# Flux Image to Video Generator

Upload one image and animate it into a moving scene; image-to-video keeps your composition while adding motion, camera, and audio.

> Canonical: https://fluxvideo.net/image-to-video

## Flux Image to Video, Built Around Your First Frame

Flux image to video animates a still you upload. The composition, product angle and art direction in that frame survive into the clip, which is the whole reason to start from an image rather than a prompt.

### Your frame stays your frame

The uploaded still anchors composition and colour, so the clip looks like the image moved rather than a new scene appearing.

### The prompt describes motion, not the scene

The picture already says what is there. Spend the prompt on how it moves, how fast, and where the camera goes.

### Product and brand shots keep their angle

Packaging, hardware, and approved key visuals animate without drifting off the approved look.

### Illustrations and renders animate too

Concept art, 3D renders and moodboard frames are valid starting images, not just photographs.

## What People Animate From a Reference Image

Image to video is the right tool whenever the look is already approved and only the motion is missing.

### Product shots into launch clips

Animate the packshot you already signed off rather than describing it to a model and hoping.

### Key visuals into social cuts

A campaign hero image becomes vertical motion for Reels and Shorts without a reshoot.

### Concept art into motion studies

Illustrators and art directors test whether a frame reads in movement before committing to animation.

### Archive stills into new material

Existing photography earns a second life as short motion for pages, ads, and decks.

## Why Starting From an Image Gives You More Control

A reference frame removes the largest variable in AI video: what the scene looks like.

### Art direction is decided before you generate

Composition, palette and framing come from your file, so the model is not inventing them each run.

### Consistency across a set of clips

Animating from the same key visual keeps a campaign's shots recognisably related.

### Fewer regenerations to a usable take

With the look fixed, iteration is only about motion, which converges faster than re-describing a whole scene.

### Brand and legal review happens once

The frame that was approved is the frame that ships, which matters when someone has to sign off.

## When to Upload a Frame Instead of Writing One

The two workflows are not interchangeable, and the choice is usually obvious once you name the constraint.

### Choose an image when the look is approved

Anything that went through brand or client review should animate from that exact frame, not a description of it.

### Choose text when nothing is fixed yet

With no approved visual, Flux text to video explores faster than producing a still first.

### Move from text to image once you find the frame

Prompt widely, pick the still that works, then upload it here to control the motion properly.

## How to Animate an Image

Four steps from an existing still to a moving clip.

### Upload the frame you want to keep

Use the highest-quality version you have. Compression artefacts in the source carry into the motion.

### Describe the movement, not the picture

"Camera pushes in slowly, steam rises from the cup" beats re-describing a cup that is already visible.

### Set the duration and aspect ratio

Match the destination before generating so the animated frame is not cropped afterwards.

### Compare takes and pick the motion

Generate a couple of variants from the same still and choose on movement, since the look is already fixed.

## Writing Image-to-Video Prompts

With the frame supplied, prompt budget should go almost entirely to movement.

### Do not re-describe what is visible

Listing the objects in your own image wastes the prompt and can make the model reinterpret them.

### Say what moves and what stays still

Naming the static parts is as useful as naming the moving ones, and it protects the composition.

### Give the camera one instruction

A single clear move - slow pan left, gentle push-in - reads better than several stacked directions.

### Set the pace explicitly

Slow, drifting, brisk. Unspecified timing is the most common reason an otherwise good animation feels wrong.

## What the Image to Video Generator Gives You

Upload, direct the motion, and take away a clip that still looks like your original frame.

### Reference image upload

Photographs, renders and illustrations all work as the first frame.

### Motion-focused prompting

The prompt controls movement and camera while the still holds the composition.

### Composition preservation

Framing and colour from the uploaded image carry through the generated clip.

### Aspect ratio presets

Publish the animated frame vertical, square or wide without a second crop.

### Synced audio on output

Animated clips return with a matching audio bed.

