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FREEVIDEO AI · MINIMAX H3

Give a photo a clear direction for motion.

Use a photo as your starting composition, then describe what should move. FreeVideo AI’s Image to Video workflow is designed for portrait animation, product footage and scene motion without building a timeline or installing local software.

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Selected portrait animation. Facial identity and fine details are not guaranteed to remain unchanged.

Prepare a useful reference

Upload a real PNG, JPEG or WebP file up to 10 MB. Choose a clear image with an unobstructed subject and enough space around the action. Export HEIC files to a supported format rather than renaming the extension. Use photos and likenesses you have permission to process.

Portraits: begin with small movements

Try a gentle blink, a natural smile and subtle breathing with a fixed camera. Avoid large head turns and hands crossing the face in your first test. The reference guides the appearance but does not lock identity, so inspect faces and hands before sharing a result. This mode does not add lip sync or speech.

Products: move the camera or the light

For a product photo, ask the object to remain still while a light sweeps across its surface or the camera slowly pushes in. Fast rotation can expose imagined sides and distort labels. Add important brand text in editing and check every frame; generated footage is not proof of actual product behavior.

One photo or two frames?

One image is enough for Image to Video. If the ending composition also matters, switch to First & last frame and upload both endpoints. Similar framing and subjects make the intended transition clearer. Image-based tasks cost 8 credits, with 5-, 10- and 15-second options. New accounts can try them using the 60-credit welcome grant.

A prompt to start with

The person gently blinks and gives a small natural smile, subtle breathing, a light breeze moves a few strands of hair, head mostly still, fixed camera, one continuous shot.

Use this as a starting point, then adjust one action or camera instruction at a time. It is a prompt example, not a guarantee of a specific result.

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FAQ

Before you generate

Can one still image become a moving video?

Yes. Upload one image and describe subject, camera or environmental movement. A second image is only needed in first-and-last-frame mode.

Will product text and faces stay exactly the same?

Not necessarily. H3 can alter fine details, lettering or identity. Use simple motion and inspect the result; there is no pixel-perfect lock.

Why was my photo rejected?

Check the actual format and size: PNG, JPEG or WebP, up to 10 MB. Renaming a different file type does not convert it.

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