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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

Veterans Day offer clip for a small shop: 5 seconds, $0.825

Make a Veterans Day offer clip for Wed Nov 11, 2026 from your storefront photo: Wan 3.0 at 720p plus burned-in terms as caption cues, $0.825 on Sume.

Amazon Ads Video Generator or a Format API for product ads?

Amazon Ads builds product videos inside its own ad tools. A Sume Format run does it from any backend. What each takes in, returns, and where it fits.

Christmas light installers: concept preview clips from a house photo

Book more installs before Thanksgiving (Nov 26, 2026): turn a customer's house photo into a 5-second lights-on concept clip with Wan 3.0 for $0.625 on Sume.

Clocks go back Nov 1, 2026: a tire shop's dark-commute check video

Daylight saving ends Sunday Nov 1, 2026. An auto shop can post a lights, wipers and tread check video: three Wan 3.0 clips, voice and captions, about $1.44.

Diwali corporate gift boxes: three avatar reminder clips for buyers

A Diwali gift-box seller can send HR and procurement buyers three avatar reminder clips ahead of Dhanteras on Nov 6, 2026 for about $12.59 on Sume.

Dry January 2027 menu video: four alcohol-free drinks, $2.94

Dry January starts Fri Jan 1, 2027. A bar or bottle shop can announce an alcohol-free menu in 20 seconds with four Wan 3.0 clips, music, voice and captions.

Hanukkah sufganiyot pre-order: three box-tier clips, about $2.30

Hanukkah 2026 runs from sunset Dec 4 to nightfall Dec 12. A bakery can show three box sizes in 15 seconds with Wan 3.0, a music bed and price cues for $2.30.

Main Street shop passport video for Small Business Saturday, $2.57

A main street association can make one 36-second Small Business Saturday (Nov 28, 2026) video from six shop photos: Wan 3.0 clips, voice and captions, $2.57.

St. Nicholas Day Dec 6: chocolatier shoe-box pre-order video, $1.06

Saint Nicholas Day is Dec 6, with the Dutch Sinterklaas evening on Dec 5. A chocolatier can pre-sell shoe boxes with two Wan 3.0 clips, voice and cues.

Thanksgiving take-home meals: a reheating video for $0.33 on Sume

Turn four photos into a 40-second heat-and-serve video for Thanksgiving, Nov 26, 2026: stills, voice, timeline and caption cues, about $0.33 on Sume.

TikTok Smart+ Creative Selection: where a Sume clip enters

Smart+ Creative Selection pools brand assets, Symphony and creator videos in one approval flow. A Sume clip enters as a brand asset: how to size and brief it.

Christmas light installer: house preview images with Ideogram edit

Show a homeowner their own house with lights on. Three styles per lead at $0.075 each cost $0.225 per lead, or $9.00 for 40 leads on Sume.

Holiday mini-session promo: six sample photos in a 15-second reel

Sell mini-session slots with a 15-second reel of six samples: Timeline, music and a booking line cost $0.24 on Sume, or $1.44 with upscaling.

Snow-removal sign-up clip: trim your truck footage, add a voice

Turn 40 seconds of truck footage into a 20-second sign-up clip for seasonal snow contracts: two trims, a voice-over and a render for about $0.16 on Sume.

Tamale pre-order clip in English and Spanish: one still, one clip

One Ideogram still, one 6-second Wan 3.0 clip, two voice-overs and two Timeline renders give a bilingual tamale pre-order clip for $1.19 on Sume.

Thanksgiving pie pre-order cutoff: three countdown cuts, one still

Thanksgiving is Thursday, Nov 26, 2026. Three countdown versions of one pie still, with a different spoken deadline each, cost about $0.61 on Sume.

Toy drive drop-off video: three posters, voice, music, 47 cents

A 30-second toy drive video for your drop-off box: three Ideogram posters, one voice-over, one music bed and a Timeline render, priced at about $0.47 on Sume.

Amazon Stores background video: 2 to 20 seconds, silent autoplay

Amazon Stores background video runs 2 to 20 seconds as MP4 H.264, autoplays silent and replays. Trim, drop audio and check the probe with Sume.

Amazon Stores video tile specs: 1280x640 full width, MP4 H.264

Amazon Stores video tiles need an MP4 with H.264, a 1280x640 minimum for Full Width and a separate cover image. Crop and check a clip with Sume first.

Black Friday video for a digital product with no footage: $0.90

Selling templates, presets or ebooks? Turn a cover image into a 5-second Wan clip and burn the price cues on it for about $0.90 per product on Sume.

Buen Fin 2026 (Nov 13-17): a Spanish offer clip for $0.95

Buen Fin 2026 runs Friday Nov 13 to Tuesday Nov 17. Make a 6-second product clip with Spanish offer cues burned in, for about $0.95 at Sume list rates.

Can brands promote Pins that include music? Pinterest's rule

Pinterest says brands cannot promote Pins with music unless they have permission. Export a silent version with Sume video trim and check it with the probe.

Free Shipping Day Dec 14, 2026: a delivery badge clip for $0.68

Free Shipping Day is Monday Dec 14, 2026. Put a free-shipping badge over a 5-second product clip with Sume for about $0.68: badge image, Wan clip, overlay.

Help center how-to video with AI: avatar or screenshots

Make a 30-second help-center how-to video on Sume two ways: an avatar at $5.52 to $16.50, or screenshots plus a TTS voice for about 12 cents.

