Create videos from your images

exactly.ai can turn your images into short video clips or generate videos from a text prompt. Video generation runs on dedicated video models — the default is Seedance 2.0.

Animate an image

1. Hover over any image in your project and click Animate

2. The image is attached as the source of the video, and the default video model is selected automatically

3. Describe the motion you want in the prompt. A video always needs a prompt

4. Click the arrow button to start the generation

On desktop, the same action is available when viewing an image full-screen. In a new empty project, the Create video tile selects the default video model, and the image you add next becomes the source.

The image you animate must be between 300 and 6000 pixels on each side.

Generate a video from a prompt

You can also start from scratch:

1. Open the model menu in the prompt bar and pick a model from the Video section

2. Write a prompt describing the scene and the motion

3. Optionally, attach an image to animate

4. Click the arrow button to start the generation

Models

The Video section of the model menu offers Seedance 2.0, Kling 3.0 Pro, Kling o3 Pro, Veo 3.1 Lite and HappyHorse 1.1. Seedance 2.0 is the default. Each model has its own resolutions and durations, and the prompt bar only offers the ones the selected model supports.

When you animate an image with Kling 3.0 Pro, Kling o3 Pro or HappyHorse 1.1, the video keeps the shape of the image: the aspect ratio is set to Auto and can't be changed.

Video settings

With a video model selected, the prompt bar shows video-specific settings:

• Resolution — the available options depend on the model. For Seedance 2.0: 720p, 1080p, or 2160p (4K). New generations start at 720p.

• Duration — the clip length in seconds; the options depend on the model. For Seedance 2.0: 5, 10, or 15 seconds. The default is 5 seconds.

Your choices are remembered for your next video generations. If a model doesn't support the selected resolution or duration, the nearest lower option is used, or the model's lowest option when there is nothing lower.

Sound

Videos are generated without sound. HappyHorse 1.1 is the exception: its videos always have a soundtrack, unless the background is off. A video with a transparent background has no sound.

Transparent background

To get a video with a transparent background, turn the background off: on desktop, click the background button in the prompt bar so that its tooltip reads Background: off; on a phone, use the Background toggle under More. This works only when you animate an image: without one, generating shows an error asking you to add an image or turn Background back on. The background goes back on when you switch to another model.

In the app, a transparent video plays over a checkerboard, and it exports as a MOV file. It costs the same as a regular video.

Export

Open the video full-screen and use the Export section: choose a Format and click Export.

• MP4 — the original video file. A video with a transparent background exports as MOV instead

• GIF and WebP — converted when you request them, so the first export can take a little longer

On a phone, a video exports in its original format.

Licensing

Videos are licensed like images. A video made with any of the models above shows a watermark in the app until it is licensed. A video made from an image is a new asset: it needs its own license, even when the image is licensed. The watermark is only on screen: the first export, in any format, applies one license, and the file you get has no watermark. Exporting the same video again uses no further license. Videos made before 4 September 2026 keep the status they had. See How credits and licenses work.

Cost

Video generation uses credits, like image generation. The cost depends on the model, resolution, duration and the number of Variations. On desktop, the prompt bar shows the exact cost for your current settings before you generate.

If you run out of credits or licenses, a window opens that shows what is left on your balance, with Contact us.