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
AI children's book illustrations with the same character on every page
Make storybook pages where the hero stays recognisable: draw one anchor image, pass it as a reference on every page call, and keep the style words fixed.
AI cosmetics bottle photo: glass, reflections and a clean label
Generate or restage a cosmetics bottle still without wrecking the label: a reference photo, a quoted label text, and a high-quality final pass on Sume.
AI isometric illustration generator: a matching set through an API
Make a set of isometric illustrations that match: one style anchor, fixed camera words, and a per-item prompt. Model, ratio and cost per image on Sume.
AI meme image generator API: make the picture, then set the caption
For a meme, generate the image without words and add the caption in code, or quote it for GPT Image 2.5 and check the spelling. A Sume request.
AI newsletter header image: generate a 4:1 banner and crop to fit
Newsletter headers are wide strips. Ask Nano Banana 2 for 4:1 or 8:1 on Sume, keep the subject in the middle, and crop to your template. Request and crop math.
AI product angles from one photo: front, three-quarter and back views
Make extra product angles from one packshot: send a second photo of the back for printed sides, then check each view. A reference-edit request on Sume.
AI sneaker product photo on a colored backdrop, from one packshot
Keep the sneaker, change the set: a prompt, a preserve list and a reference photo give colored-backdrop product stills. Request, ratio and checks on Sume.
AI trading card art: generate at 2:3, then crop to a 5:7 card
Sume has no 5:7 ratio. Ask for 2:3, keep art out of the margins, and crop 6.7 percent off the height. Models, request and crop math.
AI wedding invitation image: quote names and date so they render
Make an invitation card picture with an image API: quote every line, pick a portrait ratio, check the spelling, and add real print text in layout.
AI whiteboard photo to a clean diagram: an image edit, step by step
Photograph the whiteboard, send it as a reference, and ask for a clean redraw. What an image model can and cannot keep, and how to check every label.
AI wireframe to UI mockup: turn a hand sketch into a screen
Send a photo of your wireframe as a reference to GPT Image 2.5 on Sume, quote every label, and get a styled UI mockup back. Request, ratios and limits.
Australia AI ad disclosure: no blanket rule, and the AANA review
Ad Standards says Australia has no blanket rule to disclose AI in ads. The AANA's code review asked whether to add one. What that means for a video ad today.
How many AI ad videos can you queue at once? Limits by plan
Sume accepts paid generation jobs until queue capacity runs out, then returns 429 queue_full. Static capacity: 6 Free, 24 Pro, 48 Startup, 120 Scale.
Burn captions on a silent product video with authored cues
A silent clip fails Sume captioning with caption_no_speech. Pass cues or segments with text, start and end to burn your own copy, no transcription step.
Cafe or bakery weekly clips: five photos, five 5-second clips
Animate five product photos into vertical clips with seedance-2.5 first_frame, then join them in Timeline 1.0. What the API accepts and what it can't promise.
Canada AI ad disclosure: #MadeWithAI and AI influencer testimonials
Ad Standards' 2025 influencer guidelines say AI-made or significantly altered content should be disclosed. What that means for an avatar ad and its testimonial.
Course trailer from three lesson clips: one audio track in Timeline
Cut a 30-second course trailer from three lesson recordings: detach audio once, join slices with audio.parts and source_in, then lay the video slots over it.
Demand Gen A/B experiment: 50 conversions per arm, then what?
Google asks for at least 50 conversions per arm in Demand Gen conversion experiments. What that means for how many AI video variants you can afford to test.
Downloaded Reel lost its music? Rebuild the bed with Sume Music Router
Instagram says a downloaded reel won't keep library music. Detach the voice, generate a bed with Music Router, and mix them in Timeline with ducking.
Exam review Short: show the question, then reveal the answer with cues
A quiz-style study Short in two beats: the question for a few seconds, then the answer. Build it from a still and one Video captions job with timed cues.
Facebook calls my Reel unoriginal: how to appeal and what to keep
Meta says creators can appeal Facebook originality calls. Keep the source files, prompts and Sume job records that show you produced the clip.
Facebook unoriginal content: which edits to a clip still count?
Meta calls borders, captions and speed changes to someone else's clip low-value and deprioritizes them. What counts as original, and what Sume edits change.
Flyer to video: turn a promo flyer into a vertical clip
Make a 10-second vertical clip from a flyer image and a short clip of the shop, using Timeline 1.0 and a compose overlay for the offer.
Run 100 ad hook variants in one Sume Format bulk run
Sume Format bulk runs take 1-100 items with concurrency 1-16. What to put in each item, and what bulk runs do not offer: no queue webhook, no cancel-queue call.
