Animate a storyboard

A storyboard is a video made of still images. You can animate it later: all the still shots in one step, or only the shots you choose. Animation costs credits, and the app shows the price before you confirm.

What a storyboard gives you

• On the create page, under Animation, the choice is No animation. In the Compare tiers window and in the window that confirms the cost, the same choice is named Just Storyboard.
• The price of a storyboard does not include animation. You pay for animation when you start it.
• To get motion from the start, pick Mini, Fast, Pro or Ultra before you generate. See Choose a video length and preset.

For other causes of still images, see Why a video has still images.

Animate all the still shots

1. Open the video from My Videos.
2. Under the video, a box shows how many clips still need animation. Select Animate remaining scenes. The editor opens with the Animate remaining scenes window.
3. Choose a preset. Each preset shows its price in credits.
4. If the window shows Resolution, choose the size of the new clips.
5. Wait while the button says Calculating price…. A video with many shots can take a while.
6. Select Confirm animation. The number next to the coin is the total price.

Your choice applies to every remaining clip, so you do not animate each picture separately.

The box shows on your own finished video while a shot has no video. Its button can show the price of the setting that the window opens with.

In the editor, a note under the preview shows how many scenes are not animated. Select Animate on it to open the same window. The note shows only when at least one shot is animated. For a full storyboard, start from the video's page.

Preset and resolution

• Mini makes clips at 480p only. Fast and Pro go up to 1080p. Ultra goes up to 4K.
• For a storyboard, Resolution starts at 480p. To get larger clips, change it before you confirm. The price changes with it.
• A preset marked Not available cannot animate some shots of this video. Choose another preset.
• On the Creator Max, Studio and Studio Max plans, a menu takes the place of the presets.

Animate only some shots

1. In My Videos, select Edit on the video.
2. Select the circle on each shot you want. A bar opens and shows how many shots are selected.
3. Select Animate in the bar.
4. Choose the preset and, if it shows, the Resolution.
5. Select Start animation. The price shows on the button.

Select only still shots. A selected shot that already has a video is animated again, and that costs credits too. To animate one shot, see Fix one shot.

What your plan must include

• A storyboard needs a paid plan, the same as every video. See What a free account includes.
• Pro and Ultra need a paid plan. Without one, the window offers Mini and Fast at 480p.
• A free account can animate up to 2 scenes in one video. At that limit, the Scene Limit Reached window opens with Get Pro.
• Your balance must cover the price. See Buy more credits.

Before and after you animate

• Check the images first. If you change an image after you animate its shot, the shot needs a new animation, and you pay again. See What edits cost.
• When the new clips are ready, open the video's page. If it says Your latest edits are not in this video yet., select Update video.