Pika

Pika — User Guide

Easy AI video with natural motion.

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Strengths
  • Text to video and picture to video effects are natural and smooth
  • Rich video effects and style options
  • Support video extension and scene expansion
  • Simple interface and low threshold for getting started
Best for
  • Social media short video content creation
  • Product display dynamic video
  • Creative advertising and promotional video production
  • Turn static pictures into dynamic videos

Text to video

Enter a text description and Pika automatically generates the corresponding video clip.

Scenario

Generate product demonstration videos

Prompt example
A sleek smartphone rotating slowly on a reflective surface, studio lighting, product commercial style, 4K quality
Output / what to expect
Generate a 3-4 second product display video with smooth mobile phone rotation and professional light and shadow effects, suitable for e-commerce display.
Tips

Adding keywords such as "slow motion" and "cinematic" to the description can improve the quality of the video.

Scenario

Generate natural scenery videos

Prompt example
Aerial view of a misty mountain forest at sunrise, golden light filtering through trees, birds flying, peaceful atmosphere
Output / what to expect
Generate aerial-style mountain forest morning fog video, with natural light changes, suitable for background video or opening material.
Tips

Natural scenes and abstract images work best, and videos of people doing action may appear deformed.

Picture to video

Upload a static image and let Pika add animation to it.

Scenario

Make product images move

Prompt example
Upload product pictures, prompt words: gentle rotation, floating effect,
soft glow
Output / what to expect
Static product images are transformed into dynamic videos with slight rotation and glowing effects, greatly improving visual appeal.
Tips

The higher the picture quality, the better the resulting video will be. Clear, high-resolution images are recommended.

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