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
Digital signage greeter: a 9:16 avatar clip loop, priced on Sume
A signage greeter from Sume Avatar 1.0: pick 9:16, 3:4 or 16:9 per screen, render five 20-second clips, and see the cost by tier for the whole rotation.
AI wall art canvas: gpt-image-2.5 pixels per inch, 8x10 to 24x36
The biggest 2:3 image gpt-image-2.5 can send is 2336x3504, which is 97 pixels per inch at 24x36. Here is the dpi for five canvas sizes and when to upscale.
Vacation rental check-in video: an avatar host with silence beats
One avatar, one shared background and silence beats let a host walk guests through check-in in 60 seconds or less. Set video_inputs on Avatar Video.
Case study video narrated by an avatar: three scenes, 55 seconds
Narrate a written case study as a 55-second, three-scene Sume avatar video: problem, change, result. Cost by tier and a body you can send; no names needed.
AI background music for a one-minute video: brief and cost
Generate a one-minute bed with the Music Router at $0.125 and render it under the video at $0.10 per output minute: about $0.225 in total.
AI board game tokens: transparent PNG art, circle-cropped at 300 dpi
Make board game character tokens: one anchor style, a transparent PNG per character from gpt-image-2.5, then crop to a circle in Pillow at token size.
AI wine label design via API: artwork from the model, text from code
For a wine label, generate only the artwork with gpt-image-2.5, ask for a clear panel, and set the name, vintage and regulatory lines in code so they are exact.
Explainer music that changes per scene: three Lyria briefs, one concat
Make each scene's music a separate Lyria 3.5 brief at least 12 BPM apart, then join them gaplessly with Timeline audio concat for $0.01.
Wedding toast transcript: video inspect with sentence segments
Get a text keepsake of a toast video: video-inspect with transcribe true returns text, word timings and sentence segments for $0.01 per audio minute.
Podcast guest clips from a video call: detach once, then split
Five audio clips from one recorded call cost $0.02 on Sume: one audio-detach ($0.01) plus one timeline-audio split ($0.01), not $0.05 for five detaches.
Out-of-office video message with an AI avatar: 15 seconds on Sume
Make a 15-second out-of-office video from a script: return date, contact, captions on. $2.76 on Standard plus a $0.20 caption add-on; Plus and Max too.
Price increase announcement video: a 45-second avatar, four scenes
Announce a price change with a 45-second Sume avatar video in four scenes: hook, reason, what changes, next step. Cost by tier, a working video_inputs body.
AI cake design preview for a bakery order: photo reference and mask
Show a customer their cake before baking: pass a photo of the plain cake as a reference, edit the top with mask_url, and keep the order text in code.
Hotel guest welcome video: an avatar in your lobby photo, 8 properties
Make a 25-second welcome video per property with a Sume avatar and a lobby photo as the scene: eight properties cost $36.80 on Standard. Script and request.
AI low-poly and voxel icons: a transparent set with one style anchor
Generate low-poly or voxel icons as transparent PNGs with gpt-image-2.5: one anchor icon, then the rest as references, with a size check at 64 and 128 pixels.
AI coat of arms or crest as a transparent PNG, with alpha check
Generate a family crest or team badge as a transparent PNG with gpt-image-2.5's background parameter, then verify the alpha channel before it goes on merch.
Privacy policy update explainer: a 40-second avatar video
Explain a privacy policy change in 40 seconds with a Sume avatar: three scenes, captions on, legal review before render. Cost by tier and a script checklist.
AI Polaroid or VHS photo look on your own photo: an edit call
Give a photo the Polaroid or VHS look with one reference edit instead of a filter, then draw the date stamp or caption in code so the digits are exact.
Real estate agent intro clip: headshot, logo and listing photos
Send a headshot, your logo and listing photos as reference_image_urls to Gemini Omni Flash 1.1 and address each as <IMAGE_REF_n> for a 3 to 10 second intro.
Event RSVP clips: invitation, reminder and last call from one avatar
Plan three Sume avatar clips for one event, an 18-second invitation, a 10-second reminder and an 8-second last call. 36 seconds total costs $6.62 on Standard.
Make a shop mascot copy a dance: Genjutsu source video and images
Genjutsu on the Video Router takes one source video_url and 1 to 8 reference images, 4 to 30 seconds at 480p or 720p. It has no text-only mode.
2-second YouTube intro sting: Wan 3.0 has the lowest floor
The shortest clip length Sume's docs list for the Video Router is 2 seconds on wan-3.0. Seedance 2.5 starts at 4. Here is a request and how to trim for less.
Lab demo video to worksheet stills: video frames at up to 24 times
Turn a recorded lab demo into a step-by-step worksheet: video-frames takes 1 to 24 at values from a clip of 300 seconds or less and returns full-size stills.
Board game trailer: table clips and box art as Gemini Omni references
Use up to 3 short clips (3 s or less each) plus images as references in Gemini Omni Flash 1.1 to make a 10-second board game trailer with native sound.
