How do you make an AI real estate video from listing photos?
By FXI Studio
Published September 16, 2026 · Updated October 15, 2026
The short answer
Agents and sellers can turn listing photos into a real estate video in FXI Studio. Upload the room photos in walk order, pick Seedance 2.0 Mini and attach them as references: it reads up to 9 photos and keeps the rooms consistent. A 30-second walkthrough costs 150 credits, about $2 on The Studio plan.
TL;DR
Many room photos need an engine that reads them together. Seedance 2.0 Mini is the intro pick because it holds a whole set of listing photos as references, so the kitchen still matches the living room it flows from. Plan one move per clip, check every clip against the home, and step up to a premium engine only for the hero shot.
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Recipe · Seedance 2.0 Mini
“Listing walkthrough built from the attached room photos, in order. One smooth, continuous gimbal move at eye level: up the front walk to the door, through the entry into the living room, past the kitchen island, into the primary bedroom, then out to the backyard. Slow, even pace, natural daylight, the same materials and layout as the photos. No people, no text.”
5 credits a second, 25 for a 5-second clip. Unlocks with any credit pack or plan. Attach your room photos, then press Send.
Compare the engines on one listing
The same eight photos of a fictional home, rendered on two engines in the same room order. Then the three engines side by side, priced from the billing rule, so you can match the engine to the listing.
Premium
Seedance 2.0
Hero shots for luxury listings
- 5-second clip
- 120 credits
- 30-second walkthrough
- 720 credits
- On The Studio plan
- about $9.50
- More detail than Mini, built for hero shots
- Up to 1080p, at a higher rate
- Spend it on the one shot that sells the home
Recommended · Best value for listings
Seedance 2.0 Mini
Full walkthroughs from many listing photos
- 5-second clip
- 25 credits
- 30-second walkthrough
- 150 credits
- On The Studio plan
- about $2
- Reads your room photos as references
- Keeps rooms consistent from shot to shot
- One smooth move per clip, up to 15 seconds
Photo-exact moves
P-Video 2
Shots that must start and end on your exact photos
- 5-second clip
- 38 credits
- 30-second walkthrough
- 225 credits
- On The Studio plan
- about $3
- Each clip lands on the photos you give it
- Clips up to 20 seconds; 1080p at a higher rate
- Fast renders
Costs more per second than Seedance 2.0 Mini at 720p. Its Draft toggle halves the price (19 credits for 5 seconds) at lower detail.
Credits at 720p. Dollar figures use The Studio plan's rate (about $0.013 a credit) and are rounded. The example clips show what they actually cost; the tiers show list prices.
Which should I pick?
- Quick social reel
- Seedance 2.0 Mini
- A 10-second 9:16 reel is 50 credits (about $0.65).
- MLS or website walkthrough
- Seedance 2.0 Mini
- Attach the room photos; a 30-second tour is 150 credits.
- A room that must match the photo exactly
- P-Video 2
- Start and end each clip on your own photos, up to 1080p.
- Luxury listing hero shot
- Seedance 2.0
- One 5-second shot is 120 credits; keep the rest of the tour on Mini.
Why Seedance 2.0 Mini is the intro pick for listing photos
A listing is a set of photos of one home, and the video has to keep it one home. An engine that starts from a single photo animates that room well, then has to guess at the next one, so floors change colour, windows move and the kitchen stops matching the living room it opens onto.
Seedance 2.0 Mini takes the whole set. You attach up to 9 room photos as references and it reads them together, so the oak floor, the stone counters and the black window frames carry from shot to shot. It is also one of the leanest video engines in the studio, which matters when one listing needs a hero clip, a reel and a full walkthrough.
Plan the shots before you render
Order the photos the way a buyer would walk the home: the front of the house, the entry, the main living space, the kitchen, the primary suite, then the outdoor space. A twilight exterior makes a strong last frame.
Give each clip one camera move: a slow push-in up the front walk, a glide from the entry into the living room, a drift past the kitchen island. One move per clip of 4 to 15 seconds holds the rooms far better than one long morph between distant photos, which tends to invent hallways and bend walls. For a longer tour, start each clip on the last frame of the one before (frame chaining) so the cut disappears.
Reels, TikTok and the listing: shape and length
Make the vertical cut for social: 9:16 at about 10 seconds plays well on Instagram Reels, TikTok and YouTube Shorts, where buyers scroll. Make the wide cut for the listing itself: 16:9 for the property website, YouTube and the MLS virtual tour field.
