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The Animate block turns still images into a short product video.
A selected running shoe render connected to a new Animate block that shows its workflow list. Callouts mark 1 the + handle on the render's right edge, 2 the Describe your video box, 3 Key Frames, 4 Turntable and 5 Replace subject. Turntable and Replace subject carry a New tag.

From the + handle (1): Describe your video (2), Key Frames (3), Turntable (4) or Replace subject (5).

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Pick a workflow

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Create an animation

1

Add an Animate block

Drag from an image’s + 1 and choose Animate.
2

Pick a workflow

Click one in the list.
3

Add images and describe the motion

Drag images onto the block. Type @ to refer to one.
4

Choose the model and length

Pick Fast (about 30 seconds) or Pro (about 2 minutes), and 4 to 15 seconds.
5

Generate

Click Animate. The video appears beside the block.

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Key Frames

An Animate block in Key Frames, connected to a running shoe line sketch and the rendered shoe on the left. Callouts mark 1 the timeline with the sketch at 0s and the render at 5s, 2 Duration set to 5 sec, 3 the Segment 1 (0-5s) transition prompt The sketch lines fill in with color and light. The camera stays still., 4 the aspect ratio menu on Auto and the model menu on Pro, and 5 the Animate button.

Timeline (1), length (2), transition prompt (3), ratio and model (4), Animate (5).

  1. Add a start frame to the timeline 1, plus an optional end or middle frame.
  2. Set Duration 2.
  3. Describe each transition 3, such as “Smoothly unfasten and open the top lid.”
  4. Click Animate 5.

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Turntable

Add up to 8 views of the product and click Animate. Make missing angles with New view, and use Set as start frame to pick the first.

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Replace subject

Add a Source video (MP4, WebM or MOV, up to 50 MB) and up to 8 images of your design. The result is as long as the source clip.

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Custom

Click Describe your video and write the motion.

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Download and export the video

Select the video and click Download. Export… saves MP4 or GIF, and can upscale an MP4 to 2K or 4K. See Upscale and export. To start the next shot where this one ends, play or scrub the video to its last frame and pause. Then click Save frame to canvas in Show video details, or in the full-screen view. The frame lands on the Workbench as a new image.

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Good to know

  • Your balance must cover the whole clip before it starts.
  • Draft with Fast, finish with Pro. Fast is cheaper and quicker.
  • One action per clip. Add “keep the shape, colors and logo unchanged” to protect the design.

Animate

Every workflow and setting.

Make a product video

A turntable and a reveal.

Upscale and export

Export and upscale videos.

New view

Make the angles a turntable needs.