vid2vid is an AI studio for video and visual creation, positioned as an “AI Video / Creative Studio.” Its core proposition is “One clip. Infinite worlds.”, meaning that while preserving the motion and composition of the original material, it restyles one piece of material into multiple variants.
I. Main Uses vid2vid is mainly used to restyle existing video material and to generate videos from images or text prompts. Scenarios described officially include: turning a clip of a city walk into a cinematic rainy night; turning a skateboarding clip into a high-energy anime action scene; turning a product shot into a polished advertising short; adding a hand-drawn anime texture to material or photos; turning photos into stylized 3D animated scenes; folding scenes and products into a papercraft world. Overall, it covers directions such as anime, cinematic, commercial advertising, and social media content.
II. Main Capabilities
- Video to video: Using an existing video as a reference, generate a new version based on the prompt, with motion, framing, and rhythm preserved as guidance, while style, lighting, scene, or look change. Official example: a city walk can become a cinematic rainy night, with the walker, camera path, and timing remaining unchanged, and only the look changing.
- Image to video: Create a video starting from an image or prompt. Official examples include “Two photos. One orange studio. Create a rap duo with original audio.”
- Motion Control: Upload a character image and a 2–15 second reference video to transfer the motion and rhythm of the reference video to that character, making any character move like in the video.
- Change one thing, keep the rest: Use a prompt to describe the desired modification, such as replacing an object, changing a color, or removing a detail, with the rest used as reference, and the shot, motion, and rhythm continuing.
- AI Image Generator: Create or edit images from prompts or reference images.
III. Supported Models Video workflow models include ByteDance Seedance 2.5, Seedance 2.0, Seedance 2 Mini, MiniMax H3, Alibaba Wan 3.0, Wan 2.7, and Google Gemini Omni (including Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash). Image-related models include Kuaishou Kling 3.0, xAI Grok Imagine, and OpenAI GPT Image 2.5 (Image 2). The official documentation states that available models vary by workflow, and the generator only lists models that support the current mode.
IV. How to Use In vid2vid / studio, users first select the starting material (video, image, or prompt), then explore the corresponding creative direction. Videos can be redrawn by uploading material and using prompts to describe a new look, lighting, or scene; images can be paired with a reference video for motion transfer; scenes can also be generated from text descriptions alone. Official note: after logging in, prompts and uploaded content will be saved. After submission, the task can be opened in the workspace to check its status.
V. Use Cases and Limitations Use cases include anime stylization, cinematic shots, commercial advertising short videos, social media videos, character motion transfer, product shot advertising, and image stylization to video, etc. Regarding limitations and billing: the first 5-second AI video can be generated for free, and the source material must not exceed 5 seconds; subsequent generations will consume credits from a plan or credit pack, and the estimate next to the Generate button will show the cost before submission. Acceptable formats and limitations depend on the selected workflow and model; the editor will show the requirements for the current video upload and, when the reason can be identified, explain rejected files. Processing time varies depending on the model, settings, input, and service demand. Paid subscriptions and paid credit packs include a commercial use license, but are subject to the Terms of Service and Acceptable Use Policy; outputs created using only free or promotional credits are limited to personal, non-commercial evaluation use.