Edit an existing ad video with Gemini Omni Flash on Sume
Sume's Video Router takes a video_url for video edit on gemini-omni-flash-1.1. How to send an edit request and why sume/auto won't tell you the model.
Google video experiment results: 70% directional, 95% conclusive
Google labels video experiment results directional at 70% confidence and conclusive at 95%. When to act on each, and how to line up Sume ad variants first.
Google Ads video experiment: 2 arms or up to 10 AI variants?
Google's basic video A/B test has two arms and only covers Video Reach and Video View campaigns; Custom allows up to 10. How many Sume variants to render.
How to remix a video with AI: four routes by what you change
Remixing a clip means a prompt edit, a person swap, a motion transfer, or a new clip from references. Which Sume route fits each, with the fields.
Does a TikTok watermark hurt Instagram Reels reach? What Meta says
Instagram's creator FAQ says a third-party watermark on your Reel may be limiting its reach. How to check a Reel's corners with Sume stills before you post.
Reels audio types: original, licensed, voiceover, and an AI voice file
Instagram's Reels page names original audio, licensed music and Voiceover. Where a Sume-made voice file fits, and what the page does not say.
Bulk-generating Shorts from templates after YouTube's update
YouTube named template-based bulk changes as not original. A self-audit of a Sume batch workflow: what to vary per item, and what a bulk run cannot fix.
Link in a YouTube Short: description and comments aren't clickable
YouTube lists URLs in Shorts descriptions and comments as non-clickable. Channel links, related videos and brand deal links work. A surface-by-surface table.
Localize a webinar Short: add captions first, dub only if it earns it
Localizing a webinar Short for new markets: start with translated captions at $0.20 a language, and only dub where captions don't get the views.
Neighborhood guide video for real estate agents: photos and music
A 30-second neighborhood guide built from your own photos of local spots: stills in Timeline 1.0, one caption cue per spot, and a soundtrack bed.
One MP4 for Instagram Reels, Facebook Reels, Stories and Threads
One 9:16 export can pass Instagram Reels and Stories, Facebook Reels and Page stories, and Threads: 60 s, 100 MB, 24-60 fps. The shared spec and Sume settings.
Open house promo reel: date, time and address over listing photos
Make a vertical open house reel from listing photos: a silent Timeline 1.0 render, then burn date, time and address as caption cues. Rates and limits included.
Pick the hook frame of an ad with video inspect stills
Sume video inspect returns 8 mid-bin stills by default, or 1-24 at timestamps you choose, plus optional transcription. Find the best opening frame fast.
Pinterest see fewer AI Pins: what the toggle means for creators
Pinterest lets users turn down GenAI Pins by topic or with a Show AI content toggle. What Pinterest says it does, and how to plan AI Pins with Sume.
Plumber, electrician or HVAC promo video from phone clips
Turn three phone clips into a 30-second promo for a trade business: trim each clip, join them in Timeline 1.0, then burn your service area and phone number.
Podcast clips as Shorts after YouTube's originality update: own show
Cutting Shorts from your own podcast is not what YouTube's October 2026 change targets, but template-only clips still look mass-made. What to vary per clip.
Real estate brokerage: one listing video per property in a bulk run
Queue up to 100 listing videos in one Format bulk run: per-item inputs, a spend cap on each item, and reading counts.failed instead of trusting completed.
Grand opening video for a local shop: hours and address cues
A short opening-day video made from shop photos and phone clips: Timeline 1.0 for the sequence, Video captions for the dates, hours and address.
Narrate a 3-minute Short: Sume TTS, word timings and 60 s caption cuts
YouTube allows three-minute Shorts. A plan with Sume: one TTS request under 20,000 characters, word timings, and caption jobs in pieces of 60 seconds or less.
Real estate price change: update the video text without a new render
When a listing price drops, re-burn the price on a clean master clip with one $0.20 caption job instead of re-rendering the whole tour. How to set it up.
Real footage plus one AI shot: do you tick YouTube's AI use label?
Mixing real footage with one AI-generated shot: YouTube asks for disclosure when the result is realistic and meets one of four tests. How to sort each shot.
Restyle ad captions without transcribing the video twice
Pass source_caption_id to Sume's video-captions endpoint to re-burn an ad in a new style, reusing the first run's word timings with no second speech-to-text.
School announcement video in two languages for parents: captions
One clean announcement clip, two caption jobs: English and your second language. Language hints, Korean styles and a human check on the translation.
Seedance 2.5 or Avatar video for a 30-second product ad?
Sume's Video Router lists seedance-2.5 for 4-30 s clips; Avatar Video plans 4-60 s of a talking presenter. How to choose for a product ad.