How much does it cost?

It depends on the model and the settings, and the exact price is on the Generate button before you start. The lowest here is Grok Imagine 1.5 Lite: from 1.5 credits per second. A clip that fails costs nothing: its credits come back automatically.

Can I try it for free?

Yes. Every new account gets 10 free credits to start on the fast models, with no card, and every model comes with a 3-day free trial. The free credits make a clip of up to 5 seconds with Grok Imagine 1.5 Lite.

Whose photos can I use?

Photos of your own family and others you have the right to use, and never to make someone appear to say or do what they did not. See the Acceptable Use Policy.

Will the faces stay the same?

The model starts from your photo, so faces stay closest with small motion and face paint added over them; a big action or a new pose changes them more.

AI Day of the Dead video from a photo

Add a photo and describe a Día de Muertos scene around the people in it: orange marigolds (cempasúchil), candles, papel picado and calavera face paint that keeps their faces as they are. Grok Imagine 1.5 Lite starts from your photo as the first frame, so faces, clothes and poses stay as they were. The free credits make a clip of up to 5 seconds with it. The 3-day free trial opens Kling 3.0, Gemini Omni Flash and Grok Imagine 1.5, which also take a photo to start from.

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Models that do it

Grok Imagine 1.5 LiteLow-cost stylised clipsFrom 1.5 credits per secondTry Grok Imagine 1.5 Lite
Kling 3.0Steady motion, with or without audioFrom 6 credits per secondTry Kling 3.0
Gemini Omni FlashVideo with speech from one promptFrom 7.25 credits per secondTry Gemini Omni Flash
Grok Imagine 1.5Stylised clips with audioFrom 5.75 credits per secondTry Grok Imagine 1.5

How it works

Open the Video page with Grok Imagine 1.5 Lite picked, and add your photo as the start frame.
Describe the scene and the motion: "marigold petals drift down, candles glow, papel picado sways overhead, delicate calavera face paint appears, the camera pushes in slowly".
Say what must stay the same: the faces, the clothes and where everyone is. Pick 5 seconds to start.
Generate. A failed run costs nothing, and the clip is kept in Assets with no watermark.

Tips

For a photo of someone who has passed, small, gentle motion such as a smile or a blink looks most natural.
Add the decorations around the people rather than changing them: big actions change faces.
Make two or three and keep the one you like: every run is a new clip.

Questions

How much does it cost?: It depends on the model and the settings, and the exact price is on the Generate button before you start. The lowest here is Grok Imagine 1.5 Lite: from 1.5 credits per second. A clip that fails costs nothing: its credits come back automatically.
Can I try it for free?: Yes. Every new account gets 10 free credits to start on the fast models, with no card, and every model comes with a 3-day free trial. The free credits make a clip of up to 5 seconds with Grok Imagine 1.5 Lite.
Whose photos can I use?: Photos of your own family and others you have the right to use, and never to make someone appear to say or do what they did not. See the Acceptable Use Policy.
Will the faces stay the same?: The model starts from your photo, so faces stay closest with small motion and face paint added over them; a big action or a new pose changes them more.