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
Real estate twilight sky swap with Omni Flash edit: price
Send a listing clip and a prompt to Gemini Omni Flash 1.1 edit on Sume. Resolution defaults to 720p; a 5-second source costs $0.63, or $0.94 at 1080p.
Yoga studio 3:4 portrait promo, 8 seconds: models and price
Wan 3.0, H3 and Seedance list 3:4 on Sume; an 8-second 720p portrait clip costs $1.00 on Wan, $0.60 on H3 (768p) and $4.63 on Seedance 2.5.
Square and vertical Shorts series episodes: allowed, keep one size
YouTube's Shorts series accepts portrait or square episodes up to 180 seconds. Render a whole season at one Timeline output size so the feed stays consistent.
Bulk item says 'The Format run failed.' Read the run receipt
A failed Sume bulk item carries only a generic format_run_failed error. The reason is in the child run receipt at GET /v1/format-runs/{run_id}, so read that.
Log segment count and billable minutes per holiday ad
Read segment_count, billable_minutes, and warnings from each Sume timeline render result and log one cost line per holiday ad. A Python script, no network.
Online course intro bumper: 6 seconds at 1080p on Sume
A 6-second 1080p course intro costs $0.84 to $8.53 on Sume: Kling 3 silent, Omni Flash 1.1, H3 Max, Wan 3.0, and Seedance 2.5 priced from the catalog.
Ski resort snow report clip: 6 seconds at 1080p on Seedance
A 6-second 1080p clip costs $4.09 on Seedance 2.0 Fast, $5.11 on Seedance 2.0 and $8.53 on Seedance 2.5 on Sume. Wan 3.0 is $1.50.
YouTube Shorts: upload 15 at a time, so render in batches of 15
YouTube Studio lets you pick up to 15 Shorts per upload. Render a batch of 15 vertical files with Sume Timeline, and see what 15 shorts cost by length.
Coffee shop window screen: 15-second 9:16 clip at 1080p
A 15-second 1080p vertical clip for a shop screen costs $2.10 to $21.32 on Sume: Kling 3, H3 Max, Wan 3.0, Seedance 2.0 and 2.5. Omni Flash stops at 10 seconds.
Museum kiosk 4:3 video: which Sume models list the ratio
Wan 3.0, H3, H3 Max and Seedance list 4:3 on Sume; Omni Flash 1.1 and Kling 3 do not. A 10-second 720p clip costs $0.75 to $5.78.
Image-to-image from a reference avatar: six poses on GPT Image 2.5
Turn one avatar or mascot image into six pose stills with input_references on GPT Image 2.5: $0.125 at medium, $0.50 at high. Request and checks on Sume.
Sale intro card, then the clip: two timeline slots, not compose
A still card then a video is not a compose mode in Sume. Compose shows both at once; two adjacent timeline-1.0 video slots put the card first, then the clip.
Recap reel of 12 deal clips: 12 slots is the last single pass
A Sume timeline renders up to 12 slots in one pass. A 12-clip deals recap fits; a 13th slot makes the render chunk. See the limits, the rate, and the cost.
Re-run only the failed rows of a Black Friday bulk queue
One row of a Sume bulk queue failed? Send only the failed rows as a new queue with a new idempotency key. The old key replays the old queue and starts nothing.
Match compose output to the timeline size: no double rescale
Sume timeline compose defaults to 1080x1920. Set output width, height, and fps to the timeline you join it into, so the holiday shot is not rescaled twice.
Raw-to-plated recipe clip: first and last frame on Sume
Pin the raw-ingredients photo as the first frame and the plated dish as the last. Wan 3.0, Omni Flash 1.1 and H3 take both; the 8-second prices are inside.
Meta One lets Advanced add links to reels: burn a CTA, not a URL
Meta One Advanced adds links in organic posts and reels, so the clip itself only needs a short call to action. Burn it with Sume caption cues for $0.20.
Playlist to Shorts series: audit every file first with video inspect
A playlist becomes a YouTube Shorts series only if it holds only Shorts of 180 s or less. Probe each file with Sume video inspect before adding show features.
Wedding save-the-date clip: first frame or reference photos
Send one engagement photo as a first frame to animate it, or up to 10 reference images to Omni Flash 1.1 to keep the couple's look. 8-second prices inside.
Overlay video_fit contain: keep a wide product clip uncropped
In Sume timeline compose overlay, video_fit contain fits a wide 16:9 product clip inside the frame instead of cropping it, with a sale plate over the top.
Vertical workout demo, 15 seconds at 720p: Sume prices
A 15-second 9:16 workout clip at 720p is $1.13 on H3, $1.88 on Wan 3.0, $3.15 on Kling 3 with sound and $8.67 on Seedance 2.5. Omni Flash stops at 10 s.
Trim an ad cutdown from an MCP client: dry run, wait, result
Cut a 15-second holiday ad version from an MCP client with Sume video_trim: dry_run shows the $0.02 estimate, then jobs_wait and jobs_result return the MP4.
Podcast trailer clip at 480p: 15 seconds on Wan, H3 or Seedance
A 15-second 480p podcast trailer clip costs $0.94 on Wan 3.0 or MiniMax H3 and $2.11 on Seedance 2.0 Fast on Sume, all with audio.
