What the Agent Sends to Video Models
Input image(s) (sometimes more than one)
Animation prompt
Both are sent to the connected Image-to-Video provider to render your video.
Image Animation Checklist
1. Prepare the Base Image
Animation usually moves what’s already in the image. If you need a person, prop, or location, it must be visible in the input image before you animate.
Input Image | Animation Prompt | Output Video |
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 | Create a video of a model walking in Paris wearing this shirt. | 
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✅  | Create a video of the model walking in Paris wearing this shirt, dolly out, natural sunlight. | 
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2. Edit your input image before animating
Use our Creative Agent to edit a product image to include your video elements so your base image is as close to the desired outcome as possible.
Product image | Prompt | AI Edited Image |
 | Create an image of a blonde, slender woman wearing this T-shirt with matching black leggings.
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3. Select the Best Output
The Creative Agent returns up to 4 variations of your edited image. Compare them and pick the strongest frame as the input for animation.
4. Write an animation prompt that guides motion
Your prompt should describe how to move what’s already visible in the input image. Reference real elements (“the model,” “this phone,” “the can”) and be explicit about motion, camera, pace, and constraints.
The ingredients of a great animation prompt:
Stick to the Animation Template:
Animate [the subject already in the image] to [action] while the camera [move], [lighting/mood]. Keep [brand/product constraints].
Subject reference – Product, Model, Animal
Action/motion – How the [subject] should move (Model walk, Product turn, fabric sway, Blow in the wind).
Camera move – How the camera will take the shot (dolly, pan, tilt, push/pull, parallax)
Light & mood – natural sunlight, soft daylight, golden hour.
Constraints – what must not change (product color, logo, framing).
Input Image | Animation Prompt | Output |
 | 🚫 Animate this image |
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 | ✅ Animate the can to subtly turn on the grass 45 degrees while the camera turns around the can. Keep flowers still. | 
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5. Review and Refine
Watch the full animation and note issues:
Stiff or unnatural motion
Unrealistic body parts
Distorted logos
Missing context (wrong product, background too empty, wrong light)
Go back to the image + prompt pair and fix the root cause (pose, light, camera move, constraints) rather than trying to “patch” only the animation.
Pro Tips for Efficiency
Use prompt templates: Use our agent templates that match for any vertical.
Build a checklist: Before generating, confirm you’ve included environment, lighting, camera, and composition.
Expect iteration: Professional studios rarely get it right the first time—refinement is the creative norm.