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
What is creative automation? Templates, data, and review
Creative automation makes marketing assets by running one template over changing data, with people approving results instead of building each one.
AI jewelry product photography from one real photo
AI jewelry product photography works best as an edit: send a real photo of the piece, change only backdrop and light, then check every stone.
AI model for jewelry: put your piece on a model
To put jewelry on an AI model, send an image model your piece and a model photo, say exactly where it sits, and keep only versions that match.
AI video for jewellery: animate a real jewelry photo
Make an AI jewellery video from a real photo: pin it as the first frame, ask for one slow move, keep it short, and check stones frame by frame.
Relight a photo with AI: change the light, keep the shot
To relight a photo with AI, send it to an image-edit model with a prompt that describes only the new light and says everything else stays the same.
Product shadow: add a natural shadow to a product photo
A product shadow grounds the item on its surface. Cut-outs lose it; add it back with an AI image edit, or keep it by changing only the background.
What is a packshot? Meaning, examples, and use in AI
A packshot is a clean, evenly lit photo of a product, often in its packaging, on a plain background. AI tools use one as the product's reference.
AI clothing model generator: put your garment on a model
An AI clothing model generator dresses a model in your garment: send a flat lay and a model photo to an image model, then check print and color.
AI product photography prompts: a template and 8 examples
A product photo prompt names the shot, the backdrop, the light, and the camera, plus what must not change in your real product. Template and 8 examples.
Cinemagraph AI: make a living photo from a still
A cinemagraph is a still photo where one element moves in a loop. With AI, pin the photo as first and last frame and describe only that motion.
CGI product videos with AI: the 3D ad look from a photo
AI can imitate the CGI product-ad look from a packshot and a scene prompt. You get a generated video clip, not a 3D model you can re-render.
Royalty-free music for YouTube Shorts: what YouTube allows
Use YouTube's Shorts Audio Library or the royalty-free YouTube Audio Library, which YouTube says won't get a Content ID claim. Other music is on you.
YouTube AI content policy: what's allowed, what to disclose
YouTube allows AI videos but requires you to disclose realistic AI-generated or altered content, and won't monetize mass-produced, templated AI videos.
Does TikTok allow AI-generated content? Yes, with a label
Yes. TikTok allows AI-generated content but requires a label on realistic AI images, audio or video. Via the API, is_aigc: true adds the label.
What is AI info on Facebook and Instagram? Meta's AI label
AI info is Meta's label for AI-generated or AI-edited images, video and audio, added when Meta detects AI indicators or when the poster discloses AI.
TikTok Commercial Music Library (CML): what it covers
TikTok's Commercial Music Library is a pre-cleared set of songs businesses may use free, but only on TikTok. What it covers, and music for other uses.
Can you embed a video in an email? What works instead
Mostly no: most email clients strip embedded video. Use a still thumbnail with a play icon that links to the video. How to make one from a video.
What is a video sales letter (VSL)? And making one with AI
A video sales letter (VSL) is a sales pitch delivered as one narrated video, from hook to offer. What goes in one, and how to build it with AI parts.
Can you add videos to Google Business Profile? Rules and tips
Yes. Google Business Profile takes videos up to 30 seconds, up to 75 MB, at 720p or higher, reviewed before they show. How to add one and make one.
Direct response video ads: what they are and how to make them
A direct response video ad asks for one action now, such as buy or sign up, and is judged by that response. Its structure, and how to make variants with AI.
Restaurant video advertising with AI, from your own photos
Restaurant video ads without a shoot: animate your own dish photos into short clips, add a voice-over and music, and export a vertical cut and a loop.
Arcads vs Creatify: AI actor ads or URL-to-video ads
Arcads builds ads from your script and 1,000+ AI actors on monthly plan credits. Creatify turns a product URL into a video ad; API plans start at $99.
How to make an AI voiceover: from script to audio file
Make an AI voiceover in five steps: write the script, pick a voice, generate the speech, check its length, and download the file. The Sume API way.
Text to speech time calculator: estimate, then measure
Estimate speech time as word count divided by a speaking rate, then measure the real file: Sume's TTS reports its duration with word timestamps.
