image-to-video-animationlisted

# Image-to-Video Animation Text-to-video invents a subject. Image-to-video animates the subject you supply. For anything where the specific product, person or scene matters, image-to-video is the only mode that works. It's also the core APImage workflow — "turn a product photo into a UGC-style ad video" is exactly this mode. ## Why it's the default for commercial work | | text-to-video | image-to-video | |---|---|---| | Subject fidelity | Invented, approximate | **Yours, exactly** | | Brand consistency | Poor | Good | | Product accuracy | Unreliable | Reliable | | Iteration | Whole clip changes | Only the motion changes | | Setup | A prompt | A prompt plus a good still | The trade is that you need a good still first — which is cheap. Image generations cost 1-9 credits; video costs a great deal more. **Getting the still right is the cheap half of the job.** ## The still decides the outcome A mediocre still animates into a mediocre video, and no amount of prompt work fixes it. **What makes a good source still:** - Sharp, well-lit, correct aspect ratio for the target platform - Subject clearly separated from the background - Composition with room for the motion you're about to add - No motion blur - Nothing important at the extreme frame edges, which move most **Leave room for the motion.** If you want a push-in, the subject shouldn't already fill the frame. If you want the subject to move left, there should be space on the left. Framing the still tightly and then askin