### Visible credit meter

See what a generation costs before running it.

## What a run costs and returns

| Measure | Detail |
| --- | --- |
| 8 models | Available in the form today, each priced in the same credits. |
| 20–90 credits | Per run, depending on the model and length chosen. |
| 3–15 s | Video covered per credited run, by model. |
| Every paid plan | Includes a commercial licence for what you make. |
| 1,500 characters of prompt | The longest prompt every model on this page accepts. |
| 20 free credits | On a new account, before any plan. |

## FAQ for AI Video Searchers

Answers to common questions around AI video generators, text-to-video, image-to-video, prompts, and pricing.

### What is flux image to video?

Flux image to video animates a single still image into a short cinematic clip with synchronized audio, preserving your composition while the model adds motion and camera movement.

### What images work best for image-to-video?

Clear product shots, hero frames, illustrations, and key visuals with an obvious subject animate most reliably. Common formats like JPG, PNG, and WEBP are supported.

### How is image-to-video different from text-to-video?

Image-to-video locks your composition and art direction to a reference frame, so it's best when the starting look matters. Text-to-video explores a scene from scratch.

### Should my prompt describe the image or the motion?

Focus the prompt on the motion - camera movement, timing, and action - since the reference image already defines the frame.

### What can I create with image-to-video?

Animated product teasers, motion studies from a hero frame, moving key visuals for campaigns, and polished concept clips from a single image.

### How many credits does Flux Image to Video Generator use?

Flux Image to Video Generator draws between 20 and 90 credits per run, depending on the model and length chosen in the form.

### What limits should I check before using Flux Image to Video Generator?

Generated output from Flux Image to Video Generator can contain visual, audio, or factual errors. Review each result before publishing, and upload only material you are authorized to use. A credited video run covers 3–15 seconds, depending on the model selected.

### What happens to the files I upload to Flux Image to Video Generator?

An upload is stored against your own account, not pooled with other people's. Deleting the account removes it: the control is in Settings under Security, the request is confirmed by email, and the erasure removes the stored objects it owns. How long anything else is kept, and which processors handle it, is stated in the privacy policy.

### Can I use what Flux Image to Video Generator makes commercially?

Every paid plan includes a commercial licence for what Flux Image to Video Generator makes; the free tier is for personal use.

### How is Flux Image to Video Generator priced by video length?

Flux Image to Video Generator is priced by video length: a credited run covers from 3 up to 15 seconds, depending on the model chosen in the form.

### How does Flux Image to Video Generator compare, and what alternatives fit a different workflow?

Flux Image to Video Generator: Flux image to video: upload one still and animate it into a short cinematic clip with synced audio, keeping your composition and product framing. Related options are Flux Video Text-to-Video and Image-to-Video Generator: The flux video generator accepts text or source images where supported by a selected model, shows current controls and credits, and returns a clip to review, Flux Text to Video Generator: Flux text to video: describe a scene and generate a short cinematic clip with synced audio. Direct the camera, lighting and style from one prompt, Flux Video - AI Video Generator: A free flux video generator with no card required. Choose a current model for a text or source-image workflow and review its displayed controls, and Model Availability: Check Flux 3 availability before generating. Flux 3 is not currently a selectable model on Flux Video; compare the models shown in the live form. Choose by the required input, delivered output, controls, limits, current availability, and credit cost; the related-tools section links each canonical page.

## Upload a Frame, Give It Motion

Flux image to video starts from the still you already approved. Animate one free, then scale up when motion becomes a regular deliverable.

## Related tools

### [Flux Video Text-to-Video and Image-to-Video Generator](https://fluxvideo.net/ai-video-generator)

### [Flux Text to Video Generator](https://fluxvideo.net/text-to-video)

### [Flux Video - AI Video Generator](https://fluxvideo.net/flux-video)

### [Model Availability](https://fluxvideo.net/flux-3)

_Last updated August 22, 2026_