Use cases
Worked examples on Sume's catalog Formats and endpoints: product video and photography, try-on, app and product ads, logo animation, and more.
Start with Ready-made Formats for product video: the Sume Format catalog
90-second micro-drama episode: six H3 shots or three Wan shots, priced
Micro-dramas keep rising on TikTok, Reels and Shorts. A 90-second episode costs $6.98 on six H3 clips or $11.45 on three Wan 720p clips.
Listing walkthrough from 8 photos: seven 4-second Wan 3.0 transitions
Eight room photos become seven Wan 3.0 first-to-last-frame transitions of 4 seconds. $3.50 at 720p plus $0.10 for the timeline render on Sume.
Wedding save-the-date: 12 seconds, 9:16, on Wan 3.0 references
A 12-second 9:16 Wan 3.0 save-the-date from up to 10 reference images costs $1.50 at 720p on Sume. Table of options.
AI UGC creator package: cost basis for 3, 5 or 10 videos
Selling AI UGC videos? One $0.95 avatar and 20-second product clips cost $12.59 for three, $20.35 for five and $39.75 for ten at standard quality.
Charity appeal film: 3 versions of 30 seconds, 720p vs 480p
Three 30-second 16:9 versions of an appeal film cost $52.02 at 720p and $24.21 at 480p on Seedance 2.5 on Sume. How to pick which to test first.
3-minute Reel from API clips: calls and cost by Sume video model
Instagram Reels now run to 3 minutes. Calls needed for 180 s at each Sume video model's longest clip, with the per-job price at 720p or 768p vertical.
Lip sync AI music video: split a song into 5 to 14.8 second windows
MiniMax H3 Max lip sync accepts 5 to 14.8 seconds of audio per clip. Split a 60-second song into five 12-second ranges: about $6.24 at 768p on Sume.
Real estate listing: 6 room clips on Seedance 2.5 vs Wan 3.0, priced
Six 5-second room clips cost $42.66 at 1080p on Seedance 2.5, $17.34 at 720p or $7.50 on Wan 3.0 at 1080p on Sume. When the pricier model earns it.
Cut a long talk into short vertical clips with the Sume API
Turn one long recording into short clips on Sume: video-inspect for a sentence transcript, video-trim per range, video-captions to burn the words. Rates inside.
Which video model fits a 6, 15 or 30 second ad slot on Sume?
Video Router duration limits differ by model: Seedance 2.5 and Wan 3.0 reach 30 seconds, Gemini Omni Flash 1.1 is 3 to 10, and most others stop at 15.
Localize one video ad into many languages with Sume batches
Two ways to localize one ad on Sume: a bulk Format batch with one item per language, or burn translated cue captions onto the existing video for $0.20 per job.
Test several caption looks on one video without re-transcribing
Send source_caption_id with a new style to re-burn a video's captions in a different look. No second speech-to-text; each variant is still a $0.20 render.
LinkedIn 'Seems like AI slop' button: what AI video posters change
LinkedIn lets members flag posts as AI slop. What that means for AI video on the feed, and a short Sume checklist to keep the work specific and yours.
TikTok's AI spam test: politics, finance and medical AI video niches
TikTok is testing account-level detection of AI spam on politics, financial advice and medical content. What an AI video team in those niches should check.
Seven vertical AI videos a week: a stdlib Python batch with keys
A short Python script that submits seven 9:16 video jobs to Sume with Idempotency-Keys, so a rerun never bills a second job. Standard library only.
One AI video for TikTok, LinkedIn, Reels and Threads: limits table
Length, size and format limits from TikTok, LinkedIn, Meta and Threads pages in one table, and how to produce one master AI video that fits them with Sume.
LinkedIn sorts posts spam, low-quality or clear: batching AI video
LinkedIn says classifiers label each post spam, low-quality or clear in near real time. How to vary a batch of AI videos so each one stands alone.
AI presenter on LinkedIn: say who the avatar is and who backs it
LinkedIn says people come to connect with real people. How to use a Sume avatar video as a presenter without confusing viewers about who is speaking.
TikTok Symphony Agent adds AI labels; a Sume upload does not
TikTok says Symphony Agent output carries AI labels and invisible watermarks. A Sume file has no such step in the docs, so here is what to add before posting.
Microdrama TV views are up 90%: render episodes at 1080p?
YouTube says microdrama views on TV rose over 90% year over year. Episodes stay vertical, but 1080p on Wan 3.0 costs $0.25 a second, double 720p.
Binge cut: join ten AI micro-drama episodes into one video
Ten one-minute episodes become one 10-minute video in a single Timeline 1.0 render: detach each episode's audio, join the parts, and expect a $1.00 render fee.
Shorts series: serial or non-serial for AI episodes
Shorts series can be serial (oldest first) or non-serial (newest first). Which suits AI episodes, and how Sume jobs differ for each, per YouTube Help.
One caption per carousel slide: get a typed list from a Sume Format
Write a separate caption for each carousel slide by binding an output_schema to a Sume Format run, so your app gets one typed caption per image.