AI paper doll cutouts: transparent outfits that fit one body, via API
Make paper-doll dress-up pieces: one body pose as the anchor, each outfit as a transparent PNG using the body as a reference, then print them at a shared scale.
AI vinyl sleeve art at 12 inches: gpt-image-2.5 stops at 240 dpi
A 12-inch square sleeve face at 300 dpi is 3,600 pixels square, but gpt-image-2.5's largest square is 2880, or 240 dpi. Your options for the last 60 dpi.
AI blog featured image at 16:9: 1536x864 passes, 1920x1080 does not
For a 16:9 blog featured image, gpt-image-2.5 accepts 1536x864 and 2048x1152 but not 1920x1080, because 1080 is not a multiple of 16. Checked in a table.
School closing announcement as a 30-second avatar video with captions
Turn a snow-day notice into a 30-second captioned avatar video in a 9:16 frame. Standard is the fastest Sume tier; cost by tier and a send-ready script.
AI chibi figurine from a photo: one reference edit, four takes
Turn a portrait into a glossy chibi figurine render with one reference edit on gpt-image-2.5, four takes per call, and a plain background for the cutout.
AI action figure box from a selfie: a gpt-image-2.5 reference edit
Make the AI action-figure-in-a-box image from one selfie: send it as an input reference to gpt-image-2.5, then letter the name on the box in code.
Restaurant promo clip: keep Gemini Omni's native audio or swap it
Gemini Omni Flash 1.1 always makes synced audio. Keep it, or drop it with video trim ($0.02) and lay a Timeline soundtrack under the picture.
AI pet portrait in a costume: keep the markings with a reference
Put your dog or cat in a regal costume portrait: one pet photo as an input reference, a keep-the-markings prompt, and a retry plan for the coat pattern.
Quinceañera invitation teaser: portrait and venue as references
A 10-second quinceañera invitation teaser from up to 10 reference images with Gemini Omni Flash 1.1, with the date added as a plate instead of generated text.
AI nail art preview from a hand photo: a mask_url edit on one finger
Preview a nail design on a client's hand photo with a mask_url edit on gpt-image-2.5: a mask limited to the nails, a reference for the design, and edge checks.
Agency approval loop for AI video: 480p proof, then the final on Sume
Show clients a cheap 480p Seedance 2.5 proof, get sign-off, then pay for the 1080p final. Cost table for a 30 s clip: $8.06 proof, $42.65 final, plus rounds.
App preview clip from screenshots with Seedance 2.5 and a caption pass
Screenshots as reference images can drive a 15 s Seedance 2.5 app promo on Sume for $8.67 at 720p. Generated UI text is unreliable, so add words after.
Dubbed video: burn target-language captions with script_text
After dubbing into Spanish or German, caption the new audio with your translated script as script_text so burned words match your approved translation.
Children's story clip from one illustration: Seedance 2.5 or 2.0
Animate one storybook illustration with a Seedance reference image on Sume. A 15 s page is $5.67 on Seedance 2.0 and $8.67 on Seedance 2.5.
Does dimming or cropping a clip need a YouTube AI label?
YouTube lists dimming as a colour adjustment needing no label; cropping is not listed either way. The label turns on realistic synthetic content.
Music bed for a SaaS product demo: a Lyria brief and ducking
A product demo needs a quiet instrumental bed under narration. A seven-axis Lyria 3.5 brief, a Timeline soundtrack with duck_db, and what it costs.
Live-commerce host video by API: instruction, input, schema, webhook
How a Sume Format run for a live-commerce style host video is shaped: instruction for decisions, input for data, an output schema, a spend cap and a webhook.
Music clip with Seedance 2.5: audio reference plus performer image
A Seedance 2.5 request on Sume takes reference_audio_urls only with a reference image or video. Build a 15 to 30 s music-driven clip and see the cost.
Muted product loop in four languages: burn captions from cues
A silent clip fails speech-to-captions as caption_no_speech. Pass cues with text, start and end to burn four translations at $0.20 a job.
One video in three languages: per-language voiceover tracks on Sume
Render scene lines in each language with TTS, join each language into one track with timeline audio concat, then re-base scene starts from segments[].
Online course trailer in 30 seconds with Seedance 2.5: beats and cost
A 30-second course trailer in one Seedance 2.5 request: beats for hook, promise and call to action, authored captions on top, about $17.33 at 720p on Sume.
Podcast teaser clip: cover art plus audio reference on Seedance 2.5
Make a 15 to 30 s teaser by sending cover art and an episode excerpt as reference_audio_urls to Seedance 2.5 on Sume. Honest lip-sync limits and cost.
Do YouTube Shorts AI tools label automatically? What the page says
YouTube says its own Shorts generative AI tools disclose automatically. Regional limits per tool, and what an API pipeline still has to disclose itself.
YouTube AI Shorts tools missing in EEA, UK, Switzerland: use an API
YouTube lists several Shorts AI tools as not available in the EEA, UK or Switzerland. If you are there, generate the clip with an API and upload the MP4.