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
Meme and trend Shorts: when many creators upload the same thing
YouTube lists content uploaded many times by other creators as reused content. How to join a trend with something of your own, using trim and captions.
Move an object in a photo with AI: erase, then place with two masks
No Sume image model has a move operation. Move an object by erasing it with one mask and placing it with a second, using GPT Image 2.5 and Python.
Movie and TV clip Shorts: what YouTube's help calls original
Unedited movie or TV clips are ineligible on Shorts. What YouTube's pages allow instead, and how to cut trailer-style Shorts from your own film or series.
Music for an avatar video: pass the preview still as image_url
Approve an avatar preview, then send its preview_image_url to the Music Router as image_url so the track matches the frame. Steps, limits and the $0.125 cost.
One garment photo to five shop assets: a small clothing shop workflow
A small shop with one photo per garment can make a cut-out, on-model still, 4:5 post, 9:16 clip and try-on with Sume calls. Order and checks.
Nine portraits in one AI image call: 3x3 grid prompt and slicer
Generate a 3x3 grid in one request and slice it into nine tiles. The pixel math at the 8.29 MP cap, what you give up in resolution, and when nine calls win.
Product review Shorts per SKU: vary the focus, not just the name
YouTube allows a review channel when each video has a distinct focus and rejects minimal variation. How to plan a batch of per-product Shorts for that test.
Recast or reshoot: break-even for ad variants, with Python
Recast costs source seconds times $0.375 at 768p on Sume. Enter your own reshoot cost per variant and a short Python function returns where Recast wins.
Replace an actor in a video with AI: what Recast keeps and swaps
To replace an actor in a video with AI on Sume, send the clip and one photo per person to h3-max-recast. Motion, camera, cuts and sound stay; people change.
Same intro and outro on every Short: YouTube lists it as allowed
YouTube's inauthentic-content page allows one intro and outro if the bulk differs. Build a fixed intro, changing body and outro with Timeline.
Saved favorites to a lookbook sheet: one gpt-image-2.5 call
Turn up to 16 saved product images into one lookbook sheet with openai/gpt-image-2.5 on Sume. Reference numbering, layout wording and what to check.
Screen-recording tutorial Shorts: what YouTube expects you to add
A screen recording with no voice is thin under YouTube's originality rules. How to cut a tutorial Short from your own recording with trim and caption cues.
Share another creator's video on YouTube without re-uploading it
YouTube points creators who want to show another creator's video to the Posts tab. How the share works, its limits, and an own-footage Short for your take.
A speaker withdrew voice consent: finding every narration that used it
Revocation is a clean-up job. Build a manifest of voice, model and job id for each narration, then regenerate with another voice and join audio on Sume.
Sports replay Shorts: YouTube allows them if you explain the moves
YouTube lists sports replays where you explain what the competitor did as allowed. How to build a vertical breakdown Short from your own match footage.
Stock footage and an AI voice: what makes a Short yours on YouTube
YouTube lists image slideshows and generic AI templates with minimal narrative as not allowed. What your script and edit must carry with stock clips.
Swap a person in a 4-second video: Recast needs 5 seconds
A 4-second clip is below h3-max-recast's 5-second minimum. Genjutsu takes 4 to 30 s, Gemini Omni edit 3 to 10 s, and Avatar Face Swap about 4 to 15 s.
Swap the presenter in a product demo for each market with Recast
Plan one source demo and several Recast jobs, one per presenter photo: cost for five variants, idempotency keys, and the voice caveat, using documented limits.
Sync music to avatar scenes: hook, demo, CTA timestamps in the prompt
Match a Lyria bed to a 12-second multi-scene avatar video by writing [0:00-0:03] section markers into the Music Router prompt. A worked example and cost.
Ten reference images for one product still: what goes in each slot
FLUX 3 Image takes up to ten references, GPT Image 2.5 on Sume takes sixteen, Ideogram 4.5 five. A slot plan and a script that trims it to each model's cap.
Text-only Shorts on YouTube: when scrolling text counts as value
YouTube lists scrolling text with minimal narrative as not allowed. How to write a text Short with real commentary and time its cues with Sume captions.
TikTok Ad Network carousel: 50 images max, pull stills from a video
TikTok Ad Network carousel and image ads take up to 50 images at 1200x628, 640x640 or 720x1280. Pull 24 stills per call with Sume video frames.
TikTok Ad Network video: up to 10 minutes, 500 MB, 720x720 allowed
TikTok Ad Network (Pangle) video ads accept 1280x720, 720x1280 or 720x720, up to 10 minutes and 500 MB. Cut each size with Sume video trim.
TikTok catalog add-ons: 130px card, 546px tile, keep the bottom clear
TikTok's interactive add-ons take a 130px or 546px band at the bottom of the video. Check a clip with Sume video frames; lift captions with anchor_ratio.
