Still-to-video conversion guide: model selection, motion prompting, and camera movement. Covers Wan 2.5 i2v, Seedance, Fabric, Grok Video with when to use each. Use for: animating images, creating video from stills, adding motion, product animations. Triggers: image to video, i2v, animate image, sti

Install the belt CLI skill: npx skills add belt sh/cli Image to Video Convert still images to animated videos via [inference.sh](https://inference.sh) CLI. Quick Start Requires inference.sh CLI ( belt ). [Install instructions](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/inference sh/skills/refs/heads/main/cli install.md) Model Selection Model App ID Best For Motion Style Wan 2.5 i2v falai/wan 2 5 i2v Realistic motion, natural movement Photorealistic, subtle WAN I2V (Pruna) pruna/wan i2v Economical, fast, 480p/720p Natural, efficient Seedance 2.0 bytedance/seedance 2 0 Up to 1080p, sync audio, all input types Versatile, high quality Seedance 2.0 Fast bytedance/seedance 2 0 fast Fast variant, same capabilities Versatile, fast Fabric 1.0 falai/fabric 1 0 Cloth, fabric, liquid, flowing materials Physics based flow Grok Imagine Video xai/grok imagine video General animation, text guided Versatile When to Use Each Scenario Best Model Why Landscape with water/clouds Wan 2.5 i2v Best at natural, realistic motion Portrait with subtle expression Wan 2.5 i2v Maintains face fidelity Product with fabric/cloth Fabric 1.0 Specialized in material physics Flag waving, curtain flowing Fabric 1.0 Cloth simulation Illustrated/artistic image Seedance 2.0 Matches stylized content General "bring to life" Seedance 2.0 Good all rounder, up to 1080p Quick test/iteration Seedance 2.0 Fast Faster generation Motion Types Camera Movement Movement Prompt Keyword Effect Push in / Dolly forward "slow dolly forward", "camera pushes in" Increasing intimacy/focus Pull out / Dolly back "camera pulls back", "slow zoom out" Reveal, context Pan left/right "camera pans slowly to the right" Scanning, following Tilt up/down "camera tilts upward" Revealing height Orbit "camera orbits around the subject" 3D exploration Crane up "camera rises upward" Grand reveal Static (no camera movement prompt) Subject motion only Subject Motion Type Prompt Examples Natural elements "water rippling", "clouds drifting", "leaves rustling in breeze" Hair/clothing "hair blowing gently in wind", "dress fabric flowing" Atmospheric "fog slowly rolling", "dust particles floating in light beams" Character "person slowly turns to camera", "subtle breathing motion" Mechanical "gears turning", "clock hands moving" Liquid "coffee steam rising", "paint dripping", "water pouring" Prompting Best Practices The Golden Rule: Subtle Dramatic AI video models produce better results with gentle, subtle motion than dramatic action. Requesting too much movement causes distortion and artifacts. Prompt Structure Examples by Scenario Duration Guidelines Duration Quality Use For 2 3 seconds Highest quality GIFs, looping backgrounds, cinemagraphs 4 5 seconds High quality Social media posts, product reveals 6 8 seconds Good quality Short clips, transitions 10+ seconds Quality degrades Avoid unless stitching shorter clips Extending Duration For longer videos, generate multiple short clips and stitch: The Full Workflow Still to Final Video Pipeline Cinemagraph Effect A cinemagraph is a still photo where only one element moves (e.g., waterfall moving in an otherwise frozen scene). To achieve this: 1. Generate the still image with the motion element clearly defined 2. Prompt for motion only in that specific element 3. Keep to 2 4 seconds for seamless looping Common Mistakes Mistake Problem Fix Too much motion requested Distortion, artifacts, warping Subtle dramatic, always Wrong model for content type Poor results Use selection guide above Clips too long (10s+) Quality degrades significantly Keep to 3 5 seconds, stitch if needed No camera movement specified Random/unpredictable motion Always specify camera behavior Conflicting motion directions Chaotic, unnatural One primary motion direction Low res source image Low res video output Start with highest quality source Complex action scenes Models can't handle Keep motion simple and natural Related Skills Browse all apps: belt app list

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