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Video
Video creates short clips with sound from a description, or brings an image to life, including images you made in Images.
Videos are made on the Image & Video page, in the composer's Video mode.
Make a video from a description
- Open Image & Video in the sidebar, and choose Video at the bottom left of the composer.
- Describe what should happen, or choose Use this prompt on a video in Explore.
- Choose the Look: Scene, Feature or Director's Cut.
- Set Shape, Size, Length and optionally the seed.
- Choose the arrow button. The price shows beside it.
Videos usually take under a minute, sometimes a few. You can leave the page and come back.
Bring an image to life
- In Video mode, choose Start frame and pick an image. Or choose Animate on any image you made.
- With Scene or Feature, you can also add an End frame.
- Describe the motion, for example "She turns and smiles at the camera; hair moves in the breeze; slow push-in".
- Choose a Look, Length and Size.
- Choose the arrow button.
The video keeps the image's shape, so there's no Shape choice.
Models
| Model | Note | Length | Resolution | End frame | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scene | Fastest and most affordable, with sound | 5–15 s | 768P or 480P | Yes | Yes |
| Feature | Richer motion and expressions, with sound | 5–15 s | 768P or 480P | Yes | Yes |
| Director's Cut | Most cinematic camera moves, with sound | 3–15 s | Not offered | No | No |
Options
- Length: in whole seconds, within the model's range.
- Size (resolution): 768P (default) or 480P, for Scene and Feature.
- Shape (aspect ratio, without a start frame):
- Scene and Feature: 16:9, 9:16, 1:1, 4:3, 3:4, 21:9
- Director's Cut: 16:9, 9:16, 1:1
- Seed: leave it as Random, or type a whole number from 0 to 2,147,483,647. Not available for Director's Cut.
The result
- Play the video and choose Download.
- Edit settings loads the prompt and settings back into the composer.
- Generate again makes a new clip with the same settings and a new random seed.
- Your videos are listed in the History tab of Image & Video.
Limits
- Descriptions: 3 to 2,000 characters.
- Start and end frames: PNG, JPEG or WebP, up to 20 MB each.
- Cinara doesn't make videos of well-known people. Describe the scene without naming them.
- If a request can't be made, you see "This video couldn't be made from this request. Try a different description or image."
Credits
Credits depend on the model and the length. Resolution doesn't change the price. Each Length shows its price, and the total shows beside the arrow button.
| Model | Credits |
|---|---|
| Scene | 320 for 5 s, 630 for 10 s, 940 for 15 s |
| Feature | 630 for 5 s, 1,250 for 10 s, 1,880 for 15 s |
| Director's Cut | 3,360 for 3 s, 5,600 for 5 s, 11,200 for 10 s, 16,800 for 15 s |
Sound is included. If the job fails, your credits are refunded.
Tips
- Describe the subject, the action, the setting and the camera: "slow tracking shot", "aerial", "close-up".
- Start with Scene to test an idea cheaply, then use Feature or Director's Cut for the final clip.
- For image to video, describe motion only. The image already sets the look.
- Add an end frame to control where the shot finishes.
- Keep the seed to compare models on the same idea.
Related
- Images: make a start frame.
- Talking Avatars: make a face talk.
- Sound Effects: add sound to your own video.
- Dubbing: translate a video.