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
Music bed longer than your Short: YouTube Create caps it, Sume cuts it
YouTube Create says audio cannot exceed the video's length. A Sume Timeline render ends at audio.duration_seconds, with a soundtrack fade up to 10 s.
One 30 s micro-drama shot or three 10 s shots: same price, so split?
On Seedance 2.5 a 30 second shot and three 10 second shots both cost $17.33 at 720p. The split buys control and cheaper retries. A rule for choosing.
Product launch week content budget: hero video, 5 Reels, 3 carousels
A launch week with research, one 30 s hero video, five 15 s Reels and three carousels costs about $32 on Sume. Itemised, with the levers that move it.
QA every episode's cliffhanger line with a video inspect transcript
Before you post episode 5, transcribe the render with POST /v1/video-inspect and check the last sentence. $0.01 per audio minute, plus a short Python gate.
Reimagine a Short from one frame: build your own 8-second clip
YouTube's Reimagine turns one frame of a Short into an 8-second Veo clip. To do the same with your own footage, pull a frame and use Gemini Omni on Sume.
One narrator for 8 episodes: reuse the settings a Sume TTS job logs
Keep one voice across a series: send the same voice id, language and speed each episode, and read them back from the finished text_to_speech job. Costs $0.95.
Separate audio and video tracks in a Short: the same split in Sume
Reports say YouTube's Shorts editor now separates audio and video tracks. Sume's Timeline has that split: one audio spine, up to 200 video slots.
Shorts audio fade in and out: map the sliders to Timeline fields
YouTube Create has audio fade tool. In Sume, soundtrack.fade_out_seconds fades music (up to 10 s); output fade_in_seconds and fade_out_seconds fade the render.
Singles' Day 24-hour sale: hourly drop clips from one template
Singles' Day became a 24-hour sale in 2009. Eight drop clips from one clip and eight caption jobs cost about $1.62 on Sume, with no new shoots.
Split a Short's audio at a cut point: timeline-audio ranges
YouTube Create has a split tool for audio. Sume's timeline-audio endpoint splits one file into up to 20 ranges, or joins up to 20 parts, for $0.01 a job.
Test three Reel hooks from one clip: three video trims plus renders
Cut three first-3-second hooks with video trim at $0.02 each, put each ahead of the same body in Timeline, and the test costs $0.36 for 60-second Reels.
Three products, one Short: trim each segment exact, then join
A three-product review Short is three exact trims at $0.02 plus one $0.10 Timeline render. Use precision exact so each cut lands on the frame you chose.
Two video models in one episode: match their colour with video filter
Clips from different models may not share a grade. Test an eq or colortemperature pass for free with /v1/video-filter/check, then encode at $0.02 a clip.
Voiceover-only Short: silent B-roll plus a TTS spine in Timeline
A Short with no on-camera speech is narration over B-roll. In Timeline the narration is the audio spine, the clips are slots, and audio sets the length.
A weekly host video while Tavus Griffin is preview-only: Sume, priced
Tavus describes Griffin as a preview with no date or price. For a weekly on-camera update today, Sume Avatar 1.0 costs $3.68 to $11.00 for 20 seconds.
What is TikTok's The Next Episode, and what to have ready
TikTok's The Next Episode was reported to fund creator-led series. What was said, what was not, and a pilot kit you can build with Sume for about $157.
YouTube's AI Q&A sticker is for live streams: what Shorts get
The AI-generated Q&A sticker was reported for live streams on mobile in English. For a Short, the Q&A sticker is written by hand; plan room for it in the edit.
24-door advent calendar art on Qwen Image: cost and ratio on Sume
Twenty-four advent door illustrations on Qwen Image cost $0.60 on Sume, or $1.20 with one retake each. Use an explicit 3:4 ratio.
Autumn menu photo refresh: 8 dishes, 3 takes on Nano Banana 2
Eight dish photos with a seasonal garnish edit, three takes each, cost $2.40 on Nano Banana 2 at 1K via Sume. Delivery apps may require unedited photos.
Caption 30 clips without a 429: honor retry-after in a Python loop
Submit caption jobs in a loop and wait the `retry-after` seconds on a 429. Reuse the same Idempotency-Key per clip so a retry never creates a second paid job.
Check burned-in caption contrast against WCAG 1.4.3 before rendering
WCAG 1.4.3 asks for 4.5:1 contrast on normal text and 3:1 on large text. Compute the ratio in Python, then set design.colors on a Sume caption job.
Declutter a room photo: mask out furniture on ChatGPT Image 2.5
Remove furniture from a listing photo with a mask_url edit on ChatGPT Image 2.5: $0.065875 per attempt on Sume, so 20 rooms with two attempts each cost $2.635.
Draft with Qwen Image, finish with ChatGPT Image 2.5: 50 heroes cost
Four Qwen Image drafts at $0.025 then one ChatGPT Image 2.5 finish per hero costs $8.29375 for 50 heroes, against $13.175 for four GPT attempts each.
Insert a mid-roll ad into a podcast: Timeline audio split, concat
Split the episode at the break with two ranges, then concat part one, the ad read and part two. Two $0.01 jobs; all parts need the same channel layout.
