Image to video with AI: animate a photo or your cover
Upload a photo — the cover, a press photo, a frame from your video — and describe what moves. Seedance, Kling and Wan turn it into a video of a few seconds, ready for the music video, the Canvas or the posts.
30 free credits when you create your account. The cost depends on the model, the length and the resolution, and you see it before you generate.

Which model to animate a photo with
| Model | Duration | Last frame | Top resolution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seedance 2.0 | 4–15 s | Yes | 4K |
| Seedance 2.5 | 4–30 s | Yes | 1080p |
| Kling 3.0 Pro / Standard / 4K | 3–15 s | Yes | 4K (4K version) |
| Wan 3.0 | 2–30 s | Yes | 1080p |
| PixVerse V6 | 1–15 s | Yes | 1080p |
| LTX-2.5 | 6–10 s | Yes | 4K (Fast) |
“Last frame” means you can also give the image where the shot ends, and the model fills in the motion between the two.
Ideas for musicians
- The cover comes alive: smoke, rain, a slow camera move, the character turning around. A loop for the release posts.
- A press photo that moves for the show announcement.
- Two photos, one transition: first frame on stage, last frame in the studio.
- A frame from your footage that continues into a shot you didn’t film.
How to write the prompt
The image already says what is in the scene, so the prompt should say what moves and how the camera moves: “her hair moves in the wind, slow push in”, “the city lights flicker, static camera”. Keep it to one action. If you want the person in the photo to dance or do a specific move, use Kling Motion Control with a reference video instead.
Questions
How do I animate a photo with AI?
Upload the photo, choose a model such as Seedance 2.0 or Kling 3.0, describe what moves and how the camera moves, choose the length and generate.
Can I animate my album cover?
Yes. Use the cover as the image and describe a subtle movement; for a loop, give the same image as the last frame.
Is image to video free?
You can try it with the 30 free credits of a new account. Then credits come in packs of 100 for USD 10 or 500 for USD 40.
Can I make the person in the photo dance?
Yes, with Kling Motion Control: a photo plus a video of the dance.
Keep exploring
Kling Motion Control
A photo of the artist does the dance or movement of another video.
Learn more →Seedance 2.0
ByteDance’s model: 4 to 15 seconds, up to 4K, from text, an image or references.
Learn more →AI album cover generator
Cover art for singles and albums with Soul, Ideogram and Recraft — then animate it.
Learn more →Pricing
Credits: 30 free, packs of 100 for USD 10 and 500 for USD 40.
Learn more →Make the video your song deserves
Create an account and get 30 free credits to try the AI models. No card needed.