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Quick Start

The AI analyzes your reference image to understand composition, style, colors, and subject matter, then generates a video that incorporates these elements while adding the motion and action described in your prompt.
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Navigate to New Video

Go to the Video Generator tool in your Zoice dashboard by clicking on New Video.
Navigate to New Video
2

Select Model

Choose a Video model like Veo 3.0 or Veo 3.1 based on your project needs.
Select Model
3

Configure Settings and Select Image Ref to Video Mode

Set dimensions, resolution, and choose Image Ref to Video mode.
Configure Settings
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Add Reference Image

Click on Add Ref Images to select and upload the image you want to use as a base for your video.
Add Reference Image
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Write Your Text Prompt

Enter a detailed description of the scene and action you want the AI to generate based on your reference image.
Write Your Text Prompt
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Click on Generate

Click on the Generate button to begin creating your video.
Generate
7

Download

Save your generated video.

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Image Requirements

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Technical Specifications

  • Formats: JPG, PNG, WebP
  • Max Size: 10MB
  • Recommended Resolution: 1024x1024 or higher
  • Aspect Ratio: Match your desired video aspect ratio

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Content Guidelines

  • Clear, well-composed images work best
  • Good lighting and focus
  • Relevant to the video you want to create
  • High quality produces better results

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Reference Influence Strength

Control how much the video follows the reference image:
Loose Inspiration
  • General style guidance
  • Color palette reference
  • Mood and atmosphere
  • More creative freedom
Best For:
  • Style inspiration
  • Color scheme reference
  • General aesthetic guidance

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Use Cases

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Animate Static Images

Bring photos and artwork to life 
Camera slowly zooming in, subject's hair gently moving 
in breeze, subtle facial movements, natural lighting

Clouds slowly drifting across sky, trees swaying gently, 
water flowing, camera panning right, peaceful atmosphere

Product rotating slowly, studio lighting, camera orbiting, 
professional commercial style, clean background

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Style-Matched Videos

Create videos matching a specific visual style 
Maintain this watercolor art style, gentle flowing motion, 
soft colors, artistic animation, dreamy atmosphere

Match this brand aesthetic, smooth camera movement, 
professional commercial style, consistent color palette

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Scene Recreation

Recreate scenes with motion 
Same composition and lighting, add walking people, 
moving cars, dynamic city life, maintain atmosphere

Keep this environment, add weather effects, moving clouds, 
swaying vegetation, dynamic natural elements

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Writing Effective Prompts

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Prompt Structure

When using reference images, your prompt should focus on:
  1. Motion/Action: What should move and how
  2. Camera Work: How the camera should move
  3. Preservation: What to keep from the reference
  4. Additions: New elements to add

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Example Prompts

Gentle camera push in, subject's clothing moving slightly 
in wind, hair flowing softly, maintain exact composition 
and lighting from reference image

Camera orbiting around subject, dramatic movement, 
cinematic style, maintain color palette and mood from 
reference, add motion blur for speed

Static camera, clouds moving across sky, water rippling, 
trees swaying, keep exact composition and framing from 
reference image, natural movement

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Best Practices

  • Use high-quality reference images
  • Match aspect ratio to desired video
  • Choose images with clear subjects
  • Ensure good lighting and composition
  • Describe motion clearly
  • Specify what to preserve from reference
  • Include camera movement details
  • Mention style consistency
  • Start with medium strength (0.6)
  • Increase for closer matching
  • Decrease for more creative freedom
  • Test different values

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Common Scenarios

Photo to Video

Animate photographs with subtle motion

Concept Art

Bring concept art and illustrations to life

Product Showcase

Create product videos from product photos

Style Transfer

Generate videos in specific artistic styles

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Advanced Techniques

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Layered Motion

Describe different motion for different elements: 
Foreground: person walking slowly from left to right
Midground: cars passing by with motion blur
Background: clouds drifting, maintain reference composition
Camera: slight pan following main subject

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Temporal Consistency

For character or product consistency across multiple videos:
  1. Use same reference image
  2. Keep similar strength settings
  3. Maintain consistent prompt structure
  4. Use same model for all generations

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Hybrid Approach

Combine reference image with detailed text descriptions: 
Using reference image for character appearance and style,
add dynamic action: character jumping and spinning,
camera slow motion, dramatic lighting, cinematic style,
maintain character design from reference

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Comparison: Text-Only vs Image Reference

AspectText-to-VideoImage Ref to Video
ControlDescription-basedVisual-guided
ConsistencyVariableMore predictable
CreativityHigh freedomGuided creativity
Use CaseNew conceptsStyle matching
SetupFasterRequires image

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Troubleshooting

  • Increase reference strength
  • Simplify motion prompt
  • Use higher quality reference image
  • Mention “maintain reference style” in prompt
  • Decrease reference strength
  • Add more dynamic motion descriptions
  • Increase motion intensity setting
  • Use more active verbs in prompt
  • Increase reference strength
  • Use clearer reference image
  • Simplify the prompt
  • Try different model
For best results, use reference images that clearly show the style, composition, or subject you want in your video.

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Next Steps

Text to Video

Create videos without reference images

Images to Video

Create videos from multiple images

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