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
Runway Product Ad recipe vs Sume reference-to-video
Runway's Product Ad Recipe turns product photos into an ad video. On Sume, send photos as reference images and put the concept in one prompt.
Runway product swap vs a Sume prompted video edit
Runway's Product Swap Recipe takes a video plus product images. Sume's closest route is one edit call: a video_url and a prompt that names the swap.
Holiday jingle for ads: Spotify says listening starts in October
Spotify reports holiday listening already underway on Oct 1. Make a holiday music bed for an ad with the Music Router, steering length in the prompt.
Synthesia Assistant styles vs Sume's scene prompt and previews
Synthesia Assistant asks for a Cinematic or Presentation delivery style before scenes generate. Sume uses scene direction plus first-frame previews instead.
Synthesia Style Avatars from a prompt: the Sume avatar input types
Synthesia's Avatar Builder makes Style Avatars from a prompt and a preset. Sume creates avatars from a Prompt, a Profile or an Image, one job per avatar.
Tavus dynamic_greeting vs the first scene of a Sume video
Tavus can generate a PAL's opener from context. In Sume you write the opening beat yourself as the first scene of a video_inputs plan on avatar-1.0.
Wan-Dancer 14B music-to-dance vs an audio reference on Wan 3.0
Wan-Dancer-14B (Apache 2.0, 2026-07-13) turns music into dance video locally. On Sume, Wan 3.0 accepts an audio reference on clips of 2-30 seconds.
X API Post attach rule: 4 photos, 1 GIF or 1 video
An X Post takes up to 4 photos, or 1 animated GIF, or 1 video. A Sume image call can return 1 to 4 images, which matches the 4-photo ceiling.
X Premium 125-minute Post video vs Sume 900-second trim output
Premium or verified X accounts can post 125 minutes and 16 GB. A single Sume trim outputs at most 900 seconds, so here is where each runtime fits.
X video 720x1280 portrait and 1080p playback: conform with trim
X recommends 1280x720, 720x1280 and 720x720, with 1080p playback for subscribed users and 720p otherwise. Sume trim conforms size from 256 to 2160.
YouTube comment snippet.imageUrl: image and GIF replies from Sume
YouTube comments gain snippet.imageUrl for an image or animated GIF (Nov 2026). Sume outputs png, jpeg or webp stills, and no animated GIF.
YouTube congressional proceedings clips and ad revenue: trim a segment
YouTube's Oct 2026 update makes some public-interest content, such as congressional proceedings, eligible for ad revenue. Sume trims the excerpt only.
YouTube graphic gaming in the first 7 seconds: check and trim the open
YouTube's Sept 2026 update: graphic gaming content in seconds 8 to 15 earns ad revenue; the first seven seconds stay ineligible. Check stills, then trim.
YouTube video A/B test of three cuts: make hook variants with trim
YouTube says you will soon test up to three video cuts for the best hook. Make three candidate cuts of one video with Sume video trim, $0.02 per job.
Spotify AI Persona badge: does it apply to AI instrumentals?
Spotify's AI Persona badge is about an artist identity that may be AI-generated. What the announcement says, and what a Sume music job actually returns.
Flow Music edits a song by section: how to do it by API
Google Flow Music edits songs by section; its Lyria API page says multi-prompt editing is unsupported. On Sume, cut two takes and join the parts you keep.
AI-made captions on YouTube: is a disclosure label required?
YouTube lists caption creation among edits that need no altered-content disclosure. What that covers, and how a Sume burned-in caption job fits.
Listing video with an AI avatar: HeyGen for Real Estate, and Sume
HeyGen launched a real estate offer for listing videos. With Sume you can build one from an avatar, a property photo as the scene and a 4-60 second script.
Facebook Feed video ad 4:5 at 1440x1800: render it with Timeline
Meta's Facebook Feed video spec lists 4:5 at 1440 x 1800. No Sume video model lists 4:5, but a Timeline 1.0 render can output 1440x1800. Steps and limits.
Instagram Feed video ad 9:16 at 1080x1920: size and 1% tolerance
Meta lists 9:16 at 1080 x 1920 for Instagram Feed video ads with a 1% tolerance. Sume 9:16 settings and a Timeline output that fit, with the arithmetic.
Facebook Feed video ad file type: MP4, MOV or GIF from Sume?
Meta lists MP4, MOV or GIF for Facebook Feed video ads. Sume Timeline, video-filter and video-trim each return an MP4, so MP4 is the format to plan around.
Facebook Feed video captions: burn them onto a clip with no speech
Meta marks captions optional but recommended for Facebook Feed video ads. Sume's caption job fails on a silent clip unless you pass your own cues.
Shopify product video limit: 1 GB, 10 minutes, and Sume clip lengths
Shopify.dev lists 1 GB and 10 minutes as the product video maximum. Sume clips run 2 to 30 seconds per request; Timeline can join up to 1800 seconds.
Shopify product video at 3840x2160: which Sume model lists 4K?
Shopify.dev caps product video at 3840x2160 (UHD/4K). Sume lists a 4K tier on gemini-omni-flash-1.1 for 3 to 10 seconds in 16:9 or 9:16. Request and checks.
