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
Replace a dull sky in a property photo: mask only the sky
Swap a grey sky for blue in a property photo: build a sky mask in Pillow and send a mask_url edit to gpt-image-2.5. $0.021 at medium, $2.10 for 100 photos.
How do I make a Thanksgiving takeout menu video for my restaurant?
Animate two of your own food photos with Gemini Omni Flash 1.1, add a 380-character voiceover and burn the order-by date in: $1.945 on Sume, in 12 seconds.
How do I make a self-guided walking tour audio with TTS?
A six-stop walking tour at 700 characters a stop is six TTS jobs of 4 cents each, 24 cents on Sume, about 0.9 MB per stop as default mp3.
TikTok TopView safe zone: check the open-screen and in-feed frames
TikTok's TopView page has separate safe zones for the open screen and the in-feed stage. Pull a frame from each moment with Sume video inspect and check it.
How do I make a trade-show booth audio loop with AI voice and music?
Make a 60-second booth loop from one TTS job, one music bed and a Timeline render with a looping soundtrack: about 25 cents on Sume, then play it on repeat.
UGC-style avatar video: a 9:16 casual scene prompt that works on Sume
How to ask Sume Avatar 1.0 for a phone-filmed look: 9:16, a casual background prompt, silence beats, product image. Request body and what it costs per tier.
How do I make a winter tire changeover promo video for my garage?
Three 6-second Wan 3.0 clips, a 420-character voiceover, a duck-under music bed and booking captions for a garage: $2.695 on Sume at 720p.
YouTube Shorts ad under 60 seconds: stitch clips with Timeline
YouTube suggests Shorts ads under 60 seconds. Sume Timeline 1.0 stitches clips into one MP4 at $0.10 per output minute, so 60 seconds costs $0.10.
Quiz feedback clips with an AI avatar: right and wrong answers
Render a short avatar clip per right and wrong quiz answer and let your LMS pick the one to play. Clip counts, cost by tier, and what Sume does not do.
Ad variants from one product photo for six audiences
Make six audience-specific ad images from one photo by editing it six times with Ideogram 4.5 on Sume. Six medium edits cost $0.45; prompts and checks included.
Edit once and crop three ways, or edit three times: 4:5, 1:1, 9:16
Crop one 4:5 edit to 1:1 and 9:16 in Pillow, or edit per shape. A crop keeps 80% of the height or 70.3% of the width; three edits cost three times as much.
A 50-page deck to AI video: five ten-slide Wan 3.0 batches on Sume
Alibaba caps document input at 50 pages. Sume wan-3.0 takes 10 reference images per job, so a 50-slide deck becomes five jobs. Cost at 6 s or 30 s per batch.
Product brochure PDF to a 30-second video: export pages for Wan 3.0
Alibaba says Wan 3.0 reads PDFs. On Sume, export the brochure pages as PNGs and send up to 10 as wan-3.0 references. $3.75 at 720p, $7.50 at 1080p for 30 s.
Add a dog or cat into an existing scene with Gemini Omni edit
Put a pet into footage you already shot: the edit prompt, why your own pet's photo cannot ride on an edit, and what to check for shadow and scale. 8 s is $1.00.
Recolor sneakers to sand suede, keep the laces white: prompt test
Four prompt wordings for a colorway edit that changes one part and keeps another, run on Ideogram 4.5 at the low tier on Sume for $0.15 in total.
One approved backdrop for 200 product photos: reference edit cost
Use one approved scene as the first reference and each product shot as the second, in Ideogram 4.5 on Sume. 200 photos cost $7.50 at low and $15 at medium.
Add Halloween decorations to a shop video with an Omni edit prompt
Turn a storefront or cafe clip into a Halloween version: send it as video_url to Gemini Omni Flash 1.1 with a keep-and-add prompt. Price per clip inside.
Test the hardest 5 seconds first: trim, then Recast before the full 30
Before paying $11.25 to recast 30 seconds at 768p, trim the worst 5 seconds and recast just that for $1.895. What the test can and cannot tell you.
Construction time-lapse from two photos with Omni first/last frame
Turn a site photo from week one and a photo of the finished building into an 8-second progress clip. Request shape, prompt, cost, and what to check.
Avatar clips of 60 seconds or less and the Shorts one-minute line
YouTube allows 3-minute Shorts, but claims behave differently above one minute. Why a Sume avatar clip capped at 60 seconds sits on the safe side, with sources.
Charter boat listing video from ten photos: Wan 3.0 vertical and wide
One set of ten boat photos, two Wan 3.0 jobs: 9:16 for stories and 16:9 for the listing page. $3.75 each at 720p for 30 s, $7.50 for both, with a shot order.
Re-upload an old vertical video: is it a Short or long-form?
YouTube's page says square or vertical uploads up to three minutes after October 15, 2024 are Shorts. What it means for a re-upload, and how to check the file.
Spreadsheet to AI video: Wan 3.0 xls input vs chart images on Sume
Alibaba lists xls as a Wan 3.0 input, Sume does not. Export each chart as a PNG and send up to 10 reference images or a first and last frame.
