We've been building toward this for a while. Today, Animate Studio is live - a standalone tool inside StudioPro that lets you create cinematic video clips from any image in seconds.
Here's why we built it and what it can do.
The existing workflow for AI video was fragmented. You'd generate an image in one tool, download it, upload it to a video tool, fight with formatting and sizing, then get back a result that didn't match what you imagined.
Animate Studio collapses this into a single, unified flow - no exports, no re-uploads, no format headaches.
The workflow has two steps:
Option A - AI Image Generation
Type a description of the scene you want. Choose from multiple image generation engines depending on your style and quality needs:
The image generates in seconds. If you don't like it, regenerate - each attempt costs only a small number of credits.
Option B - Upload Your Own Image
Have a specific image in mind? Upload any JPG, PNG, or WEBP (up to 10MB). The image is securely stored and ready for animation immediately.
Select your animation engine, write an optional motion prompt, set duration (3–10 seconds), and choose aspect ratio. Click Animate.
Your video renders in the background - typically 30–120 seconds depending on tier - and appears in the Preview panel when ready.
Download as a watermark-free MP4 instantly.
Animate Studio has access to all the same render engines as the Story Pipeline:
Each engine has different credit costs and generation speeds. The quality difference between Economy and Studio tiers is substantial - we recommend trying both on the same image to see the gap.
Character reveals - Anime characters and fantasy figures brought to life from concept art. A single illustration becomes a 10-second cinematic scene.
Product showcases - Product photos animated with subtle camera movement and reflections. More engaging than static images in ads without the cost of a full production shoot.
Concept art previsualization - Filmmakers and game studios use Animate Studio to test how a still concept will look in motion before committing to full production.
Social content - Animated thumbnails, intro cards, and single-shot video content for TikTok, Reels, and YouTube.
Fan art and creative work - Artists bringing their illustrations and paintings to life.
One underrated benefit of the image-first animation approach: character consistency across an entire production.
Standard text-to-video AI generates each scene independently, which means your character looks different from scene to scene. The image-first workflow locks a character's appearance in a single reference image, then uses that image as the starting frame for every animated scene.
The result: a cohesive character that looks the same across every clip in your project. This is the approach used in high-quality AI film production, and now it's available as a simple two-step workflow.
Image generation: 1–15 credits depending on model
Animation: 15–80 credits depending on engine and duration
The free plan includes enough credits to generate several complete animations. No credit card required to try it.
Paid plans unlock higher credit volumes and access to premium render engines with native audio.
Animate Studio is the foundation for several features we're building:
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