> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# Turn a still into a 6-second clip
> Start from a still that you like, write one camera move, and check the price before you generate. A 6-second clip on Hailuo 2.3 Fast Pro costs $0.33.
A clip that starts from a still keeps the product that you approved. A clip from words only can change the product in every frame. This guide starts from a still on the **Image** page and makes a 6-second clip with one slow camera move on the **Video** page.
> [card] What you get
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> A 6-second clip of your still with one camera move, for \$0.33.
> [card] Time to read
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> About 4 minutes. The steps take about 5 minutes, and the model takes 1 to 2 minutes to make the clip.
## The example
The start frame is the first take from [Make four product stills from one prompt](https://docs.tryvinci.com/learn/four-stills-from-one-prompt.md). The prompt asks for a slow push-in and the steam, and nothing else.
A slow push-in on the kettle, on Hailuo 2.3 Fast Pro (6-second setting): 1364×768, 5.9 seconds, no sound. Model spend: \$0.33 at the prices of November 2026.
And this is the process in the studio, with Hailuo 2.3 Fast Pro. This run animated a new take from the Image guide.
The steps on the Video page with Hailuo 2.3 Fast Pro. Model spend: \$0.33. The wait for the clip (about 70 seconds) is cut. 34 seconds, no sound.
## What you need
* The free and open source Vinci studio, with live spend on (the install is in step 1 of the [Image guide](https://docs.tryvinci.com/learn/four-stills-from-one-prompt.md))
* A model provider key (this example uses Wavespeed)
* A still that you like: make one on the Image page, or use your own picture
## Steps
**1. Start from a still**
On the **Image** page, hover the still and click **Animate**. The **Video** page opens, with the still as the **Start** frame. You can also drop your own picture on the start frame.
**2. Describe the move, not the picture**
The still already shows the product. Write only what moves: the camera, and one or two small things in the scene. The example prompt:
```text theme={"system"}
Slow push-in on the kettle. The steam from the cup drifts up. Nothing else moves.
```
"Nothing else moves" helps to keep the product as it is in the still.
**3. Pick a model**
Click **Change** and pick a model. The form then shows only the lengths, shapes and sizes that the model takes. The example uses **Hailuo 2.3 Fast Pro**, which makes 6-second clips only.
**4. Pick the length and the shape**
Pick the length under **Duration**. Under **Aspect**, pick the shape of the still: 16:9 in the example.
**5. Check the price, then generate**
The price is on the **Generate** button: \$0.330 for Hailuo 2.3 Fast Pro. Click **Generate** one time. The clip shows in **History** when the model is done, after 1 to 2 minutes.
**6. Check the clip to the last frame**
Play the clip to the end, and look at the product in the last frame: the shape, the label and the color. If the product changes, ask for a smaller move, or try a different model.
> [!TIP]
>
> **One move in each clip.** Ask for one push-in, one pan or one tilt. A small, slow move keeps the product steady.
> [!NOTE]
>
> Hailuo 2.3 Fast Pro makes 768p clips in the studio: 1364×768 at 16:9. The **Quality** chip shows 768p. The walkthrough was recorded before that label was fixed, so it shows 1920x1080. Check the size of a clip before you put it in an edit.
## Before you use a clip
* [ ] The product in the last frame matches the still
* [ ] The clip has one move, and the move is slow
* [ ] The clip has the shape of the still
## Two ways to go further
> [card] [Let Vinci make it](https://tryvinci.com/meet?utm_source=guide\&utm_medium=docs\&utm_campaign=animate-a-still)
>
> Send us your stills, and we return the clips in your brand style. Book a demo to get started.
> [card] [Free and open source Vinci](https://github.com/tryvinci/vinci)
>
> Run the Vinci studio on your own machine with your own model keys. It shows the price before every run.
## More guides
> [card] [Chain a still and a clip on the canvas](https://docs.tryvinci.com/learn/still-to-clip-on-the-canvas.md)
> [card] [Make a product ad from one photo](https://docs.tryvinci.com/learn/product-ad-from-one-photo.md)
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