Shopify's 1,000 videos per store per week: plan a Sume batch
Shopify.dev says apps can create up to 1,000 videos per store each week. Count one job per video, one Idempotency-Key per SKU, and watch Sume's queue.
Shopify image max 4472 x 4472 px: what Sume's image API outputs
Shopify.dev caps product images at 20 MB and 4472 x 4472 px. gpt-image-2.5 on Sume stops at a 3840 edge and 8,294,400 pixels, so it sits under the pixel cap.
Shopify product video formats MP4, MOV, WEBM: what Sume returns
Shopify.dev lists MP4, MOV and WEBM for product videos. Sume Timeline, video filter and video trim return an MP4, which is one of the three formats listed.
Google Merchant Center image size: 500x500 minimum, 1500x1500 advised
Google lists at least 500 x 500 pixels for product images and recommends 1500x1500 or above. Sume's gpt-image-2.5 can output 1536x1536, which meets the advice.
Google Merchant Center image rules: no watermark, price or CTA overlay
Google's image page bars promotional elements or content that covers the product. How to ask Sume's image API for a clean product image, and what to check.
Google Merchant apparel images worn by people: reference-guided images
Google asks for apparel product images worn by people. gpt-image-2.5 on Sume takes up to 16 reference images, so a garment photo can guide the image.
Google Merchant Center 16 MB and 64 megapixel image limits vs Sume
Google lists no image over 64 megapixels and no file over 16 MB. Sume's gpt-image-2.5 caps output at 8,294,400 pixels; file size is not published.
Google Merchant Center image formats: which Sume output_format fits
Google lists JPEG, WebP, PNG, GIF, BMP and TIFF for product images. Sume's Image API lists png, jpeg, webp and svg; svg is not on Google's list.
Pull product stills from a video with the video-frames API
Video frames returns jpeg or png stills from a Sume-hosted clip at set seconds. Google lists 500 x 500 minimum, so extract from the clip before captions.
Turn product photos into a silent video with Timeline static holds
Timeline 1.0 treats a still as a static hold, so product photos become a silent video with fades. Shopify lists MP4 up to 10 minutes; here is the request.
Cut one product video into feed cutdowns with the video-trim API
Video trim cuts a [start, end) range from a Sume-hosted clip into a new MP4 at $0.02 per job. Meta's Facebook Feed page lists 1 second to 241 minutes of length.
YouTube thumbnails.set now allows 50MB: what to upload from Sume
YouTube's API history says thumbnails.set went from 2MB to 50MB on 2026-09-14. A video-frames still at source size (jpeg or png) fits the listed types.
YouTube thumbnail sizes fhd, qhd and uhd: frames from a clip
YouTube's Data API added fhd (1080p), qhd (1440p) and uhd (4K) thumbnail sizes on 2026-09-11. Here is how Sume's video-frames max_edge lines up.
YouTube playlistImages.insert 50MB: cover art from a clip frame
YouTube's API history raised playlistImages.insert from 2MB to 50MB on 2026-09-14. A Sume video-frames still is a way to produce the image to send.
YouTube Shorts up to 3 minutes: trim a long video to fit
YouTube's help page says Shorts can run up to three minutes and must be square or vertical. Sume video-trim cuts a range from a longer clip into a new MP4.
TikTok video_cover_timestamp_ms: pick the cover frame in seconds
TikTok's Direct Post field video_cover_timestamp_ms takes milliseconds. Preview candidate frames with Sume video-frames, then multiply the chosen time by 1000.
TikTok API 10-minute video limit: trim a longer video with Sume
TikTok's media guide says a developer can send at most 10 minutes through initialize upload. Sume video-trim cuts up to 900 s from a 1800 s source into an MP4.
TikTok 3-minute videos: cut a longer clip to 180 seconds via API
TikTok's page says all creators can post 3-minute videos, some 5 or 10. Sume video-trim writes a 180 s MP4 from a longer clip so any creator can post it.
TikTok upload chunk size: 5-64 MB and 1000 chunks for AI video
TikTok's media guide sets 5 MB to 64 MB chunks, 1 to 1000 chunks and a 4GB maximum. Sume gives no file size control, so measure the MP4 before you split it.
TikTok API accepts MP4, WebM or MOV: which format Sume returns
TikTok's media guide lists MP4 (recommended), WebM and MOV. Sume video trim and timeline write an MP4, so a Sume result already matches the recommended type.
TikTok title 2200 UTF-16 runes vs burned-in captions from Sume
TikTok's Direct Post title allows 2200 UTF-16 runes. Burned-in captions are separate video pixels: Sume's video-captions job burns the exact cues text you pass.
Instagram Stories API video: 60 seconds max, trim with Sume
Meta's reference lists Stories video at 3 to 60 seconds, 100MB and 23-60 FPS. Sume video-trim writes a range at 24, 25, 30 or 60 fps to fit.
Instagram Stories vs Reels API limits, side by side with Sume caps
Meta lists Reels at 3 s to 15 min and 300MB, Stories at 3 to 60 s and 100MB. Sume video-trim can cut either from a longer clip, up to 900 s of output.
Instagram API: JPEG only, no MPO or JPS. Stills from a video frame
Meta's publishing guide says JPEG is the only image format and MPO and JPS are not supported. Sume video-frames returns jpeg by default, or png.