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Animation from Image

Bring your images to life with AI-powered animation. Our advanced image-to-animation technology transforms static photos, illustrations, and artwork into fluid, dynamic videos with realistic motion, character animations, and cinematic effects.

Describe Your Video

Describe your video idea and our AI will create it for you.

Choose media type

Select what type of media will be used to illustrate your video

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Aspect Ratio

Captions

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Content

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Voice Settings

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Animation from Image Features

Everything you need to create professional videos

Intelligent Motion Generation

Advanced AI analyzes image content and generates contextually appropriate motion. Portraits receive natural facial animations while landscapes get environmental movement. The system understands subject matter and applies physics-accurate motion without manual specification.

Multi-Subject Animation

Simultaneously animate multiple elements within complex scenes. Each subject receives independent, appropriate motion while maintaining visual coherence. Crowd scenes, group photos, and busy illustrations become fully animated compositions with individual character movements.

Style-Preserving Motion

Animations match the visual style of source images. Cartoon illustrations receive stylized motion while photorealistic images get naturalistic movement. The AI adapts animation style to maintain visual consistency rather than imposing generic motion templates.

Facial Animation Technology

Specialized facial recognition and animation creates natural expressions and movements for portrait content. Eye blinks, micro-expressions, mouth movements, and head tilts combine into lifelike animations from single photographs. Multiple expression options allow emotional customization.

Camera Motion Effects

Add cinematic camera movements to static images including pans, zooms, parallax effects, and dramatic reveals. The AI generates 2.5D depth from flat images, enabling camera motion that creates dimensional viewing experiences from 2D sources.

Particle and Effect Overlays

Enhance animations with particle effects including rain, snow, sparkles, smoke, and magical elements. Effects integrate naturally with source imagery and respond to detected lighting conditions. Add atmospheric elements that transform static images into dynamic scenes.

How It Works

From Idea to Viral Video in 4 Simple Steps

Turn trending content into scroll-stopping videos. No editing skills required.

1

Get Inspired by Viral Trends

Discover what's working right now. Our AI analyzes millions of viral videos to find trending hooks, formats, and topics in your niche—so you never run out of ideas.

  • Real-time viral video tracking across platforms
  • Niche-specific trend analysis and insights
  • Competitor content performance monitoring
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2

Create Your Script with AI

Turn inspiration into action. Use our AI script writer to generate engaging hooks, compelling narratives, and viral-ready scripts in seconds.

  • AI-powered script generation from any topic
  • 500+ proven viral hook templates
  • Customize tone, style, and length instantly
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3

Generate Videos Automatically

Watch your script transform into a professional video. AI adds visuals, AI avatars, voiceover, captions, and music—all in minutes.

  • Realistic AI avatars and UGC-style content
  • Auto-generated visuals and stock footage
  • Professional voiceover in 30+ languages
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4

Publish Everywhere

Export HD videos ready for any platform. Share instantly to TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and more—or schedule for later.

  • One-click export in all formats (9:16, 16:9, 1:1)
  • Direct publishing to social platforms
  • Schedule and automate your content calendar
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Use Cases

Animation from Image Use Cases

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Content Creation

Portrait Photo Animation

Transform static portrait photographs into living, breathing animations with natural facial movements. The AI generates realistic eye blinks, subtle head movements, and breathing motions that bring photographs to life. Perfect for creating personalized video messages from photos, memorial tributes featuring departed loved ones, or engaging social content from profile pictures.

Marketing

Illustration Character Animation

Animate illustrated characters from children's books, comics, or digital artwork with personality-appropriate movements. The AI understands character design and generates motions matching their visual style. Create walking cycles, gesture animations, and emotive reactions from single character illustrations for storytelling, marketing, or entertainment purposes.

Content Creation

Product Photography Enhancement

Elevate e-commerce product images with subtle animations that capture attention and demonstrate features. Add rotation, zoom effects, sparkle highlights, and dynamic angles to static product photos. The AI generates smooth motions that showcase products from multiple perspectives without requiring video shoots or 3D modeling.

General

Artwork and Painting Animation

Bring famous artwork or original paintings to life with respectful animations that enhance without altering. Add flowing clouds to landscape paintings, flickering candle light to portrait backgrounds, or gentle water ripples to seascapes. The AI preserves artistic integrity while adding subtle motion that captivates viewers.

Animation from Image

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