AI radio commercial generator: script, voice, music bed
An AI radio commercial is a timed script, an AI voice, and a music bed mixed into one audio file. How to generate each part with Sume's API.
How to create meeting minutes from an audio recording
Create meeting minutes from a recording in two steps: transcribe the audio, then have a language model draft the summary, decisions, and action items.
Transcribe a lecture to notes with timestamps
Transcribe a lecture with sentence timestamps, then have a language model turn it into notes whose headings point back to where each topic starts.
FAQ videos: how to make them with an AI avatar
A FAQ video answers one common question in a short clip. How to make a set with an AI avatar: one script, one render, and one presenter throughout.
Corporate talking head video with AI: CEO and team updates
Make a corporate talking head video with AI: script the message, pick a presenter, render it in 16:9 or 9:16, and host the file where staff sign in.
AI avatar for website videos: a talking welcome clip
An AI avatar for a website is a short presenter video. Render a captioned talking clip in your page's shape, then embed the MP4 with a poster image.
AI avatar for healthcare: patient education videos
Use an AI avatar in healthcare for general patient education: short, clinician-reviewed videos, captioned for waiting rooms, with no patient data.
AI avatar for events: a host for screens and lobby loops
An AI avatar can host an event's scripted parts: the welcome, housekeeping, sponsor thanks, and session intros as short 16:9 clips, joined or looped.
AI sticker generator: from a prompt or photo to a PNG cutout
Make stickers with AI: generate one flat design with a bold outline on a plain background, size it for print, then cut it out to a transparent PNG.
AI logo generator: PNG concepts from a prompt, not SVG
An AI logo generator drafts logo concepts from a prompt. On Sume they come back as PNG, JPEG or WebP, not SVG; cut one out for a transparent PNG.
How to make a Slack emoji with AI (under 128 KB)
Slack says square images under 128 KB with transparent backgrounds work best. Generate one, cut it out to a PNG, shrink it, then click Add Emoji.
AI icon generator: app icon art at 1024 × 1024 from a prompt
Generate app icon art from a prompt: one centered symbol, no text, several options per call, at 1024 × 1024. Then resize, cut out and finish it.
AI T-shirt design generator: art on a transparent PNG
Generate T-shirt art on a plain background, upscale it to your printer's pixel size, then cut it out so the design sits on a transparent PNG.
AI poster generator: print sizes and room for your title
Generate AI poster art at your poster's shape with room for the title, upscale it for a 300 DPI print, then add the words in a layout tool.
AI flyer generator: make the art, then type the details
Generate flyer art at US Letter or A4 shape with empty panels, then type the headline, date, prices, and address yourself so you can check each one.
AI infographic generator: draw the layout, add the numbers
An image model can draw an infographic's layout, icons, and colors, but not reliable numbers. Generate a tall frame, then add the data yourself.
AI invitation generator: card art with room for the details
Generate invitation art at card shape, such as 1600 × 2240 for a 5 × 7-inch card at 320 DPI, then type the names, date, and address yourself.
AI greeting card generator: a card front from your photo
Make a greeting card with AI: restyle your own photo as the card's front at the card's shape, then write the message inside yourself.
AI packaging design generator: concepts, labels, and limits
Use AI for packaging and label concepts: describe the pack, send your logo as a reference, compare renders, then build the print file on the dieline.
AI tattoo generator: design ideas and a preview on your skin
Ask an AI for tattoo designs as black linework on white, preview one on a photo of your arm by sending both images, then take it to a tattoo artist.
AI comic generator: consistent characters, panel by panel
Make an AI comic one panel at a time: reuse one reference image per character, give each panel its shape, and letter the speech bubbles yourself.
AI children's book illustrations: same character, every page
Settle the main character in one picture, reuse it as a reference on every page, and generate each page at the printed size with room for text.
AI headshot generator: a studio headshot from your photos
Send clear photos of yourself as references, describe a studio look, and keep the result that still looks like you. With LinkedIn's photo specs.
How to colorize a black and white photo with AI
AI can colorize a black-and-white photo: send the scan as a reference with a colorize prompt. The colors are the model's guess, so keep the original.