Recut
How to turn a photo into a video with AI
Attach the photo and describe what should happen ("slow push-in while the steam rises"). Recut runs an image-to-video model that animates the still, and shows each model's price before you run it.
What to type
Animate this photo: a slow push-in, soft light moving across the cup, 5 seconds, vertical.
Step by step
- Attach the photoAny still: a product shot, a landscape, a portrait, an illustration.
- Describe the motionSay what moves, how the camera moves, the length and the shape (9:16 for phones). You can also give a last frame, and Recut asks the model to end there.
- Pick the modelRecut lists the strongest image-to-video models, such as Kling, Veo 3.1, Seedance and Wan, side by side with their prices.
- Run and refineVideo models charge by the second. If the motion isn't right, change the words and run again; every version is kept.
What Recut does
Recut writes the model's prompt from what you said, fills in its settings (length, shape, last frame) and runs it on your account. The result lands on the timeline next to the photo.
For a longer piece, Recut can chain clips: it saves the last frame of one clip and uses it to start the next, then joins the clips, adds music or narration and fits the film to a platform.
Tips
- Say what should stay the same ("keep the label exactly as it is") as well as what moves.
- Short, specific motion (one camera move, one action) works better than a busy scene.
What it doesn't do
- Clip length, resolution and sound depend on the model you pick.
- Fine text and small details can warp during motion, which is a limit of today's video models.
Try it on your own video
Recut runs in your browser, on Mac, Windows and Android. Start free, attach a file and say what you want.
Open Recut in your browserRelated guides
- How to make a product video ad from one photoRecut's Product shot to ad template turns one product photo into three lifestyle shots and a captioned hero video with an end card.
- How to make a short video ad with AI from a promptDescribe the ad in one sentence and Recut plans the scenes, makes each clip, the narration and the music, and assembles one finished video.
- How to save a frame from a video as an imageAsk Recut for the frame at any second, or the first, middle or last frame, and it saves it as a full-quality PNG or a smaller JPG.
- How to upscale a video with AIRecut runs an AI video upscaler, such as Topaz or SeedVR, to raise a video's resolution and sharpness, or add frames for a higher frame rate.