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How to create a video from starting and ending frames

Provide a starting frame and optionally guide the ending with a second image.

Intermediate 5 min read · 5 stepsTry Create video from frames
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Before you begin

Tool and model controls beside the prompt show the current selection. Select those names to open their menus.

  • A supported starting image.
  • An optional ending image compatible with your chosen model.

What you’ll achieve: A clip directed from a starting image toward a chosen ending.

Model choices

For unrestricted frame-to-video creation, compare Less restrictive models that accept starting and ending frames. Some choices accept only a starting frame; confirm the input support before attaching both images.

Choose Create video from frames

Open Create video from frames. Check its active label so your images are assigned as endpoints instead of generic references.

Step 1 · Create video from frames — Change tool
Tong Create video from frames interface for “Choose Create video from frames”, with the Create video from frames — Change tool control highlighted by arrow 1.

Step 1: Create video from frames — Change tool

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Open the frame inputs

Open Settings to view the starting and ending frame controls. The starting image is required; the ending image is optional when the selected model supports that workflow.

Step 2 · Settings
Tong Create video from frames interface for “Open the frame inputs”, with the Settings control highlighted by arrow 2.

Step 2: Settings

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Assign the frames deliberately

Add the starting frame in its first slot and the ending frame in its optional slot. Check the order: swapping them changes what you are asking the motion to connect.

Step 3 · Starting frame
Tong Create video from frames interface for “Assign the frames deliberately”, with the Starting frame control highlighted by arrow 3.

Step 3: Starting frame

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Choose style and describe the transition

Select a supported Video style, duration, ratio and resolution, then describe the movement that connects the two states. Use Done to return to the prompt.

Step 4 · Video style
Tong Create video from frames interface for “Choose style and describe the transition”, with the Video style control highlighted by arrow 4.

Step 4: Video style

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Review the current price

Check the generated duration and credit total before sending. Inspect the clip's beginning, transition and ending rather than judging only its preview thumbnail.

Step 5 · Send prompt
Tong Create video from frames interface for “Review the current price”, with the Send prompt control highlighted by arrow 5.

Step 5: Send prompt

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A useful tip

Related endpoint images with compatible subjects and camera views are easier to connect than unrelated scenes.

If something goes wrong

If an ending-frame option is not supported, choose a compatible model or animate only the starting image. A transition request is guidance, not a guarantee of an exact final frame.

Read first, create when you’re ready

Reading this guide is free. The linked tool shows its own requirements and current credit price. Screenshots use demonstration data; review your own inputs and the quoted cost before submitting paid work.

Reviewed 2026-10-18 · Tong Academy