Cut a 10-minute vertical video into Shorts episodes at sentence ends
A 10-minute vertical master needs at least four Shorts episodes of 180 s or less. Find sentence ends with video inspect, cut with video trim: about 18 cents.
Animal shelter adoption reel 9:16: six-second clips priced
A 6-second vertical adoption clip on Sume costs $0.45 on H3, $0.75 on Omni Flash 1.1 or Wan 3.0 and $1.82 on Seedance 2.0 Fast. All four list 9:16.
Band teaser with your own track: which Sume models take audio
Wan 3.0, H3, H3 Max and Seedance accept an audio reference on Sume; Omni Flash 1.1 and Kling 3 do not. A 12-second 720p teaser is $0.90 to $6.94.
Hotel room tour clip from 10 photos with Omni Flash 1.1
Gemini Omni Flash 1.1 on Sume takes up to 10 reference images and 3 short clips. An 8-second room tour costs $1.00 at 720p, $1.50 at 1080p and $3.00 at 4K.
Free-returns ribbon across the top of a clip: compose overlay
Put a free-returns ribbon at the top of a holiday product clip with Sume timeline compose overlay: position top, width_ratio, margin_ratio, $0.02 a job.
Dog photo to a 5-second clip with sound: six Sume models
Animate one dog photo for 5 seconds at 720p. Six Sume video ids priced side by side, from $0.38 to $2.89, and which of them cannot turn the sound off.
VHS camcorder look on purpose: 360p and 480p AI video on Sume
A 6-second 360p or 480p AI video costs $0.23 to $0.53 on Sume. Omni Flash 1.1 is the only video id with a 360p rung; the others start at 480p.
Farmers market square 1:1 clip: which Sume models take it
Omni Flash 1.1 is 16:9 or 9:16 only, so a square feed clip needs Wan 3.0, Kling 3, H3 or Seedance. Six-second 720p prices from $0.45 to $3.47.
Add one real shot: how a filmed clip changes an AI Short
One filmed shot of your own among generated clips gives an AI Short a part nobody else has. What YouTube's pages say, the label question, and a Timeline build.
One Short in Korean and English: caption styles and rules
Posting a Korean and an English cut of your own AI Short? YouTube is silent on translations; Sume caption styles are not. Which style fits which script.
Six Short structures to rotate so no two feel the same
Original is not only the topic. Six repeatable structures for 15 to 60 second Shorts, with slot counts and a rotation plan for Sume Timeline builds.
Blog post to a 45-second Short that is not the article aloud
Reading an article over stock clips is the pattern YouTube warns about. Pull one claim, add your own angle, and build the Short with Sume Timeline.
Five product photos to one 15-second ad: five clips and a Timeline
Animate five angles of one product with Wan 3.0 at $0.625 each, cut 3 s from each in a $0.10 Timeline render, add $0.20 captions: $3.43 for a 15 s vertical ad.
Holiday send-by cues for Alaska, Hawaii, international and military
USPS 2026 send-by dates differ by region: Dec 16 for AK/HI/PR Ground Advantage, Dec 9 international, Nov 4 military. Burn each in as a $0.20 caption cue.
Meta catalog video: the ad spend per SKU that pays for the clip
Meta says catalog ad sets with product video saw 20% more conversions per dollar. Break-even spend per SKU is 5 x clip cost x CPA/margin; $0.93 and $2.19 clips.
Which SKUs get an AI video first? Rank by profit inside a fixed budget
Rank SKUs by 30-day gross margin and fill a fixed video budget at Sume prices: $0.625 Wan or $1.89 Seedance 2 clips plus $0.30 for captions and Timeline.
Search a podcast archive for a phrase and jump to the time: STT words
Transcribe episodes with Sume STT, keep words[] with start times in a small index, and find any phrase with a mm:ss link. Python, about 60 cents per hour.
Does YouTube's AI label hurt reach or monetization? What it says
YouTube states a disclosure label alone does not change recommendations or monetization eligibility. What it covers, what it does not, and a workflow.
YouTube AI labels you cannot appeal: Veo and C2PA metadata
YouTube says labels from its own AI tools or full-AI C2PA metadata cannot be appealed, though you can update disclosure status in Studio. What it means for you.
YouTube's AI label for unrealistic content: the expanded description
YouTube puts a label on realistic AI content, but unrealistic AI content is disclosed in the expanded description. The realistic test and the API field.
Find each script line in a recorded read: match STT words to script
Transcribe a studio read with Sume STT, then match its words to your script lines to get start and end seconds per line for cutting takes. Python.
Redact names from a transcript and the audio: STT words, then split
Sume STT returns word timings with a type field. Find the names you list, blank them in text, and cut the same spans from the audio for $0.01.
Fit a voiceover to a 30-second ad: measure pace, then set TTS speed
Send timestamps.words, read the last word end time, and rescale generation_config.speed (0.6 to 1.5) until a Sume TTS take fits its slot. Two takes, 2 cents.
How to mark a Vimeo video as AI-generated: the steps for a Sume clip
Vimeo's AI label is a per-video checkbox in Settings, Content. The steps, the three cases that need it, and what to log for a Sume-generated clip.
Vimeo's AI label vanishes in the embed when the title is hidden
Vimeo shows the AI label under the title and in the embedded player, but not when the title is hidden. What to do on a landing page that embeds an AI clip.