How to create AI videos with vid2vid
Create AI videos with vid2vid using video-to-video, image-to-video, or text-to-video workflows, clearer prompts, model controls, and predictable credits.
vid2vid Team
This guide explains how to create AI videos with vid2vid while keeping control over the result. You can begin with a short clip, a still image, or a plain text prompt, then use the same studio to choose a model, resolution, duration, and style direction.
How to create AI videos with vid2vid quickly
The fastest way to create AI videos with vid2vid is to pick the input type first, then write a prompt that describes the exact transformation you want.
Choose the right starting point
Use Video to Video when you already have motion, timing, or camera movement you want to preserve. This is the best path for restyling footage, turning live-action clips into animation, or giving an existing shot a stronger cinematic look.
Use Image to Video when you have a product shot, character frame, poster, or concept image. The still image gives the model a visual anchor, while your prompt describes motion, mood, and camera behavior.
Use Text to Video when you do not have source media yet. This path is best for exploring new shot ideas, campaign concepts, and quick scene drafts.
Start with a sample if you are not ready to upload
The homepage includes sample footage, sample images, and sample prompts so you can test the workflow before preparing your own files. This makes it easier to understand what vid2vid can produce before spending time editing source assets.
Use Style presets as scene direction
The Style presets are designed as common creative scenarios instead of technical labels. For example:
- Animation for a hand-painted 2D look
- 3D Animation for a rounded animated-movie look
- Movie Look for cinematic lighting and color
- Product Ad for polished commercial visuals
- Music Video for energetic performance or stage atmosphere
- Anime to Real for turning illustrated footage into believable live action
Choosing a preset adds a stronger style direction to your prompt, so you can write less while still getting more distinctive results.
Real image-to-video example: perfume launch variant
This recipe starts with one product image and turns it into a five-second luxury launch clip. It is useful for product launches, landing-page heroes, paid social tests, and campaign mood exploration.
- Suggested model: Seedance 2 Mini
- Duration: 5 seconds
- Starting cost: 150 credits
- Prompt: Create a premium perfume product ad with a slow camera push-in, glossy reflections, soft studio lighting, subtle floating particles, and an elegant luxury campaign mood. Keep the bottle shape and label readable.
Check cost before generating
vid2vid shows credit usage before generation. Resolution and duration affect the final cost, and video-to-video counts both the source video duration and the generated video duration. This keeps pricing easier to understand before you click Generate.
Review results in the generator
Each generator keeps the task feed and result controls on the same page. You can preview the output, download the final asset, and generate another variant without moving to a separate history screen. Media is retained for 30 days so recent work remains available.
A good first prompt
Try prompts that describe the transformation, not only the subject:
Turn this clip into a cinematic night scene with neon reflections, rain-soaked pavement, smooth camera motion, and dramatic blue-magenta lighting.
That gives the model a clear target for atmosphere, materials, movement, and lighting.