AI filmmaking glossary
Image-to-video (i2v)
Last updated: November 8, 2026
Definition
Image-to-video, or i2v, animates a still image into a moving shot. The picture becomes the first frame, and the model generates motion outward from it, so camera movement and action inherit the composition and lighting you already approved in the still. It is how a locked frame turns into a clip.
How it works in FXI Studio
In FXI Studio, image-to-video is the bridge between a still you like and a shot you can cut. Generate or upload a frame, describe the motion, and the clip carries the exact look forward instead of reinventing it.
Feeding an approved still into i2v is also the cheapest path to a usable shot: you spend the expensive video render only after the composition is settled, not while you are still exploring it.
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