Image to Video AI
Upload a photo, describe what happens next, and get a video that starts exactly on your image. Kling 3.0, Seedance 2.5, MiniMax H3, HappyHorse, Wan, LTX, Veo and FLUX 3 animate stills into cinematic clips with native audio — up to 30 seconds and 4K.
- Failed generations auto-refunded
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- 14
- Image-to-video models
- 30 s
- Clip length up to
- 4K
- Output up to
- 6 cr/s
- Credits from
One Photo In, a Real Video Out
Finished image-to-video clips paired with the exact prompt that produced them — a 15-second long take, 4K lettering that stays sharp through motion, a golden-hour office scene, a portrait that speaks, and a 30-second chase directed shot by shot from a single frame. Remix any of them to start from the same settings.
- Kling 3.0
- Image to video
- 15s
- 1080P
Opening with an ultra-wide-angle medium-long shot tracking horizontally, the stabilizer moves low to the ground, with a highly contrasting romantic cinematic tone of cold blue night and silvery white starry sky, exuding a strong poetic realism and classical epic temperament. The protagonist is a young woman in a dark green long dress, running with all her might on the garden lawn illuminated by moonlight; her skirt billows in the wind forming surging dynamic curves, she clutches a small white flower in her right hand and lifts the hem of her dress with her left, breathing rapidly yet with a firm gaze. At the 4th second, the camera accelerates forward with her, and multiple men and women in old-era ball gowns break into the frame one after another from the left and right sides in the background, running alongside her—some try to approach, some turn back to shout, yet none truly touch her, implying pursuit and escape. At the 8th second, the camera gradually zooms in to a medium shot, pans to track forward in front of the protagonist and lifts slightly; she glances back briefly at a young male character behind her, their gazes meet for a split second, emotions erupt mid-run, and the woman and man join hands to run together. At the 12th second, the music and movement reach a climax; the camera moves forward close to her side face and fluttering hair, she releases the white flower and tosses it into the air, the flower drifting down in slow motion as the crowd behind brushes past it. In the final 3 seconds, the camera keeps moving forward, the woman and man break through the crowd and dash toward the starry sky at the end of the garden, their figures gradually taking over the center of the frame. The overall atmosphere is fiery, romantic and resolute, a burst of narrative about fate, choice and freedom.
- Kling 3.0
- Image to video
- 10s
- 4K
The camera remains fixed on the word "KLING" emblazoned on the baseball bat as the player swings and hits the ball.
- LTX 2.5
- Image to video
- 10s
- 1080P
A man enters from off frame left and crosses the sunlit office in a few unhurried strides. He sets a ceramic coffee mug down on the marble tabletop beside the stacked books and the small potted succulent, steam curling up through the low golden light. He pauses briefly, then walks toward the floor-to-ceiling glass and stops, silhouetted against the hazy skyline, looking out. Static locked-off camera, deep focus with the brass lamp anchoring the foreground; hard low sun raking in from frame right, long warm shadows crawling across the marble, gentle lens haze. 35mm film grain, natural cinematic realism, single continuous shot, no cuts. Sound: quiet footsteps on hard floor, the soft ceramic knock of the mug on marble, muffled city hum through glass.
- HappyHorse 1.1
- Image to video
- 10s
- 1080P
character1 in a cozy dim room strums once, looks up and says in English: "This next one I wrote at three in the morning." Warm practical light, intimate, cinematic, precise lip-sync.
