How to Animate an Image on Cantina

Any image can become a short animated video on Cantina. Start from an image on a bot's profile, or upload one from your phone or desktop. Pick your image, tell Cantina how it should move, and Cantina animates it for you.

Start from a bot's profile

Open any bot's profile and tap the Media tab. Every image on the profile can be animated from here.

Scroll the Media tab and tap the image you want to animate. The image opens full-screen with the actions available for it below.

Start from your camera roll

You don't have to start from a bot's Media tab. Any photo on your phone can be the starting frame.

Open Imagine and tap the photo icon in the prompt input. Pick a photo from your camera roll.

Add your prompt and generate the video.

Web note: image upload isn't available on the web yet.

Animate the image with a prompt

Tap Animate Image to open the prompt screen. Type how you want the image to move: describe the action, the camera move, or both.

Some examples that work well:

The fluffy white cloud gestures at the Earth. The camera slowly pushes in.
She turns her head and smiles. The camera pulls back to reveal the room.
The wolf howls at the moon. Wide static shot, slight zoom.

Tap Create when you're ready.

What to expect while it renders

Your video moves into your My Videos queue. You can close the screen and keep using Cantina while it renders. When it's ready, tap in to see the finished video.

Edit or share when it's done

The finished video opens full-screen with two options:

Edit Video takes you back into the editor to tweak dialogue, camera style, and more.
Share opens your share options. See How to Share on Cantina for every meaning of Share.

Tips for great results

Keep the prompt short and specific. One action plus one camera move is a strong starting point.
Try a wide shot for context and a close-up when the action is on a face or a gesture.
Regenerate if something feels off. Small prompt changes go a long way.