Trending Animation Effects for Your Content, Now in Kinetik

What's new?

Kinetik ↗ now has animation effects for your photos, based on the motion styles trending on Instagram right now. The animation keeps your visual style, so an animated photo still matches the rest of your post. You can choose from three effects at launch:

• Animated shapes: stars, flowers, and other shapes that move across your photo.
• Timelapse: motion that makes a still scene look like time is passing.
• Living print: a moving scene, such as a forest or water, playing inside a piece of clothing.

How do I animate a photo with Kinetik ↗?

1. Open Kinetik and upload your photo, or use one from a post you're already working on.
2. Type "Animate this photo" and name the effect you want: for example, "add twinkling stars," "make it a timelapse," or "turn my jacket into a moving forest."
3. Get your animated photo in seconds. To adjust it, just ask in the chat: "slower," "more stars," "only on the sleeves."
4. Publish straight from Kinetik, or download it and post it yourself.

Usually, animating a photo means opening a video editor, placing effects on a timeline, and figuring out the right settings to save your video. With Kinetik ↗, you skip all of that.

You describe the effect you want, and Kinetik does the editing for you, so you don't need any video skills to get a moving post. Try the new effects here ↗.

Frequently asked questions

• Can AI animate a photo for Instagram? Yes. In Kinetik, you send a photo with "Animate this photo," choose an effect, and get an animated version back in seconds.

• Which animation effects are available? At launch, you can choose animated shapes (like stars and flowers), timelapse, and living print. We'll update the range of trending effects soon, so stay tuned.

• Do I need video editing skills? No. You describe the effect in words, and Kinetik handles the motion.

• Will the animation match my style? Yes, you can adjust the animation and correct it with your prompt, or send Kinetik a reference to match the colors and shapes.

• How is this different from animating in Canva or CapCut? You write one sentence instead of editing a timeline, and the result arrives in minutes.

Try it on your next post: open Kinetik and send a photo with "Animate this photo." ↗