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
Fit a 330-character script into a 20-second slot: edit, speed, extend
330 characters is about 22 seconds at an assumed 15 characters a second. Fixes on Sume: trim the text, set speed, or lengthen the slot. A take is 1.6 cents.
Claude Dashboards and Motion or a Sume schedule for a weekly recap
For a weekly metrics recap, Claude Dashboards plus Motion fits warehouse data and edits by hand; a Sume schedule fits footage and a $1.00 default cap per run.
24x36 poster from Nano Banana 2.1 at 4K: 3392x5056, about 140 dpi
Google's size table gives Nano Banana 2.1 at 4K and 2:3 as 3392x5056. On a 24x36 inch print that is about 140 dpi. Sume bills the 4K image at $0.20.
Griffin-Lite waitlist: six checks before planning a live avatar launch
Tavus Griffin-Lite is a research preview with no customer date or price on its page. Six checks before you plan around it, and what to ship on Sume meanwhile.
Burn captions on a Claude Motion MP4 with cues, not speech-to-text
A Claude Motion export is a public-URL problem and a silent-clip problem. Sume video captions take authored cues, skip STT, and cost $0.20 per job up to 60 s.
One model for 1:1, 4:5, 9:16, 16:9 and 21:9: 6 Sume rows do it
Of 10 Sume image rows checked, only six list all of 1:1, 4:5, 9:16, 16:9 and 21:9. FLUX.2 pro does it at $0.0375, so five placements cost $0.1875.
Do 480p AI video clips pass TikTok's ad minimums? 540x960 and 640x640
TikTok's non-Spark ad minimums are 540x960, 960x540 and 640x640. A 480p AI clip is named for 480 pixels on its short side, which is below all three. Use 720p.
Nano Banana 2.1 0.5K is a 512 tier; YouTube thumbnails need 640 wide
The Image API names its smallest tier 512, below YouTube's 640-pixel minimum thumbnail width. 91 test thumbnails cost $6.825 at 0.5K, $9.10 at 1K, $13.65 at 2K.
TikTok ad text is fixed white; a brand typeface must be burned in
TikTok shows ad text in white, fixed font, no links, @ or hashtags. A brand typeface must be burned into the video; what Sume's caption API can set.
YouTube can add an AI label you cannot remove: C2PA 2.1 and Sume jobs
YouTube auto-labels files with Content Credentials 2.1+ and can add a label creators cannot remove. What to record per Sume job, and what the docs do not claim.
YouTube's in-Shorts AI clips are 10 s and auto-labelled; yours are not
YouTube's Shorts AI tools make clips up to 10 seconds, auto-disclosed. A clip made on Sume and uploaded is not auto-labelled; you set the answer yourself.
Agency Batch of 10 Clips: Draft at 480p, Final at 1080p, Priced
Budget a 10-clip client batch on Seedance 2.5: 480p drafts, two revision rounds on 4 clips, then 1080p finals, versus rendering everything at 1080p.
App Promo Half-Banner: A Headline Still Over a Screen Recording
Stack a headline image above an app screen recording in one 9:16 shot with timeline compose: layout ratio, overlay mode, output size and a $0.02 price.
Avatar Presenter Training Video Over 60 Seconds: Split Into Jobs
A single avatar video job covers 4 to 60 seconds. Plan a 3-minute presenter video as three jobs and stitch them: costs at standard, plus and max quality.
Face Swap a 15-Second Clip With a Consented Avatar: What It Costs
Beta Avatar Face Swap on Sume applies a ready avatar to a 4 to 15 second source video. Price at standard, plus and max, the avatar fee and the consent rules.
Narrated Lesson Video From 10 Slides: A Seven-Minute Cost Breakdown
A 7-minute course lesson from a script and 10 slide images: TTS, gpt-image-2.5 slides and a Timeline 1.0 render, with each line of the bill worked out.
Localize One Ad to Korean: Burned-In Captions With Hangul Styles
Add Korean captions to an ad: why Latin styles return a 400, which Hangul style to pick, how a restyle skips a second transcription, and what a job costs.
Shadowing Audio for 30 Sentences With script_run: Cost and Setup
Make 30 sentence-length audio clips for a language lesson with one script_run program and tts_create: the cost for 80-character lines and the limits.
YouTube Shorts Over 60 Seconds: Why a Music Claim Blocks the Video
A YouTube Short longer than one minute with an active copyright claim is blocked worldwide. What that means for music choices, with Sume's Music Router noted.
Swap a Product in an Existing Clip With Omni Flash Video Edit: Cost
Edit a finished clip instead of regenerating it with Gemini Omni Flash 1.1 video-to-video on Sume: what you send, what you cannot, and prices for 3, 5 and 10 s.
Talking Still Testimonial: VEED Fabric 1.0 or H3 Max Lip Sync, Priced
Make a 14.8-second talking-head clip from a still and a TTS line on Sume: Fabric at 720p versus MiniMax H3 Max Lip Sync at 768p, with each price multiplied out.
TikTok Ad Teardown Before You Remake It: Trending Search and Ingest
Research what works on TikTok, then read one reference clip into shots, on-screen text and audio facts before a remake brief. Sume costs and dest-first limits.
TikTok Non-Spark Ad Upload Specs: Check Your Render Before You Upload
TikTok non-Spark ads need 9:16 at 540x960 or more, up to 500 MB, 516 kbps or higher. Use Timeline 1.0, video trim and video inspect to meet and check them.
