Overview
Pika 2.5 is Pika's flagship video model, tuned for crisp 1080p motion. Write a shot from a prompt alone, or attach one photo and describe how it should move. A prompt on its own renders five seconds; a photo renders five or ten, at 720p or 1080p.
How to write the prompt
- With nothing attached, the prompt is the whole brief: subject, setting, camera move, lens language and grade.
- With a photo attached, the image already carries the subject and the composition. Only describe what moves.
- Name one camera move and its pace — a slow dolly-in, an aerial drift, a locked-off shot.
- Describe motion in small, physical terms: hair lifting in the breeze, fabric swaying, a slow blink.
- Renders come back silent, so leave sound out of the prompt. Score the finished cut with Pika Soundtrack.
Bring a photo to life
With a photo attached, the image already carries the shot. Describe only what changes.
