Animate a portrait
Result: A vertical clip that preserves identity while introducing subtle, believable motion — perfect for Stories, Reels, and TikTok hooks.
Upload a still. Describe the motion. Skrrol's image-to-video brings it to life. Sora 2 and Veo 3, plus a real editor for color, captions, and music.
Image-to-video is the most reliable way to get controlled, on-brief AI video. Instead of describing a scene in words and hoping the model paints it the way you want, you supply the scene as a still image — a photo, an illustration, an AI-generated image — and just describe the motion. Skrrol AI runs image-to-video through Sora 2 and Veo 3, both available behind the same panel.
The practical wins are huge. Character consistency: animate the same character image across multiple shots and the identity holds. Location consistency: turn a hero photo into a moving establishing shot without it morphing into a different building. Brand control: animate brand-perfect product photography instead of hoping a text prompt produces the right packaging. For creators who can't get text-to-video to lock in a look, image-to-video is the answer.
The prompt is shorter than text-to-video — you don't have to describe the scene because the image already shows it. Just describe the motion: "slow push-in on her face," "camera dollies left to reveal the room," "wind moves the trees gently," "the candle flame flickers." Skrrol's prompt panel surfaces hints for camera moves, subject motion, and ambient motion so the result lines up with the image you supplied.
Once the clip lands, the full editor opens on it — color match the new clip to other footage, add captions, layer music, and export. Image-to-video pairs especially well with text-to-image: generate a hero still in Skrrol's image generator, then animate it into a video clip without ever leaving the studio. Pricing is the same heavy-modality VL credit cost as text-to-video.
Upload any still image — photo, AI generation, illustration, screenshot — and animate it. Resolution and aspect ratio drive the output canvas.
Both top-tier video models support image-to-video. Sora 2 leans cinematic; Veo 3 leans naturalistic. Pick per shot.
Describe the motion (camera, subject, ambient). The model preserves what's in the image while introducing motion.
The most reliable way to keep the same character or location across multiple AI shots — animate from a shared still.
Output at 9:16, 1:1, 16:9, or 21:9. The model respects the supplied image's framing.
Color grade, captions, music, and export inside the Skrrol editor on the same canvas the clip lands on.
Result: A vertical clip that preserves identity while introducing subtle, believable motion — perfect for Stories, Reels, and TikTok hooks.
Result: A cinematic establishing shot generated from a still — useful for opening sequences and intros.
Result: A square product hero video for paid social — generated from one product photo.
Result: A vertical animated clip from a static illustration — useful for kids' content, book promos, and music videos.
Sign in, click Generate, pick the Video tab, and select Image-to-Video.
Drop in any image — photo, AI generation, illustration. The aspect ratio of the still drives the output canvas.
Sora 2 for cinematic; Veo 3 for naturalistic. Higher-tier variants (Sora 2 Pro, Veo 3.1) cost more credits for higher fidelity.
Cover camera move, subject motion, and ambient motion. Be specific. "Slow push-in, gentle breeze" beats "make it move".
Hit Generate. The clip appears in your library when ready, anchored to the source image.
Color grade to match other footage, add captions and music, export to MP4.
Skrrol AI uses VL credits across all generators — image, video, voice, and music. The same credit pool applies; heavier modalities (video) use more credits per generation than lighter ones (image, voice). Choose a plan and use credits across any generator.
Trial credits to generate a few short test clips. a few hundred credits per clip on the higher-quality models, less for fast/preview tiers. Watermarked.
8000 VL credits — roughly the volume needed for a steady weekly upload schedule when each clip costs about a few hundred credits. No watermark.
17000 VL credits — comfortable headroom for daily iteration, B-roll generation, and ad variants without rationing prompts.
35000 VL credits — production volume for studios shipping multiple finished video pieces per week and re-rolling generations to dial in shots.
Yes — photos, AI generations, illustrations, screenshots. The model preserves what's in the image and introduces motion. Higher-quality source images give better results.
Each model has its own duration cap. Skrrol surfaces the maximum for the active model. For longer pieces, generate multiple shots and sequence on the timeline.
Image-to-video is the most reliable way to keep characters and locations consistent across shots. Use the same still as the anchor across multiple generations to build a coherent sequence.
Some models support multiple reference frames (start frame, end frame). Skrrol surfaces this where the model supports it.
About the same as text-to-video — video is the heaviest paid modality. Standard (€7.99) covers creator-scale weekly use; Advanced and Advanced Pro give studio headroom.
The source goes to the underlying model provider so the model can run. Skrrol doesn't retain it on a content cloud — outputs land in your local project.
Every generation opens directly in the Skrrol editor. These features are particularly useful as the next step after a image-to-video ai generator run.
Skrrol AI runs every generator next to a full pro editor. Your work stays on your device. Start free.