Virtual Staging 12 Empty Rooms With an Image API: Cost by Model
What it costs to stage 12 empty-room photos with image edits on Sume: gpt-image-2.5 medium and high, and Nano Banana 2.1 at 2K, with the multiplication shown.
150-second YouTube Short from three avatar jobs (60+60+30): cost
A 150-second avatar Short built from 60, 60 and 30 second jobs costs $27.60 at standard video, plus $0.125 music and $0.30 Timeline render.
3840x2160 YouTube thumbnail on GPT Image 2.5: valid size, 2 MB trap
3840x2160 is a legal GPT Image 2.5 custom size on Sume at exactly 8,294,400 pixels. YouTube recommends it, but mobile uploads stop at 2 MB, so check the file.
90-second founder update: two 45 s avatar jobs plus a Timeline join
A 90-second avatar update split into two 45-second jobs costs $16.76 at standard: $16.56 for video plus $0.20 for two Timeline minutes.
Can a 4:5 video be a YouTube Short? The page says square or vertical
YouTube's Shorts page says square or vertical and up to 3 minutes, and lists no ratio chart. A 4:5 feed render is taller than wide; how to make one on Sume.
Non-skippable YouTube ads run 15 to 60 s: how many Sume clips make 60?
Google lists non-skippable in-stream ads at 15 to 60 seconds. No Sume video model makes 60 s in one clip: clips needed per model, with prices.
One 180-second vertical master: which ad placements take it
A 3-minute 9:16 file fits a YouTube Short, TikTok, Reels and Feed ads, but misses Shorts ads and bumpers, and is not under 3 minutes for skippable in-stream.
TikTok safe zones are files, Meta's are percentages: which to use
Meta gives Reels safe zones as 14% top, 35% bottom, 6% sides; TikTok gives downloadable files. How to build to both and place captions on Sume.
YouTube swaps a 16:9 thumbnail on vertical videos: make 9:16 and 4:5
YouTube replaces 16:9 custom thumbnails on vertical videos with an auto 4:5 crop on home, explore and subscriptions. Two Sume images per Short cost $0.20 at 1K.
YouTube AI label: player if photoreal, description if animated
YouTube shows the AI label in the player for photorealistic content and in the expanded description for animated content. Which Sume clips fall where.
YouTube AI disclosure exemptions: captions, color and audio repair
YouTube exempts captions, color adjustment, beauty filters, audio repair and own-voice dubs from AI disclosure. Which Sume jobs are only edits.
YouTube's Shorts AI tools self-label; a clip you upload does not
Clips from YouTube's own Shorts AI tools are disclosed automatically and run up to 10 seconds. A clip generated elsewhere and uploaded needs your own toggle.
Skippable in-stream: no max length, under 3 minutes recommended
Google Ads sets no maximum for skippable in-stream video but recommends under 3 minutes. A 5-minute master becomes a 179-second cut for $0.02 on Sume.
Walmart's three-flashes-a-second limit and Sume's 24-frame check
Walmart bans strobe and caps flashing at three times a second. Sume has no flash detector; video-frames returns up to 24 named stills to review one second.
Walmart music-only video: add a [MUSIC PLAYING] caption with Sume cues
Walmart's best practice for a music-only video is a [MUSIC PLAYING] caption, removed after about 10 seconds. Burn it with Sume caption cues for a flat $0.20.
Walmart silent video: the [NO SPEECH] caption and Kling audio off
A silent Walmart video should open with a [NO SPEECH] caption. Sume Kling 3 audio-off costs 14 cents a second; burning the caption adds a flat 20 cents.
Walmart's 4.5:1 text contrast for video: set Sume caption colors
Walmart wants 4.5:1 contrast for normal text and 3:1 above 18 px. Sume caption design.colors sets text and card colors; ratios for four pairs inside.
Walmart video .vtt captions: Sume burns text in, you build the file
Walmart calls closed captions optional but recommended and wants a .vtt name. Sume burns captions into pixels and returns no .vtt; here is the transcript route.
Photographer portfolio reel from stills with Omni Flash
Turn 10 portfolio photos into a 60-second reel with Gemini Omni Flash: six seconds each, $7.50 at 720p on Sume, with 360p drafts first at $2.25.
Roleplay team budget: Synthesia learner seats or a Sume clip library
Twelve-month cost of Synthesia Roleplay Training for 20 learners against a library of 24 scenario clips on Sume, and where each stops being the right tool.
Amazon video: key benefit in the first 10 seconds, checked in 5 stills
Amazon says the best shoppable videos show the key benefit in 5 to 10 seconds. Pull five stills at 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 seconds with Sume video-frames to check.
Instagram Reels with text over most of the frame: cap caption size
Instagram lists Reels mostly covered by text among those it may show less. Bound Sume captions with font_size_ratio, safe_width_ratio and max_words.
Museum exhibit teaser: Seedance 2.5, images and audio, no surcharge
Send artifact photos and a narration clip to Seedance 2.5 and a 10-second 720p teaser is $5.78 on Sume. Only reference videos trigger the higher bill.
App onboarding clip from screenshots: Wan 3.0 takes 10 references
Send up to 10 app screens as references to Wan 3.0 and a 10-second 9:16 onboarding clip costs $0.63 at 480p or $1.25 at 720p on Sume.
Bookstore author event promo: Seedance 2.5 at 1:1, 480p, 8 s
A square 8-second author-event promo on Seedance 2.5 is $2.06 at 480p and $4.63 at 720p on Sume. Why 480p is enough for a feed, and what 1:1 renders at.