openrouter-image2video

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Animate a still image into a short video via OpenRouter. Default model google/veo-3.1-fast.

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openrouter-image2video

Image + motion-prompt → video via OpenRouter. Default model: google/veo-3.1-fast.

Use this when you already have a strong still image and want to bring it to life with subtle motion (camera pan, parallax, gentle animation) while preserving the composition. For motion-from-scratch, use openrouter-text2video instead.

The script accepts either a remote image URL or a local image path; local files are base64-encoded and inlined into the request as a data URL.

Usage

Resolve TOOL_DIR = the directory containing this SKILL.md. Commands below use TOOL_DIR as a symbolic placeholder; replace it with the resolved, quoted path before running Bash.

export OPENROUTER_API_KEY=sk-or-v1-...

# From a local image you already generated with text2image
python3 TOOL_DIR/scripts/generate_video_from_image.py \
  --image PROJECT_DIR/assets/teaser.png \
  --prompt "slow parallax push-in, soft drift of ambient particles, no camera shake" \
  --duration 5 \
  --aspect-ratio 16:9 \
  --download PROJECT_DIR/assets/teaser.mp4

# Or from a remote URL
python3 TOOL_DIR/scripts/generate_video_from_image.py \
  --image-url "https://example.com/still.png" \
  --prompt "subtle camera dolly forward, gentle depth-of-field shift" \
  --download PROJECT_DIR/assets/scene.mp4

Flags

Flag	Default	Description
`--prompt`	required	Motion prompt — describe what should move and how
`--download`	required	Output MP4 path
`--image`	one of `--image` / `--image-url` required	Local image path (PNG/JPG); will be base64-encoded
`--image-url`	one of `--image` / `--image-url` required	Remote image URL
`--model`	`google/veo-3.1-fast`	Any OpenRouter image-to-video-capable model
`--duration`	`5`	Seconds
`--aspect-ratio`	`16:9`	`16:9`, `9:16`, `1:1`, `4:3`, `3:4`, `21:9`, `9:21`
`--resolution`	`720p`	Model-dependent (e.g. `480p`, `720p`, `1080p`)
`--frame-role`	`first`	`first` or `last` — anchor frame role for the input image
`--generate-audio`	off	Generate audio with video (if model supports)
`--poll-interval`	`5`	Seconds between polls
`--max-wait`	`600`	Max total wait time

Flow

POST /api/v1/videos with body:

{
  "model": "google/veo-3.1-fast",
  "prompt": "...motion prompt...",
  "aspect_ratio": "16:9",
  "duration": 5,
  "resolution": "720p",
  "frame_images": [
    {
      "type": "image_url",
      "frame_type": "first_frame",
      "image_url": {"url": "data:image/png;base64,..." }
    }
  ]
}

The --frame-role first|last flag maps to frame_type: "first_frame"|"last_frame".

GET /api/v1/videos/{id} every 5s until status == "completed"
GET /api/v1/videos/{id}/content → raw MP4 bytes

Notes

Veo 3.1 Fast is optimized for low-latency image-to-video. Typical render ≈ 60-180s for a 5s 720p clip.
The motion prompt should describe motion only, not the subject (the subject comes from the image).
For subjects with prominent faces, keep motion subtle to avoid uncanny artifacts.
If you also want a defined ending state, supply two images via frame_images with roles first and last. The current script wires only one anchor frame; extend body["frame_images"] to add a second.