TikTok Display Card image: upload 1920x1080, shown at 750x421
TikTok Display Card: JPG or PNG, 1920x1080 recommended, shown at 750x421, popup time set by TikTok. What to make and how to pick a contrasting color.
TikTok playable ads: 5 MB zip, no HTTP requests, shrink the video
A TikTok playable ad is a zip under 5 MB with index.html and config.json, and no outside requests. Sume builds no playable, but can shrink the clip inside one.
TikTok Symphony Agent makes 3 variations at a time: run three cuts
Symphony Agent outputs up to 3 video variations at once for A/B tests. How to produce three cuts from one master with Sume trim, with a separate key for each.
Vision Pro app preview 3840x2160: Sume trim stops at 2160 per edge
Apple asks for 3840x2160 for Apple Vision Pro previews, but Sume video trim caps output edges at 2160. What fits for iPad and Mac, and what does not.
Voice clone consent record: what to keep before you upload audio
Microsoft says MAI-Voice-2.1 matches a voice from a few seconds of audio. An eight-field consent record, a checker that blocks gaps, and what Sume's docs cover.
Weekly AI release-notes video: 52 x 30 seconds, annual cost on Sume
A weekly 30-second AI presenter release-notes video for a year is 1,560 seconds: $382.20 on Plus, $287.04 on Standard, with a $6.50 music bed and $0.95 avatar.
YouTube daily upload limit for Shorts: no published number, pace it
YouTube's help says a daily upload limit exists across desktop, mobile and API but names no number. How to pace a Shorts series without guessing.
Ineligible Shorts views: the three kinds YouTube says do not count
YouTube's Shorts page names non-original, bot and advertiser-unfriendly views as ineligible. What each means and which of them you control.
Short with one licensed track: half the revenue covers the music
YouTube's Shorts page says one track means half the engaged-view revenue covers licensing. What it says, what it omits, and a no-library-track option.
Add fireworks or confetti to a video with Gemini Omni Flash edit
Try adding fireworks or confetti to a clip with a Gemini Omni Flash 1.1 edit on Sume: prompt wording, light matching, request and what to inspect afterward.
AI clip to a vertical Short, in order: captions go last
The call order that avoids rework when turning an AI clip into a YouTube Short on Sume: generate, probe, trim, dim, music bed, render, then burn captions last.
AI time-lapse video prompt for Gemini Omni Flash on Sume
Write a time-lapse prompt for Gemini Omni Flash 1.1: Google's guide on lighting and camera, a locked-off frame, 10-second limit, and a request to test at 360p.
AliExpress product image size: 1000px square, then what to ask Sume
AliExpress's Image Size Guide says at least 1000x1000 px, 1:1 (4:5 for apparel), under 2 MB, white background. The matching Sume image request.
Best Buy product shot guide: 1500x1500 and what to ask Sume
Best Buy's Digital Assets Product Shot Guide: 300 DPI, 1500x1500 minimum, white background, UPC file names. The matching Sume Image API request.
bol.com product image requirements and what to ask Sume for
bol's Partner Platform image rules (500 to 6000 px, 30 KB to 10 MB, white main image, 1200 px zoom) and the Sume Image API request that fits.
Change a car color in a video with Gemini Omni Flash edit
Try recoloring a car in a clip with Gemini Omni Flash 1.1 on Sume: object swap prompt, reflection check, 10 second limit, request and video inspect QA.
Change hair color in a video with a Gemini Omni Flash edit
Try a hair color change on a video clip with Gemini Omni Flash 1.1 on Sume: one-change prompt, the 10 second limit, region limits and a face-consistency check.
Change the weather in a video with Gemini Omni Flash edit
Try turning a sunny clip into rain or snow with a Gemini Omni Flash 1.1 edit on Sume: a prompt that keeps the rest unchanged, request and a still check.
Check a video for SynthID in Gemini: 100 MB and 90 s, trim first
Gemini scans uploaded video for SynthID, up to 100 MB and 90 seconds. Cut longer clips with Sume video trim first, then read the segments it reports.
eBay PictureURL: first URL is the Gallery image, 3,975-char cap
eBay allows up to 24 picture URLs, uses the first as the Gallery image, and caps all PictureURL values at 3,975 characters. How to order and size a Sume batch.
eBay variation pictures: one picture set per color, not per SKU
eBay ties variation photos to one attribute such as Color, with a picture set per value. Plan one Sume image batch per color and keep one hosting type.
Edit an old Sora download with Gemini Omni: trim to 10 s first
Reuse a saved Sora clip as a Gemini Omni Flash edit source on Sume: cut it to 10 seconds with video trim, then send it as video_url with a short edit prompt.
eMAG main product image standard and what to ask Sume for
eMAG Marketplace's main-image standard (whole product, centred, about 85% of the image, white or grey background) and the Sume request that fits.
Storyboard panels as Gemini Omni Flash reference images, in order
Feed storyboard panels to Gemini Omni Flash 1.1 as reference images and ask it to follow the story in order. Tag syntax, 10-image limit, and what to verify.