Photo to video: your stills, moving
Every thumbnail, product shot and selfie in your rail is a clip waiting to happen. Photo to Video uses the image as the literal first frame, so the face, the product, the text and the framing are exactly yours, and adds the motion you describe: a push-in, a turn, hair in the wind, steam off a mug.
Add a last frame and the clip travels from one image to another — two outfits, two poses, a wide shot and a close-up. The shape follows the photo, so a 9:16 reel cover gives a vertical clip and a 16:9 thumbnail gives a wide one. Draft to test, Standard to post, People when the photo has a person in it.
Starter prompt
“Gentle camera push-in, steam rises from the mug, she blinks and smiles”
What this solves
- A thumbnail that should open the video as motion
- A product shot that needs to spin, pour or reveal
- A Spotify canvas from a square cover
- Two photos that should become one transition
The steps
Make or upload the still you want to move
A 9:16 cover gives you a vertical clip; the frame you start with decides the shape.
Reel Cover MakerOpen Photo to Video with it as the first frame
The toolbar under every result has Turn into video; the Studio drops the still in for you.
Photo to VideoDescribe the motion, pick the tier, render
Subtle motion keeps text readable; big motion suits people and products.
Photo to VideoQuestions
Will the text on my thumbnail survive?
Keep the prompt to camera movement and small motion and lettering stays crisp. Large gestures across text can distort it.
What does the last frame do?
It sets where the clip ends. The render moves from the first frame to the last one, which is how two poses become a turn or a before becomes an after.
Why can't I choose a shape?
The clip inherits the shape of the first frame. Reframe the still first if you need another ratio — Reframe for Platform is under every result.
Photo to video: your stills, moving
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