To make a pet product video from photos, animate three clip types from your stills: a pet-in-scene clip, a product reveal and a lifestyle clip. Each needs one clean still of the product. Image-to-video builds subtle motion and generates the setting around the real product and packaging, and you assemble the clips with captions and a music bed in Compose, then export the sizes each placement needs.
What you need
- A clean still of the product (a hero shot plus a scene or lifestyle frame)
- A one-line idea of the story each clip tells
- A Morphic account
The three clip types for pet products
| Clip type | What it shows | Export size |
|---|---|---|
| Pet-in-scene | The product in a home setting with a pet nearby | 9:16 story, 4:5 feed |
| Product reveal | The product turning or coming into frame up close | 9:16 reel, 1:1 product page |
| Lifestyle | The product set in an everyday or outdoor context | 9:16 reel, 4:5 feed |
Pet-in-scene
What it shows: The product in a home setting with a pet nearby, on a floor or a mat in soft light. Why it suits pet products: It shows the product where it is used. The product stays exact and the setting around it, including the scene, is generated.
Product reveal
What it shows: The product turning into frame or caught up close so the shape and packaging read clearly. Why it suits pet products: A reveal reads as quality and lets the label be legible while the item itself stays sharp.
Lifestyle
What it shows: The product set in an everyday or outdoor context, a walk, a yard, a living room. Why it suits pet products: Context signals who the product is for and how it fits a day with a pet.
Steps
Pick and save your stills
Choose the stills each clip will use: a clean product shot and, for the scene and lifestyle clips, a frame that shows the packaging clearly. Lift the product off its background and save it as a reference so the product and packaging stay exact across every clip. Check that each still is sharp, since the motion inherits whatever the still gives it.
Animate each still with image-to-video
Animate each still into a short clip, describing the motion in plain words: a gentle settle for the pet-in-scene, a slow turn for the product reveal, a soft push-in for the lifestyle frame. Keep the motion subtle, because restraint keeps the packaging sharp and dramatic movement warps the product. Check each clip for bending at the edges and regenerate the ones that distort.
Assemble with captions and music in Compose
Bring the clips onto the Compose timeline and order them into one cut. Add a caption track and generate a music bed for the clip. Trim each clip to its best seconds so the reel stays short and moves. Save the arrangement as a Workflow if you plan to make the same set for the next product.
Export the sizes you need
Export the finished cut, then reframe the master to each aspect ratio: vertical 9:16 for reels and stories, 1:1 or 4:5 for the feed and the product page. Check that the packaging reads clearly at small sizes and that captions sit inside the safe area for each platform.
Captions, sound and sizes
Captions carry a product video in a muted feed. Transcribe the cut to an SRT, translate it if you sell in more than one market, and burn styled captions onto the clip using a Latin-script font. For sound, generate a music bed for the clip rather than lifting a track you do not have rights to; the music is generated in the same workspace, so the reel stays clear for paid placement. For sizing, cut the reel vertical at 9:16 and reframe the master to 1:1 or 4:5 for the feed and the product page, so every placement matches instead of being rebuilt.
What to keep real
Image-to-video animates your real still, so the product itself is never invented. Keep the product and the packaging exactly as shipped, and save the product as a reference so it holds across every clip. Keep the motion subtle so the packaging stays sharp, since dramatic movement warps the product. The pet, the scene and the light around the product can be generated; the product stays the product.
Start from image-to-video to animate your first still. For the still-image ad formats this method extends, see how to make a pet product ad. For more directions across categories, see product video ideas.