Turn Photos into Animated Videos with Pia

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Overview

Pia is an AI model that takes a still image and a text prompt and produces a short animated video clip from them. It addresses a practical problem for creators and marketers who have photos but need video content, without requiring footage, editing software, or animation experience. On Picasso IA, you run it entirely in the browser. Upload a portrait, a product photo, or a piece of digital art, write a short description of the movement you want, and get back a downloadable video clip.

How It Works

Upload the still image you want to animate, such as a portrait, product shot, or illustration
Write a text prompt describing the motion or atmosphere you want in the video
Choose your animation style from the two available options: realistic or 3D cartoon
Adjust the motion scale, output resolution, and animation length in the settings panel
Click generate and download your animated video clip from the results panel

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need programming skills or technical knowledge to use this? No, just open Pia on Picasso IA, adjust the settings you want, and hit generate.

Is it free to try? Pia is available on Picasso IA without a paid subscription for standard use. Check the pricing page for information on generation limits and plan options.

How long does it take to get results? Generation time depends on the resolution and number of sampling steps you choose. At the default 512px size with 25 sampling steps, most clips are ready within a couple of minutes.

What output formats are supported? Pia outputs short video files you can download directly from the results panel. The format works with standard video editing tools and social media upload flows.

Can I customize the output quality or style? Yes. You can switch between the realistic and 3D cartoon styles, increase resolution up to 1024px, and raise the sampling steps for finer detail. The guidance scale also controls how closely the output follows your text prompt.

What if the result does not look right? If the clip has too much movement or loses the original image's identity, lower the motion scale. If the output does not match your prompt, increase the guidance scale and use a more specific description on the next run.

Credit Cost

Each generation consumes 10 credits

10 credits

or 50 credits for 5 generations

Features

Everything this model can do for you

Two animation styles

Switch between realistic rendering and 3D cartoon mode to match the tone of your project.

Motion scale control

Set how much movement appears in the clip, from subtle shifts to more pronounced animation.

Flexible output resolution

Choose from 512px to 1024px on the long edge to balance visual quality against generation time.

Text-guided animation

Describe the motion in a prompt and the model generates a clip that follows your description.

Negative prompt filtering

List visual elements you want to exclude to reduce artifacts and keep the output clean.

Custom clip length

Set the number of animation frames to control how long the output video runs.

Seed reproducibility

Reuse a seed value to reproduce the same clip from the same image and prompt.

Use Cases

Animate a still portrait photo with subtle facial movement by writing a short description of the motion you want

Convert a flat product image into a looping animated clip for social media, with the motion scale tuned to a gentle level

Turn a landscape or travel photo into a short video with animated environmental motion, such as moving clouds or rippling water

Generate cartoon-style animated clips from illustrations or character art by switching to the 3D cartoon style mode

Create realistic short video clips from a reference photo to use as b-roll footage in a video editing project

Animate digital artwork or graphic design assets into motion content for presentations or client pitches

Produce animated social media content from a single photo without hiring a video editor or motion designer

Examples

Realistic

21.5s

Max Size: 512

Motion Scale: 2

Guidance Scale: 7.5

Sampling Steps: 25

Animation Length: 16

Ip Adapter Scale: 0

wrong white balance, dark, sketches,worst quality,low quality, deformed, distorted, disfigured, bad eyes, wrong lips, weird mouth, bad teeth, mutated hands and fingers, bad anatomy,wrong anatomy, amputation, extra limb, missing limb, floating,limbs, disconnected limbs, mutation, ugly, disgusting, bad_pictures, negative_hand-neg

1man is singing

3d_cartoon

21.3s

Max Size: 512

Motion Scale: 1

Guidance Scale: 7.5

Sampling Steps: 25

Animation Length: 16

Ip Adapter Scale: 0

1man is singing

3d_cartoon

20.7s

Max Size: 512

Motion Scale: 1

Guidance Scale: 7.5

Sampling Steps: 25

Animation Length: 16

Ip Adapter Scale: 0

1boy playing the magic fire

3d_cartoon

31.3s

Max Size: 512

Motion Scale: 1

Guidance Scale: 7.5

Sampling Steps: 25

Animation Length: 16

Ip Adapter Scale: 0

1boy smiling

3d_cartoon

21.1s

Max Size: 512

Motion Scale: 2

Guidance Scale: 7.5

Sampling Steps: 25

Animation Length: 16

Ip Adapter Scale: 0

1boy smiling

3d_cartoon

21.0s

Max Size: 512

Motion Scale: 2

Guidance Scale: 7.5

Sampling Steps: 25

Animation Length: 16

Ip Adapter Scale: 0

sun rising, lighthouse

3d_cartoon

8m 9s

Max Size: 512

Motion Scale: 2

Guidance Scale: 7.5

Sampling Steps: 25

Animation Length: 16

Ip Adapter Scale: 0

1girl lift a Christmas gift

3d_cartoon

13m 26s

Max Size: 512

Motion Scale: 2

Guidance Scale: 7.5

Sampling Steps: 25

Animation Length: 16

Ip Adapter Scale: 0

1boy in Christmas suit, lift a Christmas gift