Lunar New Year 2027 red packet art: six designs for $1.65

Lunar New Year starts Saturday Feb 6, 2027, the Year of the Fire Goat. Draw six red packet sleeve designs with Ideogram 4.5 on Sume for $1.65 at high quality.

Mortgage broker weekly update video with an AI avatar

A 20-second weekly market-update video for a loan officer on Sume: one avatar, a fresh script each Monday, $3.68 to $11.00 a clip and captions included.

Musician teaser video from cover art and a 20-second cut

Make a 20-second single-release teaser on Sume from cover art, a phone clip and a cut of your own track: one Timeline render at $0.10 for up to a minute.

Pinterest bulk upload for video Pins: a .txt file, not a CSV

Pinterest bulk uploads video Pins from a .txt file: 200 a day for US business accounts, Who can view set to everyone, a thumbnail each. Prep clips with Sume.

Three Kings Day 2027 rosca pre-order clip: a plan from October

Three Kings Day falls on Wednesday Jan 6, 2027. A bakery rosca de reyes pre-order clip with the figurine line and cutoff burned in costs about $1.03 on Sume.

Travel agent itinerary video from photos, voice and music

Turn a 5-day itinerary into a 45-second video on Sume: client photos, a TTS voice-over and a music bed in one Timeline render for about 26 cents.

Vacation rental check-in video for guests with AI voice

Replace a long check-in message with a 60-second Sume video: door, Wi-Fi, parking and house rules in photos and a TTS voice for about 13 cents.

Valentine's Day 2027 is a Sunday: four order-by cues, $1.43

Valentine's Day 2027 is Sunday Feb 14. Render one 5-second clip and burn four dated reminder cue sets from January 11 to Feb 12 for about $1.43 on Sume.

MLK Day is Jan 18, 2027: a volunteer sign-up clip plan for $1.14

Martin Luther King Jr. Day falls on Monday, January 18, 2027. Make three vertical Wan 3.0 clips for a day-of-service sign-up for $1.14 on Sume.

Super Bowl LXI is Feb 14, 2027: five game-day promo clips for $2.96

Super Bowl LXI lands on Valentine's Day. Plan five vertical promo clips for a bar or restaurant with Wan 3.0 for $2.96 on Sume.

3D-Printing Shop Product Clips: Reference Images With Wan 3.0

Show a printed part from several angles without a studio. Wan 3.0 on Sume takes 10 reference images; 4 seconds at 720p costs 50 cents.

Can Sume add trending audio to a Reel? What it does and does not do

Instagram says trending audio can affect Reel distribution. Sume does not read or attach Instagram sounds; it makes original music and clip audio instead.

Crochet Pattern Designer: Turn One Photo Into a Reel for 8 Cents

Animate a photo of your finished piece. Grok Imagine 1.5 on Sume needs exactly one image and costs 8 cents for 6 seconds at 720p; Wan 3.0 takes more control.

Franchise With 40 Locations: One Ad Per Store With Bulk Runs

Queue one Format run per store in a single bulk request. A queue holds 1 to 100 items, runs at concurrency 1 to 16, and each run carries its own spend cap.

Golf Instructor Lesson Videos: Where AI Helps and Where It Does Not

A golf coach should film the real swing. Sume handles the finishing: trim at $0.02, captions at $0.20, a music bed at $0.13 and a $0.10 per-minute render.

Instagram Align for Reels: match AI shots with the last frame

Instagram's Align lines up objects between recorded clips. For AI shots, take the previous clip's last still and send it as the next clip's first frame.

Kombucha Brand: Keep the Label Readable in AI Video With a First Frame

Start the clip from your real label photo as the first frame. Sume's Gemini Omni Flash 1.1 renders 8 seconds at 720p for $1.00 with native audio.

RV Dealer Listing Video: Three Clips, Music and Captions for $2.32

An RV listing video from three 5-second Wan 3.0 clips at 720p, a music bed, a timeline render and captions costs $2.32 on Sume. Here is the build.

No dislike on Shorts: how to test three hooks with pinned Sume ids

YouTube retired the Shorts dislike button on June 25, 2026. Test hooks by making three variants on one pinned Sume video id and comparing, not by guessing.

Tour Operator Trip Teaser: 30 Seconds in One Job, and Kling 4.0?

Kling 4.0 is listed with 3 to 30 second clips, but Sume lists Kling 3 at 15 s. For a 30-second teaser in one job, Sume offers Wan 3.0 and Seedance 2.5.

10 pastry clips at 5s each: Wan 3.0 cost on Sume

10 pastry clips of 5 s (50 s total) cost $3.13 at Wan 3.0 480p, $6.25 at 720p and $12.50 at 1080p on Sume.

10 training intro clips of 8s: Wan 3.0 vs Omni Flash cost

10 training intro clips of 8 s (80 s total) cost $5.00 at Wan 3.0 480p, $10.00 at 720p and $20.00 at 1080p on Sume.

11 hotel tour clips at 8s each: Wan 3.0 cost on Sume

11 hotel tour clips of 8 s (88 s total) cost $5.50 at Wan 3.0 480p, $11.00 at 720p and $22.00 at 1080p on Sume.

88 seconds of news explainer video: Wan 3.0 or Omni Flash?

11 news explainer clips of 8 s (88 s total) cost $5.50 at Wan 3.0 480p, $11.00 at 720p and $22.00 at 1080p on Sume.