How to generate video from an image with Symphony Creative Studio
Image to video is a feature within Symphony Creative Studio where users can take an image and text prompt to create 5-second video clips in under 1 minute for your brand or product. Provide an image featuring the product, model, or scene and add a short prompt or choose from a template to turn your once static image to an animated video clip. Learn more about Symphony Creative Studio.
Before you begin
Log into Creative Studio with your TikTok for Business account. If you do not have an account, create your TikTok for Business account. Learn more about TikTok for Business accounts.
If it's your first time accessing Symphony Creative Studio, you'll need to:
Complete your profile.
Accept the Creative GenAI Terms.
How to generate video from an image in Symphony Creative Studio
To generate video from an image:
Log in to Symphony Creative Studio on your desktop.
Hover over the left panel and click Video generation.
Select Image to video in the dropdown.
Click on the [+] to Upload image or Select from asset library.
Enter text to describe any movement you want added to the image.
Click the additional dropdown options, such as Model and Duration, if applicable.
Click the up arrow to generate your video.
Hover over the video to preview the animation. You'll be able to:
Click [...] to Open in editor or Delete.
Click Download.
Click Sync to Ads Manager.
After selecting Edit, you'll be able to:
Assets: Choose assets from your uploads, existing generations, or stock library.
Audio: Choose from trending music, recommended music, playlists, sound effects, favorites, or click Pick music for me. After selection, it adds the audio to the timeline editor.
Voiceover: Edit the script, translate the script into a different language, select a voice, Generate captions, and Add lip sync. When finished, click Generate voiceover.
Captions: Edit, add, or remove all captions.
Avatars: Select an avatar to replace the current avatar in the video.
Text: Choose from default text styles or templates.
Effects: Choose an effect to add to a segment of the video.
Stickers: Choose stickers to add to a specific segment of the video.
Use the timeline editor to adjust the position and style of your assets, audio, captions, text, effects, and stickers on the video.
Once you're finished editing, click Export.
Note: An AI-generated label is added to all exported videos. Learn more about TikTok ad policy.
Click Download or Ads Manager.
Note: If you export to TikTok Ads Manager, you'll need to select the account that is linked to your logged-in profile or search for a TikTok Ads Manager account ID.
Tips for prompting video generation
During the video generation step, you can enter text in the Enter a prompt textbox to customize your creative and motion preferences. Here are some tips to help optimize your results.
Keep it simple. Use descriptive and straightforward language. Complex or overly wordy prompts can lead to less accurate results. Clear and concise prompts are more likely to generate high-quality videos.
Do: "A person uses a new fitness app on their phone."
Don't do: "In a rather elaborate and convoluted way, there should be a person who is kind of doing something with a thing that might be a product but it's not really clear and it's all happening in a place that is sort of like an environment."
Avoid conversational or system-style prompting. For best results, avoid using dialogue prompts in a back-and-forth manner. You should directly state what you want to see in the video without assigning roles or referring to previous generations.
Do: "A person runs on a treadmill in a gym."
Don't: “Make the logo bigger instead of smaller.” (referring to a prior generation)
Stick to a single scene. Avoid scene transitions or multi-scene instructions. If you need multiple scenes, generate them separately and then combine them using a video editor.
Do: "A person runs on a treadmill in a gym."
Don't: "First, a person is at home, then they go to the gym, and then they are at a park."
Do not reference celebrities. Prompts that include the name or likeness of public figures are not supported and will be rejected.
Avoid split-screen or picture-in-picture formats.
Do: "A person uses a new product in a modern office."
Don't: "Show a split-screen with a person using a product on one side and a graph of sales on the other side."
If a generation does not work for you, try regeneration. Repeat the same prompt before changing your prompt. This can sometimes resolve issues without having to come up with a new, more complex prompt.
Do: If the first generated video of "A person uses a new fitness app on their phone" looks blurry or doesn't capture the right mood, try regenerating it with the same prompt before adding more details.
