Portraits
A head-and-shoulders photo plus a small motion prompt — a blink, a smile, a slow turn — is usually enough for a believable clip.
Animate photo
Animate photo in the Animate Image studio: upload a still, describe the motion in one line, and the model returns a short clip you can download. Several video models run in the same workspace, and each run shows its credit cost before you confirm it.
Portraits, product shots, old family photos and social crops all work as the starting frame. The workflow is three steps, so you can see a first result without learning an editing tool first.
Free tier: 50 credits, no credit card required
Add a JPG, PNG or WebP still. Portraits, products and old family photos are the most common starting frames.
Write one line such as "she turns her head and smiles, hair moving in the breeze", then choose a video model. The credit cost updates before you run the job.
The studio runs the job and returns a short clip you can preview, revisit in your history or download.
A head-and-shoulders photo plus a small motion prompt — a blink, a smile, a slow turn — is usually enough for a believable clip.
Scanned prints work as stills too. Keep the motion subtle so the faces stay recognizable.
Give a packshot a slow orbit or a light sweep to use in a listing, an ad or a short social post.
Animate a vertical crop for stories and reels without rebuilding the composition.
Every run shows its credit cost before you confirm, so you can compare models without guessing.
| Model | Credits per run | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Flux Kontext | 30 | Cleaning up or restyling the still before you animate it |
| Veo 3 | 300 | The cheapest short clips from a prompt or a reference image |
| Kling | 500 | Character and object motion from a single frame |
| Seedance | 600 | Fast image-to-video drafts |
| Wan 2.5 Image to Video | 800 | Animating a reference still while keeping the subject recognizable |
| Sora 2 | 1,000 | Longer cinematic clips with strong camera motion |
Start from the studio, compare the image and video models, or read how much each run costs.
Open the studio, upload a still and describe the motion you want. The credit cost is shown before the job runs.
Open the studio