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# Image-to-video: animate a generated image

> Animate a generated image into a five-second video clip on PornX using image-to-video with motion prompts and resolution matching.

Image-to-Video takes an existing image and animates it. Maximum duration is five seconds.

## How to use it

1. Generate an image in the image generator
2. Save the image to your gallery
3. Open the video generator and start or open a Session
4. Select **Image-to-Video**
5. Select your image from the gallery
6. Write a motion prompt describing what should move and how
7. Click **Generate**

## What makes a good first frame

Not every image animates cleanly. These factors produce better results:

* **Mid-shot or full-body framing** — extreme close-ups leave little room for natural motion
* **Simple background** — busy backgrounds produce visual noise when the model separates foreground from background motion
* **Neutral or dynamic pose** — fully static poses produce subtle motion only; a slightly dynamic pose gives the model more to work with
* **Soft or flat lighting** — hard shadows shift unnaturally across frames

## Token cost

Image-to-Video uses tokens. See [/premium](/premium) for current rates.

## Common issues

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="The animation looks unnatural or distorted">
    The first frame may have a complex background or extreme pose. Regenerate the first frame with a simpler background and a more neutral pose, then try again.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="The motion is too subtle">
    Add more explicit motion terms to the prompt — `walking forward, turning head, hair blowing, camera slowly zooming in`. See [Video Prompting](/video-generation/video-prompting).
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

<CardGroup cols="2">
  <Card title="Workflow" icon="film" href="/video-generation/workflow">
    Full step-by-step from first frame to finished video.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Video Prompting" icon="text" href="/video-generation/video-prompting">
    Motion and camera terms that produce consistent results.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Enhanced Video" icon="sparkles" href="/video-generation/enhanced-video">
    Upscale and sharpen the output after generation.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Sessions" icon="folder" href="/video-generation/sessions">
    Keep your video generations organized.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>