# Image-to-video powered by Runway Gen-3 – Straico Capabilities Enhanced

Some weeks ago, we released a [text-to-image capability](/content/ideogram-image-generation/index.html) (powered by Ideogram): users are able to generate images directly from the prompt space, or even modify attached images.

We want to provide even more capabilities: now that image generation is better integrated into the prompt space, we can use those images to create **short videos.** This new image-to-video capability is powered by Runway Gen-3, and it’s fully integrated with Straico’s platform.

## Before Starting

Click on the bulb-icon on the right-hand side of the prompt space: this will open the capability selector:

Make sure that the capability “Image to Video (Runway)” is active in the capability selector.

_Remember that this capability is only compatible with some LLMs (like the ones from OpenAI)._

## Generate

There are two ways to generate a video from an image in Straico:

### From an attached image

If you have the following image in your local files:

You can upload an image from the attachment section:

Once the image has been put into the prompt space, you can send a prompt to generate a video inspired in the uploaded image:

_“use the attached image to generate a video, 5 seconds long, of the fox running along the shore”_

The resulting video also appears in the prompt space:

### From a previously Ideogram-generated image

You can generate videos from images previously generated with Straico’s [image generation capability](/content/ideogram-image-generation/index.html).

Make sure that the image generation capability is turned on. Then, send a prompt to generate a new image:

Once the image is there, you can send a prompt to create a video inspired on the recently created image:

## Parameters

You can specify the following parameters in the prompt for generating a video from an image:

- **Ratio**: the aspect ratio of the video, 1280×768 (landscape), or 768×1280 (portrait).
- **Duration**: You can set a value between 5 seconds and 10 seconds. Beware: longer videos will cost more coins

## Recommendations

Image-to-video capability is not cheap: use it wisely. Make sure of having a good quality image to start, and try to make your prompts as specific as possible. This way, the resulting videos might have better quality.

## Conclusion

Straico’s new image-to-video capability is a new step for integrating several AI-related tools into one single platform. We’d love to know how it works for you, and we hope this new feature is an ally of your creativity.