Image to video test
Animate a vintage photo
The prompt: “Animate this vintage black-and-white photograph with natural subtle motion, preserving the grain and tonality”
Tests whether the model adds motion without modernising the image. Usually it colourises or sharpens uninvited.
Source image
Every model below was given this exact same image, so the comparison is fair.
Every model, same prompt
#2
Kling 3.0
Kuaishou
5.00/5
Grain/tone preserved, no colourisation. NOTE: output rendered at 1656x1248 (~4:3), inheriting the source image aspect ratio instead of the requested 16:9 — see model notes.
#3
OpenAI Sora 2
OpenAI
5.00/5
Grain/tone preserved, no unwanted colourisation or modern sharpening.
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