Image to video AI
Turn any photo into a video.
Upload a picture, describe how it should move, and GenKite brings it to life with the leading image to video AI models. Product shots, portraits, artwork and old family photos all work, and your photo stays the opening frame.
250 free credits when you sign up · No card needed
Why GenKite
Everything you need for image to video.
Your photo is the first frame
Faces, products and composition stay exactly as they are in your picture. The model only adds the movement.
Say how it moves
Describe the camera and the action in plain words: a slow push in, hair in the wind, waves rolling in, a product turning on its stand.
Sound included
Several models generate matching sound and speech with the clip, so it is ready to post.
Any shape, up to 4K
Wide 16:9, vertical 9:16 for TikTok and Reels, square, or cinematic 21:9, depending on the model.
14 models, one account
Try the same photo with different models and keep the one you like. Each clip shows its exact price before you generate.
Choose the last frame too
Some models also take an end picture, so you decide where the shot finishes as well as where it starts.
Image to video models
Image to video AI in GenKite
Every price is in credits and shown before you generate.
- Kuaishou Kling 4 The newest Kling: up to 30 seconds with keyframes along the way. From 144 credits
- Kuaishou Kling 3.0 Fluid, physically convincing motion with native sound, up to 15 seconds. From 75 credits
- ByteDance Seedance 2.5 ByteDance's newest: richer detail, longer takes and native sound. From 268 credits
- ByteDance Seedance 2.0 Cinematic multi-shot storytelling with reference images and native audio. From 164 credits
- ByteDance Seedance 2.0 Fast Quicker, lower-cost Seedance for drafts and social content. From 132 credits
- Google Veo 3.1 Google's flagship: photoreal shots with dialogue and sound, up to 4K. From 480 credits
- Google Veo 3.1 Fast Veo quality at a third of the price, with sound. From 360 credits
- Google Gemini Omni Flash Google's newest video model: quick, coherent clips with sound, up to 4K. From 360 credits
- MiniMax MiniMax H3 Expressive people and big action at a low price. From 120 credits
- xAI Grok Imagine 1.5 Punchy, stylish clips in seconds, up to 15 seconds long. From 120 credits
- Alibaba Happy Horse 1.1 Crisp 1080p with clean, steady camera work. From 126 credits
- Alibaba Wan 3.0 Good all-rounder with sound, at a very low price. From 75 credits
- Lightricks LTX 2.3 Native 1080p to 4K with sound, cheaply. From 144 credits
- PixVerse PixVerse V6 Anime, 3D and clay styles, and the lowest prices. From 55 credits
How it works
Three steps, a few minutes.
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Step 1
Upload your photo
JPG, PNG or WebP. A sharp picture with a clear subject gives the cleanest motion.
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Step 2
Describe the motion
One or two sentences about what moves and how the camera behaves.
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Step 3
Pick a model and generate
Choose length, shape and quality, see the price, and your video is ready in a few minutes.
What can you make with image to video AI?
Image to video AI turns a still picture into a short video clip. It is the quickest way to get movement into work you already have: a product packshot becomes a slow turntable reveal, a listing photo becomes a walkthrough, a portrait blinks and smiles, a painting comes to life.
Because your photo becomes the first frame, the result keeps the details that matter, such as a face, a logo or a room layout, which is much harder to get from a text prompt alone. That makes photo to video the better choice whenever the subject has to look exactly right.
Tips for better photo to video results
Keep the motion simple. One clear action and one camera move work better than a list of things happening at once.
Match the shape of the video to the shape of the photo, so nothing important is cropped. Upscale small or blurry photos first with the image tools, then animate them.
If the first result is not right, change one thing at a time: the wording of the motion, the model, or the length.
Questions
Every new GenKite account gets 250 free credits, with no card needed. Clips are priced in credits and you always see the exact cost before you generate, starting from 55 credits.
It depends on the shot. Kling is known for natural, physically convincing motion, Seedance for cinematic multi-shot clips, Veo for photoreal results with dialogue and sound, Hailuo for expressive people at a low price, and PixVerse for anime and 3D styles. GenKite has them all, so you can compare them on your own photo.
Yes. Old family photos work well. For faded or low-resolution pictures, run them through Upscale or Unblur in the image tools first, then turn the restored photo into a video.
Most models make clips of 5 to 10 seconds, and the longest go up to 30 seconds. For something longer, Director plans a sequence of shots and joins them into one film.
Several models create sound with the video, including speech, music and effects. You can also add your own audio or a voiceover afterwards.
Try it now, on us.
250 free credits when you sign up. No card, no commitment.
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