Photo to full-motion clip

video Queued Runs in the background — you get a link when it is ready.

Turn a photo into a short clip with real motion and a soundtrack — optionally traveling to an end frame.

Built for

Built for

  • Scene animation
  • Ads with motion
  • Start-to-end transitions

How it works

You provide

A starting photo, a sentence describing the motion, the clip length (5 or 10 seconds), and optionally an end photo.

You get back

One video clip with sound, at the length you chose.

What this means for you

  • Sound comes with the clip at no extra charge.
  • Give it an end photo and it travels there.
  • 5 or 10 seconds — you choose.

Try it

Details

What you can set

SettingType and limitsWhat it means
prompt requiredtext, 1–2000 charactersMotion/scene description.
duration requiredwhole number, one of: 5, 10Clip length in seconds — 5 or 10 only (ADR 0013).
end_image_url optionaltext, 1–2048 charactersOptional final frame — the clip travels from the start image to this one.
generate_audio optionalyes / noGenerate a soundtrack with the clip; on when omitted. Priced the same either way.
negative_prompt optionaltext, 0–500 charactersWhat to avoid.
start_image_url requiredtext, 1–2048 charactersStarting frame. An uploaded file_url from /v1/uploads (validated for ownership) or an external image URL.
What you get back
An MP4 video
Limits
second of clip: 5–10
How it runs
Queued — Runs in the background — you get a link when it is ready.
Alias
oneup/video-motion

For developers

The same request as an API call, with this capability's example input:

curl -X POST https://api.oneupai.com/v1/queue/submit/oneup/video-motion \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $ONEUP_API_KEY" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "prompt": "slow push-in as steam rises from the cup",
  "duration": 5,
  "start_image_url": "https://example.com/frame.jpg"
}'
Show input schema (JSON)
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "prompt",
    "start_image_url",
    "duration"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "prompt": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 2000,
      "minLength": 1,
      "description": "Motion/scene description."
    },
    "duration": {
      "enum": [
        5,
        10
      ],
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Clip length in seconds — 5 or 10 only (ADR 0013)."
    },
    "end_image_url": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 2048,
      "minLength": 1,
      "description": "Optional final frame — the clip travels from the start image to this one."
    },
    "generate_audio": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Generate a soundtrack with the clip; on when omitted. Priced the same either way."
    },
    "negative_prompt": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 500,
      "description": "What to avoid."
    },
    "start_image_url": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 2048,
      "minLength": 1,
      "description": "Starting frame. An uploaded file_url from /v1/uploads (validated for ownership) or an external image URL."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

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