Prompt Guidance
How to Turn Images into Video with Ottermind: Motion and Camera Prompts
You can begin a short video with a written scene or an existing image. In Ottermind, explain the subject, setting, action, camera movement, and light so your creative intent is clear. This tutorial follows a simple product shot from source preparation through revisions and final file checks.
Describe what moves and what stays
For image-to-video work, identify the appearance that should remain, the subject's movement, and the camera's path. Complete a simple shot before introducing complex action.
1. Choose text or an image
Use text when exploring a scene. Upload an image when you want to retain a product's appearance or composition. Check the generation methods, duration, aspect ratio, and credits available in your current interface.
Start with one subject and one principal action so the outcome is easy to evaluate.
2. Write the shot prompt
Cover six elements: subject, scene, action, camera, lighting, and details to preserve or avoid.
Use the uploaded coffee-cup image to create a short shot. Preserve the cup's shape and color. Move the camera slowly forward, with warm window light on the table and a little steam above the cup. Keep the scene natural and quiet. Add no people or text. Confirm the available aspect ratio and duration before generating.For text-to-video, also describe appearance, position, and background. This leaves fewer important decisions unspecified.
3. Inspect motion and shape
Play the entire result. Look for deformation, incorrect camera direction, and discontinuous action. Then inspect lighting, background, and edges.
If audio matters, check whether the selected method supports it and whether the actual sound fits. Do not overlook audio or captions just because the picture looks good.
4. Revise a specific problem
Reduce camera movement if the shot feels too fast; restate reference details if the subject changes. Keep other approved conditions stable. Complex sequences can be split into simpler shots, reviewed separately, and assembled afterward.
5. Check the publishing format
Verify actual resolution, aspect ratio, duration, cropping, and usable opening and closing frames. Keep important action inside the safe area for vertical formats. Words such as cinematic or high quality are creative instructions, not proof of the output's technical specifications.
Product reference: Create a short product video