- Seedance 2.5
- Image to video
- 30s
- 720P
16:9, 30s, stylized anime-real cinematic night in deserted rain-soaked industrial streets, cyan-coral light, 18mm energy, exactly 50 rapid cuts, active chase cameras, burst cuts, and flash cuts. Match @[ref image] exactly as frame one; it controls the sole muscle car, wet city, smoke, reflections, and palette. Streets stay empty and traffic-free. SEQUENCE Shot 1: Frontal WS, locked: exact frame one; the car launches. Shot 2: Ground frontal WS, pull: headlights rush dead center. Shot 3: Ground frontal CU, locked: the grille fills frame. Shot 4: Ground POV CU, locked: chassis thunders overhead. Shot 5: Rear ground CU, chase: tires splash the lens. Shot 6: Wheel ECU, track: rubber slices through rising water. Shot 7: Low profile WS, pan: the car rockets past steam. Shot 8: Top-down EWS, locked: it cuts beneath tangled cables. Shot 9: Telephoto frontal WS, push: towers compress around it. Shot 10: Exhaust ECU, locked: coral backfire, burst cut. Shot 11: Rear low WS, chase: the car pulls a spray ribbon. Shot 12: Wheel CU, track: the front tire strikes deep water. Shot 13: Profile WS, track: a water wall rises beside it. Shot 14: Storefront POV WS, locked: its reflection races on glass. Shot 15: Front 3/4 WS, pan: the real car splits the reflection. Shot 16: Side-mirror CU, locked: the empty street shrinks. Shot 17: Mirror CU, push: a neon intersection grows. Shot 18: Top-down WS, locked: brake marks hook toward it. Shot 19: Low front 3/4 WS, lead: the first drift commits. Shot 20: Wheel CU, orbit: the rear tire circles the drift. Shot 21: Rear 3/4 WS, track: countersteer throws curb spray. Shot 22: Droplet ECU, locked: headlights refract in one bead. Shot 23: Frontal WS, pull: white flash reveals a new street. Shot 24: Rear 3/4 WS, chase: pipes streak in parallax. Shot 25: Curb profile WS, track: the body skims wet concrete. Shot 26: Door CU, track: towers warp across black paint. Shot 27: Driver POV WS, chase: an empty corridor narrows. Shot 28: Hood POV WS, locked: cables whip overhead. Shot 29: Wheel ECU, track: the tire compresses on a rise. Shot 30: Low profile CU, pan: suspension rebounds forward. Shot 31: Dutch front 3/4 WS, lead: it snaps into an alley. Shot 32: Wall-mirror WS, locked: reflection starts drift two. Shot 33: Rear 3/4 WS, whip pan: mirror hands off to reality. Shot 34: Low profile WS, track: drift two clears the alley. Shot 35: Rear WS, chase: smoke and spray swallow the lens. Shot 36: Headlight ECU, locked: two flash cuts pierce haze. Shot 37: High WS, crane: camera dives as the car escapes. Shot 38: Top rear WS, chase: skim the roof, then overtake. Shot 39: Windshield ECU, track: rain beads race upward. Shot 40: Headlight POV WS, chase: road lines stream beneath. Shot 41: Puddle POV WS, locked: the car appears inverted. Shot 42: Wheel CU, locked: the tire shatters that reflection. Shot 43: Ground rear WS, tilt: spray reveals its departure. Shot 44: Frontal CU, pull: retreat inches ahead of the bumper. Shot 45: High front 3/4 WS, orbit: it crosses an empty junction. Shot 46: Top-down EWS, locked: drift three draws a water ring. Shot 47: Wheel ECU, track: countersteer redirects momentum. Shot 48: Rear profile WS, pan: it straightens at full speed. Shot 49: Rear WS, chase: red mist opens around the avenue. Shot 50: Rear EWS, pull: it accelerates onward, cut in motion. SOUND: V8 roar, gear punches, tire scrub, water hits, exhaust cracks, street reverb; cuts strike engine pulses. VFX: Spray and tire smoke catch cyan-coral light; flashes never hide motion. EXCLUDE: duplicate cars, identity drift, populated streets, traffic, daylight, stopped ending.
What Is Image to Video AI?
Image to video AI takes a still image and generates the frames that come after it. Your photo becomes the first frame — the model keeps its subject, composition, and lighting, then animates the motion, camera move, and sound you describe in the prompt. The image-to-video glossary entry covers the term itself; this page is where you make one.
Molyin runs every leading image-to-video model in one studio. Kling 3.0 holds a shot for 15 seconds at up to 4K with native dialogue and lip-sync; Seedance 2.5 and Wan 3.0 stretch a single image into 30-second sequences; MiniMax H3 and HappyHorse ship with audio on every clip; LTX 2.5 reaches 4K at up to 20 seconds; Veo 3.1 and FLUX 3 round out the lineup. Most models also accept a last frame, so you can animate between two stills instead of one — a product shot rotating into its detail view, a character crossing from one pose to another.
Image-to-video is one of four modes in the AI video generator: text-to-video, reference-to-video, and video editing share the same prompt box and credit balance. Every clip bills by the second, failed generations are refunded, and every paid plan on the pricing page includes commercial usage rights.
Which Model for Which Image
Every image-to-video model on Molyin, with what it takes in and what it puts out. Pick by clip length, resolution, and whether you need a last frame.
