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Image-to-video checklist for controlled product and brand shots
A compact checklist for selecting source images, reducing visual conflict, and preserving brand cues when animating still assets.
Strong inputs reduce prompt complexity.
One lighting direction beats mixed source photos.
Brand consistency starts before generation.
1. Pick source images with one visual hierarchy
Use images that already agree on lighting, background intensity, and crop. If inputs fight each other, the animation step becomes a correction step instead of a creation step.
- Keep the product size similar across stills.
- Avoid mixing studio shots with noisy lifestyle imagery.
- Use one hero angle before testing alternates.
2. Animate one change, not every possibility
The best product clips usually animate one clear change: a slow rotate, a reveal of material, or a simple environmental shift. This keeps the render premium instead of chaotic.
- Use movement to reveal shape or texture.
- Let the background support instead of compete.
- Reserve dramatic motion for campaign hero shots.
3. Protect brand cues in the prompt
Call out the details that make the asset recognisable, such as logo placement, material finish, packaging edges, or key brand colors. That reduces drift across variants.
- Name the material, not just the color.
- Reference packaging geometry when shape matters.
- Repeat critical brand cues in the negative review step.
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