4. Start and End Frames to Video
July 29, 2026
In one sentence.The images control the beginning and ending; your prompt describes only what happens between them.
Start and End Frames: control the beginning and ending
1
Two images
An initial composition and a final composition
2
Your prompt
Transition, path, and pacing
3
The video
A continuous passage between both images
The prompt builds a transition that is compatible with both compositions.
When to use this mode
- Precisely control the opening and conclusion of a shot.
- Create a transformation, movement, or reveal between two compositions.
- Connect two moments of the same scene with greater continuity.
What your prompt should specify
- The intermediate action or transformation.
- The path of the subject and camera.
- The pace of the transition.
- Continuity in lighting, setting, and direction of movement.
Quick formula
Intermediate event
Path
Pacing
Visual continuity
COPY-READY EXAMPLE
"The woman slowly turns toward the window as the camera moves closer. The curtains lift gently in the breeze, and the lighting transitions naturally from the warm interior of the first frame to the cool dawn light of the final frame."
What to avoid and how to improve it
| Avoid | Improved version |
|---|---|
| The room is beautiful and the woman becomes a bird, flies across a city and lands in the final room. | The woman turns toward the window as a soft gust moves the curtains. The camera follows her motion and settles naturally into the final composition. |
Capabilities and limitations
- Strong control over the initial and final compositions.
- A very large difference between the two images can produce an artificial transition.
- The path must remain physically achievable within the selected duration.
- Characters, objects, and light sources should be sufficiently consistent between both frames.
Quick checklist
Both images use compatible aspect ratios and orientations.
The main subject can move naturally from one position to the other.
The prompt describes the middle of the action, not the two images.
The direction of motion and lighting remain coherent.