TL;DR
An AI music video generator turns a photo into a short music video. Here, one run writes an original song, places you in a scene and animates you singing or rapping it with lip-sync. Choose the vibe, sing or rap, and one person, two people or a pet, and get a 9:16 video in about 2 to 4 minutes.
What Is an AI Music Video Generator?
An AI music video generator makes a music video without a camera, a studio or a finished song. You give it a photo, and it produces the song, the setting and the performance.
This one is built for short vertical clips. The song is original and written in the style of the vibe you pick, and the video shows you performing the vocal part. It is a 10, 15 or 20 second piece for TikTok, Reels and Shorts, not a full-length music video.
If you already have a song and only need the video, Music Video Lipsync is the better fit. This page is for when you want the song made too.
How Does It Work?
- Lyrics: paste your own, or type names and a short story and an AI writes short lyrics in the song language you choose.
- Song: Suno V6 makes an original song with a beat and vocals in the style of the vibe, sung or rapped, with an automatic, male or female voice.
- Scene: Nano Banana 2.1 places you, two people or your pet into the set. Two separate photos always get a scene, because that is how both people end up in one frame.
- Lip-sync video: the sung part is cut to your length and the image is animated so mouths follow the words, with LTX-2.3 LipSync for one person or a pet and InfiniteTalk Multi for two people performing together.
The run takes about 2 to 4 minutes. With a single photo you can tick Keep my photo's background to skip the scene, which costs 4 credits less.
What Kind of Music Video Can I Make?
- Studio session: the default. A recording studio with a moody late-night R&B song, or a dark trap verse if you switch to rap.
- Street performance: a night city street with gritty soul vocals or a hard-hitting rap verse.
- Hotel lobby flex: marble, a chandelier and a trap beat with a chant hook.
- Love song: a candle-lit room for a song to a partner who agreed to be in it.
- Birthday or Christmas: a party or a cozy living room for a song about a friend or the family.
- Duet: two photos, one frame, one song you perform together.
- Pet music video: your dog or cat performs in a small costume that fits the set.
How Do I Write a Good Names and Story Line?
You can leave the lyrics to the AI. What it needs is names and one or two real details. Sam, who burns toast every morning and still calls himself a chef, gives it something to sing about. A song about my friend does not.
- Who: the names, spelled the way you want them sung.
- One true detail: a habit, a job, a place or an inside joke.
- The mood: proud, silly, sweet or nostalgic.
- The occasion: a birthday, a move, a win, or nothing at all.
Example lines: Lena and Tom, met in a bike shop, still argue about who fixed the flat tyre. Me, first week at a new job, pretending I know where the printer is. Mochi, black cat, sleeps 20 hours a day and demands dinner at 4 p.m.
If you write your own lyrics, keep them to two to six short lines, because only 10 to 20 seconds are sung. The AI Lyrics Generator can help you draft and trim them.
Which Photo Works Best?
- Face the camera: a front-facing face gives the lip-sync the clearest mouth to follow.
- Good, even light: no hard shadows across the face.
- Nothing over the mouth: no hands, microphones, masks or sunglasses.
- One person per photo: for a duet, upload two separate photos instead of a group shot.
- Light filters only: heavy beauty filters make the result look less like you.
- Pets: a clear front view of the face. Results vary more than with people.
- Permission: only yourself or people who agreed. No celebrities or other public figures.
Which Length and Resolution Should I Pick?
The default is 15 seconds at 720p, which costs 56 credits for one person or a pet. Two-person videos cost more and top out at 720p. 1080p is for Pro members.
Keep my photo's background takes 4 credits off the one-photo prices below. The exact price is shown before you generate.
| Resolution | Length | Credits | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 480p | 10 s | 31 | Testing a photo first |
| 480p | 15 s | 41 | A cheap full-length draft |
| 480p | 20 s | 51 | A long draft |
| 720p | 10 s | 41 | A short hook |
| 720p | 15 s | 56 | The default: verse and hook |
| 720p | 20 s | 71 | A longer song section |
| 1080p | 10 s | 51 (Pro) | A sharp short clip |
| 1080p | 15 s | 71 (Pro) | Sharper detail at the default length |
| 1080p | 20 s | 91 (Pro) | The longest, sharpest solo video |
| 480p, two people | 10 s | 41 | Testing a duet |
| 480p, two people | 15 s | 56 | A cheaper duet |
| 480p, two people | 20 s | 71 | A long duet draft |
| 720p, two people | 10 s | 71 | A quick duet |
| 720p, two people | 15 s | 101 | The standard duet |
| 720p, two people | 20 s | 131 | The longest duet |
How Do I Post It on TikTok, Reels and Shorts?
- Download the vertical 9:16 MP4. The song is already in it.
- Upload it to TikTok, Instagram Reels or YouTube Shorts and keep the original audio, since the song is the point.
- Add the best lyric as a caption or as on-screen text.
- Tag anyone who appears, with their okay, and use the platform's AI-generated label.
- Post a follow-up in a different vibe, or as a duet with a friend.
A clip that ends on the hook loops cleanly, which suits all three platforms. Because the song is original, you don't need a trending sound to post it.