Crash Zoom In
A rapid crash zoom pushes the camera toward your subject for a dramatic close-up.
How to animate a photo with AI
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Choose your effect
Watch the examples and choose a transformation, camera move or atmospheric effect. Open it to see the original example photo and its matching video.
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Upload your photo
Add the photo you want to animate. Follow the selected effect's photo guidance. You can switch effects without uploading your photo again.
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Generate your video
The effect is prepared for you. Keep the output defaults or change quality and format, check the credit estimate, then generate and find the result in Your videos.
Which AI video effect should I use for my photo?
Want the camera to sweep around your subject? Want their eyes to light up? Start from the change you want, preview the matching effect, and open it — the motion recipe is already loaded.
Original photo
Camera moves
AI camera movement: orbit or crash zoom?
Orbit moves around the subject; Crash Zoom In moves straight toward it. Choose a circling view to reveal background depth, or a rapid zoom-in effect to draw attention to a face.
Keep the subject clear and leave some background visible. Orbit generates a new viewpoint from your photo; it is not a measured 360-degree scan.
Original photo
Transformations
Cyborg, metal or fire: choose the transformation
These effects change the subject's appearance over time. Choose mechanical panels for a cyborg reveal, reflective surfaces for a metal transformation, or flames for a cinematic fire effect.
Use a clear medium or full-body photo for Cyborg Transformation and Set On Fire. Turning Metal also suits a portrait with visible face and clothing details.
Original photo
Portrait effects
Glowing eyes, paparazzi flashes or wind-blown hair?
Animate a portrait through the eyes, lighting or hair. Eyes Glow creates a luminous gaze, Paparazzi Flash adds repeated camera flashes, and Wind to Face brings movement to visible hair and loose fabric.
Use a close-up with clear eyes for glow, a portrait or fashion photo for flashes, and visible hair or flowing fabric for wind. Each preset creates a video rather than a static photo filter.
Frequently asked questions
Can I add these effects to an existing video?
This tool starts from one photo and generates a new video. Choose a preset and upload a still image. It does not apply a filter to an uploaded video.
Can I change an effect's prompt?
The preset supplies the motion instructions. For a custom version, open Customize in studio to carry over the prompt, photo, model and output settings, then edit them before generating.
Which file types can I upload?
Common web image formats such as JPG, PNG and WebP are supported, up to 10 MB per file.
Can I make a vertical or square video?
Yes. Open Output to choose 9:16 for a vertical video, 1:1 for a square or 16:9 for a landscape clip. Auto matches your photo to a supported format. You can also choose 480p, 720p or 1080p quality; the credit estimate updates before you generate.
Can I try another effect without uploading again?
Yes. Your photo stays in the editor when you switch effects. Use Your videos to find earlier creations; Use again restores a record's photo and settings without starting a new generation.
Prepare your photo before adding motion
The next clip in your camera roll could be moving.
Pick the preview you keep replaying, drop in a photo, and press Animate. The motion instructions are written, and the credit estimate sits next to the generate button.
Choose a video effect