Sample clip for a YouTube brand pitch: a 6-second Omni preview
Make a short sample clip to pitch a brand on YouTube: Omni 1.1 prices per second and how to hand it over with Ask Studio's pitch help.
TikTok AI literacy hub: what your AI video should show viewers
TikTok's in-app hub teaches viewers to spot AI content when they search AI terms. What that means for a brand's AI video, and how to prepare yours with Sume.
Instagram Series for Reels: prepare AI episodes before it opens
Meta is testing Series, a profile tab that bundles episodic Reels. Render numbered 9:16 episodes now with Sume so a season is ready to group when you get it.
Charging users for AI video: price each one from usage.cost
After Sora, your app pays Sume's usage.cost per video. Add a margin, round up to the cent, charge only completed jobs. A JavaScript helper and rules.
Meta's AI Info label hits identical copies: post one master AI video
Meta says an AI Info label applies to all identical instances across its platforms. Why one master file matters for AI video, and how to keep one with Sume.
YouTube Creator Partnerships brand Short: what format to deliver
What file a brand needs for a YouTube Creator Partnerships Short: length, ratio and how to cut it with Sume.
Cut 15 s and 30 s versions of a creator Short for a brand partner
A brand may ask for shorter cuts of a creator video. Make 15 and 30 second versions from one file with Timeline 1.0 source_in, at $0.10 per ceil minute each.
Paid promotion on a branded Short: YouTube box plus on-screen line
Tick YouTube's paid promotion box, then add your own opening line with Sume trim, compose and Timeline 1.0 for about $0.15.
Omni Flash edit or regenerate: when video_url beats a new prompt
Edit with video_url to change one thing; regenerate when the motion is wrong. A 6-second edit costs $0.75 at 720p on Sume.
Language listening practice: one passage at 0.6, 1.0 and 1.5 speed
Make slow, normal and fast versions of one passage with Sume TTS generation_config.speed (0.6 to 1.5). Three jobs for 9 cents on a 600-character text.
Announce a new Shorts episode with a YouTube post and a video frame
Make the still for a YouTube post that points to your next Shorts episode: pull the frame with Sume video frames and keep within the post limits YouTube lists.
Loading states for a Generate clip button: pending to cancelled
Map Sume's five video job statuses to five UI states, handle the 409 job_not_completed case, and poll at the interval the API suggests instead of a fixed timer.
Spin-off for an AI series: reuse a character sheet in a new show
A spin-off keeps one character and changes the world. Generate a new sheet with up to 16 references, then reuse the same stills across the new show's episodes.
TikTok AI voiceover: the disclosure log to keep for each video
TikTok now labels AI content and joined the C2PA steering committee. Keep a short per-video log for a synthetic voiceover: voice source, consent, label, date.
Creator or Brand Content Series on TikTok: which AI pilot to render
TikTok's The Next Episode splits into Creator Content Series and Brand Content Series. Two different pilots, with Sume prices: $3.75, $7.74 and a $0.95 avatar.
How do I caption a silent micro-drama for Shorts with overlay cues?
Send authored text as cues with start and end times to the Sume caption job. A silent clip fails speech captions with caption_no_speech, so use cues.
TikTok x Sundance micro-series course: what a pilot costs to render
TikTok and Sundance Collab run a free four-week micro-series writing course. Here is a 60-second pilot priced as ten Wan 3.0 shots on Sume: $7.80.
TikTok Shop UK bans high-volume repetitive AI content: vary variants
TikTok Shop's UK AI page lists high-volume repetitive, low-effort content as prohibited. Make each variant differ in hook, shot and script, not in a filter.
TikTok Shop UK bans fear-based organ imagery: lint your AI prompt
The UK Shop AI page bans fear-based health imagery like diseased organs. Check your prompt before rendering, then check frames with Sume video-frames.
Do fictional AI actors in a TikTok mini drama need the AI label?
Yes if the faces or voices are realistic and AI-made: TikTok asks creators to label content fully generated or significantly edited by AI. Here is how.
Business terms pronounced right: Decagon tuning vs fixing a TTS script
Decagon lets teams tune pronunciation of business terms in Voice 3. For a voiceover job you fix it in the script. A practical test loop and its cost.
Phone numbers and order codes in an AI voiceover, kept clear
Decagon says Chord slows down for confirmation codes and phone numbers. How to get the same clarity in a script-based voiceover by writing digits well.
Next-episode end card in Timeline 1.0: held still, fade, cliffhanger
Add a next-episode end card to a micro-drama with a Timeline 1.0 still slot: stills hold static, fades run up to 1 s, render is $0.10 per output minute.
Recurring AI lead in a Shorts series: label every episode?
YouTube asks for disclosure on realistic generated content; TikTok asks for labels on fully AI-generated or heavily edited content. Record each episode.
First and last frame video on Sume: Seedance 2.5 or Wan 3.0
Both seedance-2.5 and wan-3.0 take a start image and an end image on Sume. How to send frame_images, and why you cannot mix them with references.