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Film from a still

Turn an image into a video.

Synopsis

motif animate <prompt> [image] [options]

Example

Five seconds of drifting light, from the one still. This is a frame.

motif animate "the light moves across the shelf" shelf.jpg
The still image of the shelf
Before
A frame from the video
After

Options

Flag What it does
--duration <s> Clip length in seconds.
--negative <text> What the motion should avoid.
--tier <tier> Trade cost against quality: fast, balanced, quality.
--dry-run Validate and price the call without running it.

It also takes the common options.

Models and price

Motif picks the Model for the Tier. Prices are per image where a Model has one; any other shows how it is billed. A rate that depends on the size of the file or the length of the clip is a rate, not a total, so check it with a dry run.

Model Chosen at Price
Kling v3 Pro Balanced $0.11/sec
Kling v3 Turbo Pro Fast $0.14/sec

Dry run

Check the cost before you spend. The output path is where the file would go.

motif animate "the light moves across the shelf" shelf.jpg --dry-run --fields cost,costBasis,output
{
  "cost": 0.8400000000000001,
  "costBasis": "projected",
  "output": "shelf-animate.mp4"
}