Photo-to-video guide
Before you spend credits, know what your photo controls, what the reference clip controls and what to inspect in the result.
Updated Oct 29, 2026
Make your award videoYour photo controls the winner’s appearance; your outfit choice controls suit or evening gown. The AI creates a gala frame and renders a video following a fixed reference sequence. Output is always a 10-second vertical 9:16 MP4. Choose 480p for 10 credits or 720p for 22 credits; pets and custom prompts are not supported.
Use one recent photo of one consenting adult, with the face large, front-facing and evenly lit. Avoid sunglasses, heavy beauty filters and group photos. Your input need not show formal clothing.
A small full-body image gives the model fewer facial details. A clearer portrait improves the reference, but does not guarantee a perfect likeness.
Choose a suit and tie or an evening gown in the maker. The selected outfit replaces the photo’s casual clothes; the photo is still the appearance reference.
There is no Person/Pet switch or choice of a different ceremony. A video model follows a fixed reference for the movement, camera and timing. It generates new frames, so faces, hands and the trophy can vary.
480p costs 10 credits and 720p costs 22 for the same 10-second clip. The $9.99 Single has 10 credits. The $29.99 Creator Pack has 55: five 480p clips leave 5 credits; two 720p clips leave 11.
720p means more pixels, not a guarantee of a more accurate face. The total is displayed before generation. Failed or safety-blocked renders are refunded, and one-time pack credits do not expire.
Check the face after the shot changes, fingers around the trophy, outfit consistency and any unwanted text. The visible 5-second sample is an earlier-model test, not a verified current 10-second example.
The video is fictional entertainment. Reveal the joke before it spreads as award news, ask before posting another adult’s likeness, and use the platform’s AI disclosure. Music included in a file does not establish permission to publish it commercially.
Before generation, a draft of the prepared photo and choices is kept in browser session storage so the same tab can restore it after login or checkout. If storage fails, the maker asks you to fix it before leaving.
Generation sends the photo to storage and AI providers. There is no automatic deletion timer for render files. Removing the browser draft does not erase remote copies; email support@ballondorai.video for a deletion request. The privacy policy sets out the existing 30-day process for verified requests.
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