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Turn your product photos into short-form video

You already have product photos. You do not need new ones.

Here is how to turn them into video and into slideshows.

6 steps2 min readUpdated 28 Sept 2026

  1. Step 1: Pick your best five photos

    Not every photo earns a video. Pick the sharpest and clearest few.

    One good photo of each product is plenty to start with.

    TipA photo with plain lighting works better than a busy one.

  2. Step 2: Turn one into a moving clip

    Add the photo as a product Reference in Mutator's Generate.

    A video from it costs 20 credits, and the product stays recognisable while the scene moves.

  3. Step 3: Turn a few into a slideshow

    Slideshows string several photos together with motion and captions.

    Pick a format from the format library instead of starting blank.

    TipA slideshow shows more of a range than one video ever can.

  4. Step 4: Caption both the same way

    Write the price or the benefit as burned in text.

    Most people are scrolling with the sound off.

  5. Step 5: Send video and slideshow differently

    A video goes to TikTok, Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts.

    A slideshow goes up as a TikTok photo post or an Instagram carousel, not YouTube.

    TipDo not force one photo set into every format. Some only work as a slideshow.

  6. Step 6: Rotate the pairing each week

    New week, new photo, same two formats.

    Keep the pairing that gets watched to the end.

Every photo you have is a video and a slideshow waiting.

Start with the one you already like best.

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