Influencer Video
When you want a saved reusable character to anchor a new creator-led video.
Bring your direction into Studio
- An authorized still image
- One motion direction
- Face, objects, and framing
AI image to video generator questions
Do I need to create a character first?
No. This route is for animating an owned image directly. Saving a character is useful only when you want to reuse the same identity in later generations.
What kind of image works best?
Use a sharp image with one clear subject, readable hands and face when relevant, enough space for the intended movement, and no important details cropped at the edge.
Should I describe several actions in one prompt?
No. A short clip is easier to control when the prompt contains one subject action and one camera direction.
Is this the same as motion transfer?
No. Image to Video follows a text motion prompt. Motion Transfer follows movement from a separate reference video.
Choose the next workflow
Each route starts from a different input or solves a different production task.
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Explore a model for text, frames and video references.
AI Mimic Motion
Use a reference clip when text cannot describe the action precisely.
AI Text-to-Video Generator
Create a new scene from words when no source image should lead the result.
AI Character Animation Generator
Continue a saved identity with a written action instead of a source-image animation.
AI Dance Generator
Use a choreography reference when the result is specifically a dance performance.
AI Influencer Video Generator
Reuse a saved character across a complete video series.
Consistent Character Generator
Create and save a reusable identity first.
Animate your image in the real Studio workflow
Bring one authorized source image and one clear movement idea. Studio handles the generation; you keep the review decision.
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