Cosmos3-Super-Image2Video

Cosmos 3 image to video

Upload one start image, describe the motion you want, and Cosmos 3 Super renders a 1–7 second MP4 clip. Five aspect ratios, 10 credits per second of output.

Duration
1–7 seconds
Cost
10 credits / second
Sizes
5 aspect ratios
Output
MP4, no audio

Start frames from our prompt library

Single-subject frames of the kind that work well as a clip's first frame — a clear subject, readable composition, and room for motion. Send one to the video workspace and describe the motion.

These images come from our prompt library and were not all made with Cosmos 3 Super. Your results will look different.

How image to video works here

The box above hands your image, prompt, and settings to the video workspace — nothing is generated until you press the button there. If you do not have a start image yet, generate one with the text-to-image tool on the homepage and come back.

  1. 01

    Upload a start image

    One image is required and it becomes the clip's first frame. A sharp, well-composed source gives the model the most to work with.

  2. 02

    Describe the motion

    Write what should move and how the camera should behave — a slow orbit, a gentle push-in, drifting clouds. The model animates the scene rather than redrawing it from scratch, so concrete motion verbs beat style adjectives here.

  3. 03

    Choose ratio and duration

    Pick one of five aspect ratios and a length between 1 and 7 seconds. The start image is resized and center-cropped to your chosen ratio, so compose with that crop in mind.

  4. 04

    Generate and download

    Each second of output costs 10 credits. The finished MP4 lands in your history, where you can replay it and download the file.

Parameters at a glance

What the image-to-video variant accepts and what it returns, exactly as the dashboard exposes it.

Parameters at a glance
Required inputOne start image plus a prompt (text-only is not supported)
Aspect ratios16:9, 4:3, 1:1, 3:4, 9:16 — start image is resized and center-cropped
Duration1–7 seconds
Cost10 credits per second of output
Output formatMP4 video file
AudioNone — the output has no audio track

What a clip costs

Video is billed per second of output — 10 credits for every second the clip runs.

What a clip costs
DurationCost
1 s10 credits
2 s20 credits
3 s30 credits
4 s40 credits
5 s50 credits
6 s60 credits
7 s70 credits

Writing motion prompts

The prompt describes what moves and how — not a new scene. A few patterns work consistently.

Camera moves

Name the move plainly: slow orbit, gentle push-in, pull-back, pan left, static shot. One camera move per clip reads better than several stacked together.

Subject motion

Say what the subject does — turns, walks, waves, spins — and roughly how fast. “Slowly turns its head toward the camera” works better than “cinematic movement”.

Physical cues

Weight, wind, and liquid read as physical detail: curtains stirring, steam rising, hair blowing, water rippling, a flag snapping taut.

What to avoid

The dashboard’s negative prompt field can exclude artifacts — warping, flicker, morphing faces, extra limbs — instead of fixing them afterward.

Choosing a start image

The start image becomes the clip’s first frame, so it deserves a minute of care.

Formats

The uploader accepts common image formats — JPEG, PNG, and WebP all work.

Mind the center crop

The image is resized and center-cropped to your chosen ratio. Keep what matters near the middle, or pick the ratio that matches the source.

One clear subject

A single readable subject — one product, one face, one landmark — animates more predictably than a crowded frame.

Light direction

Light already in the scene guides the motion the model adds. One clear light direction gives it more to work with than flat or mixed lighting.

Where image to video earns its keep

The jobs a short, silent clip actually does well: adding motion to a still, giving depth a second of drift, and turning a single frame into a feed-ready format.

Luxury skincare bottle in blue water with frozen splash details

Product shots with motion

A static packshot becomes a slow orbit or a light sweep. Useful for product pages and ad units that need motion without a reshoot.

Golden sunlight breaking through clouds over a calm sea

Landscapes with parallax

Depth in a landscape photo turns into a gentle drift across the frame. Works well for hero backgrounds and travel content, where a few seconds of drift keep a page from feeling static.

Pink bird with stripey moths in lo-fi digicam style

Industrial and technical scenes

Machinery, workshops, and hardware gain ambient motion — spinning fans, moving light, drifting dust — for demos and documentation.

Casual vertical selfie-style portrait of a young woman indoors

Vertical clips for social

The 9:16 ratio turns a phone-ready image into a feed-length vertical clip without separate editing.

These images come from our prompt library and were not all made with Cosmos 3 Super. Your results will look different.

Limits and expectations

Read these before you spend credits — they describe what the variant can and cannot do on this site, not just what it costs.

Start image required

There is no text-only video mode. Every run needs one start image and a prompt.

Center crop

The start image is resized and center-cropped to the chosen ratio. Keep the subject near the center if the composition matters.

Duration range

Clips run 1–7 seconds. Longer sequences need to be built from several clips.

Failed tasks refund

If a task fails, the credits it reserved are refunded automatically.

Frequently asked questions

How much does a clip cost?

10 credits per second of output — a 3-second clip is 30 credits and the maximum 7 seconds is 70. Credits for failed tasks are refunded.

Can I use my own image?

Yes. The start image can be any image you upload — a photo, a render, or an image you generated earlier. One image per run.

Does the video have sound?

No. The output is a silent MP4 file.

What happens to my image's composition?

It is resized and center-cropped to the aspect ratio you pick, then used as the clip's first frame.

Can I make video from text alone?

No — a start image is required. If you need one first, generate it with the text-to-image tool on the homepage, then send the result here through the dashboard's video entry.

Animate your first image

Upload a frame, describe the motion, and generate a clip in the video workspace.