Driver onboarding videos with an AI avatar: five 30-second clips
Five short avatar clips can cover a driver's first day. What each should say, how to handle a multilingual crew honestly, and the cost by tier.
Solar roof before and after clip: Wan 3.0 first and last frame, 7 s
Send the bare roof as first_frame and the finished array as last_frame to wan-3.0. A 7-second clip costs $0.88 at 720p on Sume. Rules for matching the photos.
One ad, five cities: swap the backdrop per market with Omni edit
Localize a street-scene ad by editing the backdrop per market with Gemini Omni Flash. Prompt pattern, five 8-second edits at 720p for $5.00, and what to verify.
Aerial establishing shot with Gemini Omni Flash: 1080p or 4K cost
A drone-style opening shot for a location video: prompt order, the two aspect ratios, and the 5, 8 and 10 second cost at 1080p against 4K on Sume.
Bedtime story video with a lullaby bed: Sume TTS, Lyria, timeline cost
Cost of a narrated bedtime story with a lullaby underneath: TTS for 3,000 characters, one Lyria 3.5 track, and a timeline render with soundtrack ducking.
Add my product to a store shelf photo: a two-reference edit on Sume
Place your packshot into an existing shelf photo by sending the shelf first and the packshot second to Ideogram 4.5 on Sume. Prompt, checks and costs.
Kling motion control silent clip with a Lyria music bed for a Short
Set keep_original_sound to false, generate a track with the Music Router, and join them on a timeline. Cost for a 12-second clip, and the YouTube rule to know.
HOA or community meeting notice video with an AI avatar: script, cost
A homeowners' association can post a 30-second avatar notice for the monthly meeting. What to say, 16:9 versus 9:16, review steps, and the cost by tier.
Warranty registration how-to clip: avatar with your product image
A 20-second avatar clip can show owners how to register a warranty. Using the product image input, the per-second surcharge, script steps, and cost by tier.
Weekly toolbox talk video with an AI avatar: 52 clips a year, cost
A weekly 30-second avatar safety reminder costs a fixed sum per year at each tier. Script rules, review steps, and what it must not replace.
Keep a 2-minute video long-form on YouTube: render 1920x1080
Timeline 1.0 renders 1080x1920 by default. Set output width 1920 and height 1080 to keep a short video out of the Shorts class. YouTube's rule and the request.
Restore a scratched family photo in three staged edits
Fix creases, then scratches, then fading in separate Ideogram 4.5 passes. Three low-quality passes cost $0.1125 on Sume; a high final pass brings it to $0.35.
Founder story video with an AI avatar: who is on screen?
An About-us video built from an avatar raises one question: whose face. Three Sume avatar inputs for a founder story, a 40-second script, cost, and a label.
Salon or barber intro clip: avatar in front of your own shop photo
Put an AI presenter in front of a photo of your salon with the scene photo input. Script, 9:16 default, what a 20-second clip costs, and a consent warning.
Replace the presenter in a 3-minute training video with H3 Max Recast
Recast takes 5 to 30 seconds per job, so a 3-minute video is six chunks. Steps, the 768p cost, and why the original voice track becomes the timeline spine.
Outage status update video with an AI avatar: script and cost
A 20 to 30 second avatar clip can front a status-page update. What to script, what it costs by tier, and why the written update must go out first.
Midday to golden hour in a video: Omni edit or first/last frame
Change the time of day in a clip you already have. When a Gemini Omni Flash edit fits, when first and last frames fit, and what a 6-second pass costs on Sume.
Board-game crowdfunding trailer from box, minis and cards, Wan 3.0
Send up to 10 reference images of box, miniatures and cards to wan-3.0 for a 15-second trailer: $1.88 at 720p on Sume, with logo and card-text drift.
Microscope-style science clip with Gemini Omni Flash: prompt and cost
Google's own Omni 1.1 demo prompt is a diatom micrograph. Here is how to write one, draft it at 360p, and what 8 seconds costs on Sume at each resolution.
Add steam to a coffee or food clip with Omni edit, check the sound
Make a plain food or drink clip look hot by editing in steam with Gemini Omni Flash. Prompt wording, 8-second cost at 720p, and why the audio needs a listen.
Monthly investor update video with an AI avatar: 60 s per job
An avatar update longer than 60 seconds has to be split. How to cut a monthly investor or board update into three jobs, keep one presenter, and price it.
Remove a price sticker from a product photo and check the label
Remove a sticker from a product photo with Ideogram 4.5 on Sume, then check the label text underneath. A small mask on GPT Image 2.5 limits the edit.
Change one of three identical bottles: position words or a mask
Edit one of three identical products in a photo. Flux 3 Image gives each element an id; on Sume, use position words (Ideogram 4.5) or a GPT Image 2.5 mask.
Three-minute YouTube Short from six 30 s AI clips: Wan vs Seedance
YouTube counts square or vertical videos up to three minutes as Shorts. Six 30 s 9:16 clips cost $22.50 on Wan 3.0 at 720p or $104.04 on Seedance 2.5.
Volunteer recruitment video from an AI avatar: 25-second clip
A short avatar clip can ask for volunteers on a page, a newsletter or a social post. Script shape, three-scene option, caption settings and cost by tier.