A short view of the food already in your photo
Food Video Maker
The food video maker animates a food, drink, or packaged-product photograph into a short clip. Choose movement that fits the photographed scene, review the texture and quantity, then download the result for editing. It does not create a verified recipe or cooking process from a finished dish.
Animate a food photoA package and a plate need different starting decisions
A bag of coffee has a label, a sealed shape, and a visible surface. A prepared cup has a rim, a liquid level, and whatever is already on top of the drink. Decide which item you are showing before choosing a generation mode. That choice determines what you need to inspect.
Packaged food
Use Product Agent when the main task is a short view of the photographed packaging and you prefer an automatically prepared prompt. Keep the printed panel, closure, and package outline readable. The food video maker cannot verify ingredients or recover exact small lettering from a blurred photo.
Save an accurate still for the ingredient list, weight, and other details customers need to read. If the package changes between flavors, photograph each version. A generated color change is not a substitute for the correct stock item.
A finished dish or drink
Use Image to Video when you want to describe motion around the existing serving. A small camera approach can bring the surface closer without introducing another ingredient or utensil. The generator below opens this image workflow.
Keep the serving as photographed. Asking a sandwich to open, a sauce to pour, or a fork to lift a portion introduces parts of the food and action that the source may not show. Use recorded footage when that action is necessary.
Starting image
Generated clip
Look at the cup wall before adding steam
For coffee, start with the rim, the handle, and the line where the cup meets the table. Then look at the drink surface. A reflection can move across the liquid while the cup stays still, but the liquid level should not rise or fall without a plausible reason.
Foam, ice, and condensation each imply something about the serving. Keep those cues tied to your actual product photograph. A cold drink with dense rising steam may be visually dramatic while giving the wrong impression of how it is served.
The food video maker does not need an extra effect in every shot. A stable composition with a small camera move may give the editor the insert they need. Choose an effect because it belongs to the scene, then verify the result.
Give the food video maker one plausible change
Prepare the source crop before opening the food video maker. Image-based output follows the image ratio. A menu panel, a landscape website banner, and a vertical social clip may require different source framing, especially when the plate is wide or the cup handle extends toward the edge.
In the prompt, describe a small camera movement around the food already present. Keep the plate, cup, and utensils in place unless the photographed situation supports a specific action. A request for several simultaneous changes makes it harder to identify which detail went wrong.
Steam can be a candidate for a hot dish when it matches the actual serving, but it is still generated. Inspect whether it emerges from a plausible area and whether it hides the texture you wanted to show. Generated motion cannot establish that the photographed dish was hot or freshly prepared.
Animate a food photo
The video aspect ratio follows your image.
0 / 50,000Sign up for 40 free credits—enough for a 5-second video at 768P.
Generate a short view before building the menu edit
Upload your photo, write the motion instruction, and select 5–15 seconds. Choose 480P or 768P and check the credit amount before submitting. A five-second candidate can give you a manageable first review of the plate or drink.
When the food video maker finishes, watch the full clip once. Then inspect the surface and the portion. Count obvious toppings where practical and check whether the arrangement has changed. A camera movement can make a serving seem different, so compare at similar framing with the source photo.
Download the accepted candidate and keep it beside the input. If you need packaging footage instead, open the product-photo workflow. Product Agent prepares its own prompt; written motion directions belong in Image to Video.
Starting image
Generated clip
Check the parts a customer will compare with the order
The food video maker can produce a plausible dish that differs from the photographed one. Review the result as someone choosing an item from a menu. The useful question is whether the clip still represents the serving you intend to offer.
Portion and arrangement
Compare the number of visible pieces and their positions on the plate. Check whether a bowl becomes fuller or a drink level changes. Use accurate serving photography and your menu details for quantity claims.
Ingredients and garnish
Look for a new herb, fruit slice, or topping that was absent from the source. Remove footage that changes what the customer expects to receive. Do not let a decorative generation introduce an ingredient claim.
Texture and edges
Watch bread edges, noodles, foam, and repeated small pieces. These can merge or change structure as the shot plays. A softly focused background is different from a main ingredient losing its recognizable shape.
Packaging and tableware
Check the package closure, label, plate rim, and cup handle. Props should not become extra included products. Confirm the finished composition still matches the actual item and the context in which you will publish it.
Keep a showcase separate from a recipe
A photograph of a finished bowl does not show the quantities, preparation order, or cooking time that produced it. The food video maker can animate that finished view, but it cannot reconstruct a trustworthy cooking tutorial. Use your tested recipe and actual recorded steps when the viewer needs instructions.
For packaged products, keep each clip connected to the correct item. The GS1 product video standard distinguishes product-level video from broader brand or product-family material. That is a useful asset-management distinction when a similar package is sold in several sizes or flavors.
Do not infer taste or nutritional properties from generated visual texture. Add only supported menu or product information in an external editor. The food video maker does not supply ingredient verification, nutrition analysis, or evidence for a health claim.
Export for the place the customer will see it
A menu display may need a calm shot that loops without distracting from the item name. A social post may use only a brief insert between recorded clips. Choose the usable part in your editor and inspect the beginning and end after trimming.
Check the final file dimensions and crop. A 768P tier label does not prove a platform-specific export requirement. Keep text away from the food detail that motivated the shot. The motion prompt guide can help when another input attempt is needed.
If the surface changes, read the distortion guide before using the food video maker again. It covers changing the input and generating another candidate, with a new credit cost.