Image to video

Image to video AI, with a look at the still before anything moves

Animating an image is the expensive part of AI video, and it is where things go wrong if they are going to. Chitrio puts a checkpoint in front of it. The still is composed and shown to you first, you approve the ones that look right, and only those are animated. For product photos the real pixels are used rather than redrawn, so a label or logo stays the product's own.

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Straight answer: AI motion is impressive on landscapes, products and objects, and less reliable on faces, hands and text, which can drift between frames. That is why the still is approved first, and why the camera, not the subject, does most of the moving.

How it works

  1. 1

    Bring the image

    Upload a product photo or let each scene of a script get its own AI image. You can also upload your own image for any scene.

  2. 2

    Approve the still

    Look at the composed frame before any motion is generated. Reject a bad one and compose it again, which costs far less than a wasted clip.

  3. 3

    Animate it

    An AI motion engine turns the approved still into a short moving shot. The camera moves and the subject holds steady, which keeps products and faces from warping.

What people make with it

Product ads

One product photo placed into studio, table, festival or in-hand scenes, then animated into a short ad.

Story scenes

Each illustrated scene of a story video comes to life with gentle motion, with the same character kept consistent across scenes.

Hero shots for explainers

Spend motion on the opening shot and the key moments, and keep the rest as stills with camera movement to control cost.

Property and places

Photos of a room, a view or a storefront get slow, cinematic camera moves instead of sitting still on screen.

Social posts that move

A still graphic becomes a short vertical clip that stops the scroll better than a static image.

Questions, answered

Will my product change shape or colour?

The product photo's real pixels are used, not redrawn, so it keeps its shape and colours. A clean, well-lit photo showing the whole product gives the best result.

What if a clip comes out badly?

Generated clips go through an automatic quality check. A rejected clip is refunded and the scene falls back to a still with camera movement instead of shipping a broken shot.

Can it animate a person's face?

It can, but faces are where AI motion is most likely to drift. For a speaking person, the AI presenter feature with lip-sync is the better tool.

How long is each animated shot?

Each animated scene is a short clip of a few seconds, and a video strings several together with narration, music and captions.

Do I have to animate every scene?

No. You choose which scenes move. Many videos animate the hook and the key moments and keep the rest as stills, which looks good and costs less.

Related pages

Bring a still to life

Approve the frame first, then animate only what you like.

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