Pick how each product photo appears, give every photo its own hold, move only the detail shots, and cut the photo changes to the music before you export.
CapCut can combine photos into a video in three ways. CapCut's online video editor (CapCut Web) lays your product photos on a timeline as a slideshow, CapCut Desktop moves each still with keyframes, and Video Studio (formerly AI video maker) generates footage your photos don't contain. The first two show only your photos; the third adds frames a video model creates.
Say you have six photos of a canvas backpack: the front, the strap, the zipper, the inside pocket, the bag on a shoulder, and the bag on a desk. You want one 15-second vertical video for your shop page and feed. The steps below put the six photos on one timeline, move the detail shots with keyframes in CapCut Desktop, and use Video Studio to turn the shoulder photo into a short clip.
Choose whether each photo stays still, moves, or becomes new footage
SlideshowMotion on the photoNew footageWhere in CapCutThe online editor's timeline, in your browserKeyframes and graphs in CapCut DesktopVideo Studio, opened from All toolsWhere the frames come fromYour photos, in the order you place themYour photos, moved or scaled over timeA video model, given your photoDoes the product look as photographed?YesYes, though a move can push it toward the frame edgeA video model builds new frames from your photo, so compare the clip with the sourceWhat to check before exportOrder, each photo's hold, framing after a ratio changeThat the product stays in frame through the whole moveShape, color, logo, and text against the source photo
In the backpack video, the front view stays still, the zipper and strap shots get keyframed moves, and Video Studio turns the shoulder photo into a short clip.
Besides those three, the image to video tool skips the timeline. It turns a set of uploaded photos into one video and applies transitions, pacing, and layouts automatically. Preview its sequence and adjust any transition or timing that doesn't fit the story.
Put the photos on one timeline, each with its own hold
Upload the photos in the online editor's Media panel from your computer, a cloud drive, or your phone, then drag them onto the timeline in story order. Trim, crop, or split clips on the timeline, then play each photo and compare its time on screen with your plan.
If you open on the front view, give it 3 seconds so the product name can be read. Keep the strap, zipper, and pocket shots at 2 seconds each, and let the two in-use shots run 3 seconds, so the close-ups move fast and the bag in use gets room.
Click Ratio at the top left of the canvas, outside its frame, and pick the vertical ratio before you place any text. Resizing changes the output frame or aspect ratio, so play each photo at the new ratio and confirm the backpack stays in the intended area. Swap any photo that cuts off the bag for one with more room around it.
Add on-screen text from the Text panel.
Keep six stills from playing like a flat slideshow
In CapCut, movement inside a still comes from Desktop keyframes, each hold comes from trimming its clip on the timeline, and the cut points come from the track you add in the Audio panel.
Move the detail shots in CapCut Desktop
Keyframes and graphs are in CapCut Desktop. Click Create project, then drag your media onto the timeline or click Import to add it from your computer. If any photo needs motion, build the whole video there: the same Desktop project takes text, transitions, and background music.
Keyframe only the photos where movement shows something, like a slow push toward the zipper pull or a drift along the strap. Leave the front view still so the product name stays put.
Play every keyframed photo at your output ratio and confirm the main subject stays in the intended area from the first frame of the move to the last.
Cover the joins with transitions and one filter
In Desktop, click Transitions, choose a style, and CapCut places it between your clips automatically. You can then adjust duration, or add keyframes or background music. In the online editor, pick a transition from the Transitions tab on the left.
If one backpack photo looks darker or warmer than the others, apply the same filter from Filters on the left to every photo in the online editor, or adjust brightness and contrast on that one.
Cut the photo changes to the music
Add a track from the Audio panel, or open Plugins and choose Epidemic Sound, which offers "Royalty-free music for your videos and all platforms." CapCut's audio library lets you trim each audio clip to the length you want, so cut the track to the video's length first.
Play the track and note where the beats you can hear fall. Trim the photo clips so each change lands on one of them, and give the longest beat-to-beat gaps to the photos that need reading time.
Then play the full timeline once and check that each text line stays on screen until its photo changes.
Turn the shoulder photo into a clip in Video Studio
Open Video Studio from All tools, set Creation mode to Video, and click + > Upload from device to add the shoulder photo. In the default Director mode, set Aspect ratio to 9:16 and Duration to 5s. Generate the clip you keep in Seedance 2.5 at 720p or 1080p rather than in the 480p Draft.
Credits are deducted when you confirm an action that requires them. The online editor also has a generation box that asks you to "Describe your video. Add a start frame, end frame, or both."
Before the clip goes on the timeline, set it beside its source photo and compare shape, color, logo, and text.
Trim the generated clip to 3 seconds so it starts and ends on the same beats as the stills around it, and put it in the shoulder shot's slot so the video stays at 15 seconds.
Lay out your product photos in the online editor
Open the CapCut online video editor, upload your own product photos to Media, and build your 15-second vertical cut there.
FAQ
What resolution and format can I export a photo video in?
CapCut Desktop exports at resolutions up to 8K, as MP4 or MOV, at the frame rate you choose. The online editor's Export settings panel shows Name, Resolution, Quality, Frame rate, and Format on one screen.
Can I start a product video from a template instead of an empty timeline?
Yes. Open Templates in the online editor's left panel. Its categories include Slideshow, Collage, and Promo, along with Intro and Outro, so a small-business promo can start from the Promo category.