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Image to video — animate any photo

Send a photo or reference a recent AI image, describe the motion you want, and get a short cinematic clip — no editing app required.

3 min

How to do it

  1. 1

    Send or reference an image

    Upload a photo or ask Shmooz to animate the last image it created. You can also generate an image first, then animate it.

  2. 2

    Describe the motion

    Say something like "animate this — gentle waves, 6 seconds" or "make the clouds drift slowly, cinematic."

  3. 3

    Choose clip length

    Videos can be 2, 5, or 10 seconds. Video credits are purchased separately from your chat subscription.

Pro tips

  • Works with photos you upload or AI images Shmooz just created.
  • Golden hour and nature scenes animate especially well.

Example conversation

Shmooz

Shmooz AI

online

Create a cinematic photo: stylish woman in sunglasses walking neon Tokyo streets at night 🌃

12:04
AI generated cinematic Tokyo night fashion photo

Here's your AI image — magazine-ready lighting.

12:05

Want me to turn it into a 6-second cinematic video?

12:04

Yes — animate her walk, neon reflections on wet pavement

12:04
0:06

Your clip is ready — Instagram ad vibes ✨

12:06
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