Lyria 3.5 section timestamps: write a 30-second ad bed prompt
Lyria 3.5 reads section timestamps like [0:00 - 0:10] in the prompt. On Sume, put them in the Music Router prompt and read the section map from result.lyrics.
Mascot to boxed collectible mockup with Seedream 4.5 and 3 references
A boxed-collectible mockup from three references (mascot, box template, shelf) costs $0.05 per image on Seedream 4.5 via Sume; 5 mascots x 4 takes cost $1.00.
WCAG 1.2.2 captions: are burned-in open captions enough?
WCAG 1.2.2 (Level A) covers captions for prerecorded video. Open captions cannot be turned off; burn them in with Sume when one file must carry the text.
Pet Halloween costume portraits: 30 photos, 4 takes each, cost on Sume
Thirty pet photos with four costume takes each, one n=4 call per pet, cost $3.90 on Seedream 4.0 via Sume, which keeps the photo's shape with aspect_ratio auto.
Poem reading video: slow TTS, an emotion string and a ducked music bed
Set generation_config.speed to 0.6 and an emotion string on the TTS router, add a Music Router bed, and render with soundtrack duck_db so the voice stays clear.
Recipe card images for 40 dishes at 4:5: Flux 2 Pro cost and template
Forty 4:5 dish images for recipe cards cost $1.50 on Flux 2 Pro via Sume, $3.00 with one retake each. Add titles in your layout, not in the image.
One video in three languages: a timeline job per language
Keep the same video slots and swap the audio spine per language. A Timeline 1.0 render is $0.10 per output minute, so three 60 s versions cost $0.30.
Show notes from a video: timestamped sentences via Sume STT
Detach a 600-second mono wav, run STT with sentence segmentation, and get timestamped sentences for show notes. Each 10 minutes costs $0.11.
Sticker pack: 12 transparent stickers with GPT Image 2.5 in 3 calls
Twelve transparent-background stickers take three n=4 calls on ChatGPT Image 2.5 with background transparent and cost $0.7905 at the high 1024 rate on Sume.
Teacher's December countdown: 14 cards with read-aloud audio
Fourteen school-day countdown cards on Seedream 4.5 plus a 700-character read-aloud for each cost $1.26 in total on Sume.
Translate caption cues but keep the timings: a reading-speed check
Keep each cue's start and end, swap only the text, and flag lines that become too dense. A short Python check catches it before you pay for the render.
Weekly recap reel from six clips: what 52 Fridays cost on Sume
A 60-second weekly recap from six clips costs $0.42 in Sume media jobs, or $21.84 over 52 weeks. A music bed adds $0.125 once; Agent turns bill separately.
17% of holiday sales come back: answer returns inside the clip
NRF's 2025 report expects 17% of holiday sales to be returned. Here is a four-clip answer set per product, cut from one master for about $0.38 on Sume.
82% cite free returns: a 15-second return-policy clip with cues
NRF's 2025 data: 82% of shoppers cite free returns and 37% of retailers extend holiday windows. Put your policy on screen in 15 seconds for $0.22 on Sume.
9% of returns are fraud: film the pack-out before the box closes
NRF puts return fraud at 9% of returns, with empty boxes and swapped items on its list. A 10-second pack-out clip per order costs $0.02 on Sume to trim.
Flameless candle listing: a doorstep clip that follows CPSC advice
CPSC says to keep candlelit jack-o-lanterns away from doorsteps and landings. Show a flame-free pumpkin in a 12-second clip, $0.22 on Sume.
Costume listing clips: flame-resistant label and reflective tape
The CPSC advises flame-resistant labels, reflective trim and soft props. Show each on camera with three caption cards, about $0.28 on Sume.
Fresh cut, 6 to 8 hours: a tree stand demo built from one phone take
Trees still take up water 6 to 8 hours after cutting, the NCTA says. Film one stand demo take and cut it into three steps for $0.06 in trims on Sume.
Tree lot care cards: 1 quart of water per inch of stem, as clips
The National Christmas Tree Association says a stand needs 1 quart per inch of stem diameter. Turn its care rules into three captioned clips for about $0.66.
Meta video length by placement: Feed 240 minutes, Stories 120 seconds
Meta lists 240 minutes for Facebook Feed, 1-120 seconds for Stories and 5-30 seconds for in-stream. Cut one master per placement with Sume Video Trim.
Audience Network in-stream: 5-30 seconds, sound required, keep audio
Meta lists Audience Network in-stream at 5-30 seconds, the one placement where sound is required. Keep audio when you trim; do not reuse a silent cut.
Halloween night boarding: quiet-room and ID-tag clip for a pet daycare
The ASPCA advises a separate quiet room during trick-or-treating and ID tags on reflective collars. Show both in one 12-second clip, $0.22 on Sume.
Vet clinic Halloween clip: chocolate, xylitol and costume checks
The ASPCA lists chocolate, xylitol candy and ill-fitting costumes as Halloween pet risks. Turn them into caption cards for a clinic reel from $0.22.
DOE's five winter tips as a five-clip series for an HVAC shop
Energy.gov's winter tips: seal windows, check the filter monthly, reverse fans, program the thermostat. Five clips for an HVAC shop cost about $1.10 on Sume.