| Model | Input | Clip length | Output |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kling 3.0 | First frame + optional last frame | 3–15 s | 720P / 1080P / 4K, native audio & lip-sync |
| Seedance 2.5 | First frame + optional last frame, ratio follows the image | 4–30 s | 480P / 720P / 1080P, audio |
| Seedance 2.0 (Standard / Fast / Mini) | First frame + optional last frame | 4–15 s | Up to 4K on Standard, 480P / 720P on Fast & Mini, audio |
| MiniMax H3 | First frame + optional last frame, ratio follows the image | 4–15 s | 768P / 2K, always with audio |
| HappyHorse 1.1 | First frame, ratio follows the image | 3–15 s | 720P / 1080P, always with audio |
| Wan 3.0 | First frame + optional last frame | 2–30 s | 480P / 720P / 1080P, audio optional |
| Wan 2.7 | First frame + optional last frame, or continue a 2–10 s clip | 2–15 s | 720P / 1080P, always with audio |
| LTX 2.5 (Fast / Pro) | First frame + optional last frame | 6–20 s (Pro: 6–10 s) | Up to 4K on Fast, 720P / 1080P on Pro, audio |
| Veo 3.1 (Standard / Fast) | First frame + optional last frame | 8 s | 720P / 1080P / 4K, always with audio |
| FLUX 3 | First frame + optional last frame | 5–20 s | 720P / 1080P, audio |
All models keep your image as the first frame. Where the ratio follows the image, the aspect-ratio option is hidden — the output matches the photo you uploaded.
How to Turn a Photo into a Video
Three steps from a still image to a finished MP4 — most clips render in minutes.
Upload Your Image
Drop in the sharpest copy you have, at the aspect ratio you want the video in. It becomes frame one exactly as uploaded, so crop and clean it first. Add a last frame if you want the clip to end on a specific image.
Describe the Motion
The image already says what is in the shot — spend the prompt on what happens: the action, one camera move, the sound or the line of dialogue. Pick a model, clip length, and resolution; the credit estimate updates before you submit.
Generate & Download
The model renders every frame after yours in minutes. Preview the result, download the watermark-free MP4, or Remix with a tweaked prompt to try another take.
Image to Video vs. Text to Video
Same models, different starting point: one begins from a picture you already have, the other from words alone.
| Image to Video | Text to Video | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting point | A photo, render, or artwork you already have | A written description only |
| What you control | The exact first frame; the prompt directs motion and sound | Everything through words — subject, scene, style, motion |
| Consistency | Subject, framing, and palette locked to your image from frame one | Each generation reinterprets the description |
| Best for | Product shots, portraits, brand assets, storyboard frames | Exploring ideas when no image exists yet |
Many creators combine the two: generate a still with the image generator, refine it, then animate it here.
Image-to-Video Credits, Per Second
Every model bills by the second at the resolution you pick, and failed generations are refunded automatically.
| Model | Resolution | Credits/sec | 5s Video | 5s Video + 3s Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 480p | 25 | 125 credits | 170 credits | |
| 720p | 56 | 280 credits | 381 credits | |
| 1080p | 139 | 695 credits | 946 credits | |
| 480p | 11 | 55 credits | 75 credits | |
| 720p | 28 | 140 credits | 191 credits | |
| 1080p | 65 | 325 credits | 442 credits | |
| 4k | 135 | 675 credits | 918 credits | |
| 480p | 9 | 45 credits | 62 credits | |
| 720p | 20 | 100 credits | 136 credits | |
| 480p | 6 | 30 credits | 41 credits | |
| 720p | 12 | 60 credits | 82 credits | |
| 768p | 18 | 90 credits | 144 credits | |
| 2k | 29 | 145 credits | 232 credits | |
| 720p | 18 | 90 credits | Reference images only | |
| 1080p | 24 | 120 credits | Reference images only | |
Wan 2.7 | 720p | 18 | 90 credits | 144 credits |
| 1080p | 30 | 150 credits | 240 credits | |
| 480p | 10 | 50 credits | 80 credits | |
| 720p | 18 | 90 credits | 144 credits | |
| 1080p | 36 | 180 credits | 288 credits | |
| 720p | 22 | 110 credits | Reference images only | |
| 1080p | 29 | 145 credits | Reference images only | |
| 4k | 71 | 355 credits | Reference images only | |
| 720p | 20 | 100 credits | — | |
| 1080p | 29 | 145 credits | — | |
| 1440p | 43 | 215 credits | — | |
| 4k | 67 | 335 credits | — | |
| 720p | 27 | 135 credits | — | |
| 1080p | 38 | 190 credits | — | |
Veo 3.1 | 720p | 41 | 205 credits | — |
| 1080p | 42 | 210 credits | — | |
| 4k | 60 | 300 credits | — | |
Veo 3.1 Fast | 720p | 10 | 50 credits | Reference images only |
| 1080p | 11 | 55 credits | Reference images only | |
| 4k | 30 | 150 credits | Reference images only | |
| 720p | 38 | 190 credits | Reference images only | |
| 1080p | 65 | 325 credits | Reference images only |
- Uploaded reference videos are billed at a 60% rate — a 5s generation with a 10s reference video bills 11 seconds, not 15.
- Exception: reference video seconds for MiniMax H3 / Wan 2.7 / Wan 3.0 are billed at the full per-second rate.
- MiniMax H3: the first 5 reference images are free, each additional image adds 9 credits.
Subscription plans and one-time credit packs are compared side by side on the pricing page.
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