Pika 2.2
by Pika
Photos into dynamic video, up to 1080p.
What it is
Pika 2.2 turns "photos into mind-blowing, dynamic videos in up to 1080p", with "better image clarity and crisper, sharper visuals" than the version before it.
In this studio it sits in the group you reach for when the job is to find out whether an idea moves , inexpensive enough to try several framings of the same still before committing to an expensive model.
It handles camera movement and subject action together: its own example prompt has a subject walking towards the camera while the camera orbits and dollies out.
What it is good at
Built specifically for animating a photograph you already have, rather than generating one from nothing.
Its own example combines a subject walking in with an orbiting, dollying camera , two movements, one prompt.
One of the less expensive ways in the studio to find out whether a still has a shot in it.
Where it struggles
- Pika publishes no list of limitations, so none is invented here.
- The jump from 720p to 1080p roughly doubles the rate. Draft low, deliver high.
- It animates what you give it. If the still is weak, the clip will be too , the model is not fixing the photograph.
How to prompt it
Say what moves and what the camera does, in that order, and leave the scene alone , the still already describes it. Two movements is a reasonable ask; four is where it starts averaging them into mush.
An example that shows what that means
The man and the horse walk slowly towards the camera while the camera orbits gently to the left and pulls back, everything else in the frame holding still.
What we offer here
Straight from the catalogue, so this list never goes stale. The price is the provider’s published rate with our markup on top, and it is on the button before you run anything.
Questions
Does it need a starting image?
This endpoint does , it is built for animating a photograph. For text to video, other models in the studio cover that.
What resolution should I use?
720p while you are testing, 1080p for the version you keep. The rate roughly doubles between them, and both are shown before you run.
Can it fix a bad photo?
No. It animates what you give it, so the still is worth getting right first.