Before you start
- Access to the Asset Creator (the Animation tab is available in all workspaces).
- Credits in your monthly allowance. Every organization gets 300 credits a month as standard; the counter resets to 0 at the start of each month and climbs as you generate. Animation is one of the more expensive features, so watch the meter.
- At least one image to animate — a PNG, JPG, or WebP you upload, or an asset from your Library.
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Open the Animation tab
From the left sidebar, under VIP tools, open Assets creator, then click the Animation tab at the top (between Marketing Lab and Resize).
The Animation tab is available in every workspace. The panel shows Animation Mode, Duration, and a Credits meter, plus a Prompt field and upload areas that change with the mode you pick.
Tip: Keep an eye on the Credits meter. Your organization gets 300 credits a month as standard and the counter resets to 0 each month — and animation costs noticeably more per generation than a still image, so it draws the meter down faster.
The Animation tab with its controls, prompt, and Result panel. - 2
Choose a mode and duration
Under Animation Mode, pick Single Image to animate one image, or Start & End Frames to interpolate motion between two frames.
Set Duration to 5s or 10s. Longer clips use more credits, and the cost for each option is shown in the tab.
Tip: Use Single Image for simple motion like a zoom or drift, and Start & End Frames when the clip needs to land on a specific final shot. Running short on credits? Your Dynamo CS can add an Asset Creator bundle to your organization.
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Describe the motion in the prompt
In the Prompt field, describe the motion you want — for example, "A gentle zoom out revealing a sprawling landscape, with clouds drifting."
Press Enter to animate, or Shift+Enter to add a new line. If you need ideas, use Surprise me to auto-fill a prompt.
Tip: Focus the prompt on movement (pan, zoom, drift, parallax) rather than describing the image itself.
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Animate from a single image
In Single Image mode, upload your image in the Reference Image panel (PNG, JPG, or WebP).
Once an image is added and your prompt is set, click Animate. The clip renders in the Result panel on the right, which shows "Your animation will appear here" until it is ready.
Single Image mode: one Reference Image next to the Result panel. - 5
Animate between start and end frames
Switch Animation Mode to Start & End Frames. The panel now shows two uploaders: Start Frame and End Frame (optional).
Upload a Start Frame to set where the clip begins. Add an End Frame if you want the animation to finish on a specific shot — Dynamo interpolates the motion between the two. Leave the End Frame empty to animate from the start frame alone.
With your frames and prompt in place, click Animate to generate the clip in the Result panel.
Tip: The End Frame is optional — add it only when you need the clip to end on a particular image.
Start & End Frames mode: separate Start Frame and End Frame uploaders.
Your animation is ready!
When the clip appears in the Result panel, preview it, then download it or save it to your Library. Re-run with a different prompt or duration to explore other motions from the same image.
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