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Image to video AI that keeps your look

The short answer

On StreamingWars you can attach up to four reference images when you make a short. Every clip is then filmed with a reference-to-video model that keeps the characters, places or props from your images consistent, and longer shorts continue from the last frame of the clip before. Your reference images stay private.

Lengths
0:15 to 2:00
Shape
9:16 with sound
First short
Free up to 30 s
Cost
50 credits / 15 s
Every vote earns
0.25 credits
Watch both, then vote
+0.25 credits
01

What reference images do

  • Characters: an original character's face, hair and outfit, kept the same from the first shot to the last.
  • Places: a kitchen, a stairwell, a beach bar. The camera moves through it instead of inventing a new one each shot.
  • Props: the cursed doll, the vintage car, the birthday cake. The thing the story turns on looks the same every time.
  • Style: for Animation, a drawing you made sets how the whole short looks.

Your idea still drives the story. The images tell the camera what things look like; the text tells it what happens.

02

What to upload

  1. 01

    Pick clear images

    Sharp, well lit, one main subject per image. Busy collages confuse the camera.

  2. 02

    Face the camera

    For characters, a front-on shot works best, ideally showing the full outfit.

  3. 03

    Use up to four

    One for each character or place that matters. More images aren't better if they disagree with each other.

  4. 04

    Write the idea anyway

    Say who the image is in the story: “the woman in image 1 is the bride, the man in image 2 is her ex”.

03

What's not allowed

No photos of real people and no famous characters, the same as for text ideas. Use original characters, drawings, places and objects. Ideas and images are checked before any credits are spent.

04

Your images stay private

Reference images go into private storage under your account. They reach the filming step only as short-lived links and are never shown on your short's page. Viewers see the finished short and nothing else.

05

Image to video vs text to video

Text to videoImage to video
You giveOne or two sentencesSentences plus up to four images
StrengthSpeed and surpriseControl over how things look
Best categoriesComedy, Horror, ThrillerRomance, Drama, Animation, series

Starting from words only? Read text to video AI.

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Questions people ask

How many images can I add?

Up to four per short.

Will the short look exactly like my image?

Very close, but the camera moves, the light changes and characters act, so expect your image brought to life rather than copied frame for frame.

Can I animate my own drawing?

Yes. Pick the Animation category and add your drawing as a reference image.

Are my reference images public?

No. They stay in private storage and never appear on the short's page.

Make a short. Put it in the ring.

Two shorts. You pick. Winner climbs.

By StreamingWars · Last checked October 16, 2026