You can set the aspect in the composer before you render, so each cut is framed for its screen rather than cropped after. Many MLS systems keep agent names, logos and contact details out of the unbranded virtual tour field, so keep a clean version without them and check your MLS rules.
When to step up to a premium engine
Stay on Seedance 2.0 Mini for the walkthrough and the reel. Step up to Seedance 2.0 when a single shot carries the listing, such as the twilight exterior on a luxury home, and you want more detail. A 5-second shot costs 120 credits against 25 on Seedance 2.0 Mini, so spend it on the hero shot, not on every room. Seedance 2.0 Fast sits in between at 15 credits a second.
The composer shows the price of every engine before you send, and you can switch back at any time. A good order: draft the whole tour on the intro engine, then re-render only the one or two shots that sell the home.
Honest limits: show the home as it is
An AI walkthrough is an interpretation of your photos, not a recording of the property. It can stretch a room, add a doorway that is not there, or change the view from a window. Watch every clip against the real home and re-render or cut anything that misstates size, layout, finishes, views or condition. Never prompt for features the home does not have.
Treat it like virtual staging. Many MLS systems, brokerages and local advertising rules expect AI-made or virtually altered media to be identified as such to buyers. Label the video as a virtual or AI-assisted tour where those rules ask for it, and check your MLS and brokerage policy before you publish. This is general guidance, not legal advice.
| Engine | Best for | 5 s clip | 30 s walkthrough |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seedance 2.0 | Hero shots for luxury listings | 120 cr | 720 cr |
| Seedance 2.0 Mini | Full walkthroughs from many listing photos | 25 cr | 150 cr |
| P-Video 2 | Shots that must start and end on your exact photos | 38 cr | 225 cr |
Credits (cr) from FXI Studio's billing rule at 720p; a 30-second walkthrough is split into the longest clips each engine allows. The composer shows the exact price before you send, and a failed render is refunded.
How we tested this
The recipe on this page was written and priced against a set of eight stills of a fictional, unbranded home made in FXI Studio: exterior at golden hour, entry, living room, kitchen, primary bedroom, bath, pool and a twilight exterior. No real listing and no client photos were used. Prices come from FXI Studio's published per-model price list, so they update when a model is re-priced.
Step by step
How to turn listing photos into a real estate video with FXI Studio
- 1Upload your listing photos
Pick 6 to 9 photos you have the rights to, one per room, landscape, in the order a buyer would walk the home.
- 2Select Seedance 2.0 Mini and attach the photos
In the composer, choose Seedance 2.0 Mini and add the photos as references so it reads the whole set together.
- 3Write the shot plan
One smooth camera move per clip, in walk order: push in on the exterior, glide through the entry, drift past the kitchen, open onto the yard. Set 9:16 for a reel or 16:9 for the listing.
- 4Generate and check every clip
Review the price, press Send, then compare each clip with the real home. Re-render anything that changes a room, a finish or a view.
- 5Stitch and export
Chain the clips so each starts on the last frame of the one before, trim, and export a vertical cut for Reels and TikTok and a wide, unbranded cut for the MLS.
Resize a cut for Reels or MLS
Frequently asked questions
Can I use my own listing photos?
Yes. Upload the room photos you shot or have the rights to, one per room, in the order a buyer would walk the home. Seedance 2.0 Mini reads up to 9 of them as references in one take and keeps the materials and layout consistent from room to room.
Which model is best for real estate videos?
Seedance 2.0 Mini is the best value for listings: it reads the whole set of room photos and holds the rooms consistent. Use P-Video 2 when a clip must start and end on your exact photos, and step up to Seedance 2.0 for a single luxury hero shot.
How much does a 30-second listing video cost?
On Seedance 2.0 Mini a 30-second walkthrough is 150 credits, about $2 on The Studio plan. The same length is 225 credits on P-Video 2 and 720 on Seedance 2.0, at 720p. The composer shows the exact price before you send.
Can I make a vertical real estate reel for Instagram and TikTok?
Yes. Set the aspect to 9:16 before you render and keep the reel to about 10 seconds. Make a separate 16:9 cut for the property website, YouTube and the MLS.
Is an AI property walkthrough accurate?
It is a close likeness of your photos, not an exact architectural record. It can change proportions, add a doorway or alter a view, so check every clip against the real home and cut or re-render anything that misstates it.
Do I have to tell buyers the video was made with AI?
Often, yes. Many MLS systems, brokerages and local advertising rules expect AI-made or virtually altered media to be identified to buyers, much like virtual staging. Label it as a virtual or AI-assisted tour where required and check your local rules. This is general guidance, not legal advice.
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