Ghibli Style Photos To Video: How to convert photos to video for free?

You must be seeing Ghibli-style photos and videos going viral on social media these days. The trend of Ghibli-style photos is becoming very viral these days. These beautiful, pastel-colored photos show magical forests and characters with big eyes. People are creating this trend through AI tools, hand-drawn art, and photo edits. But why not take it one step further? You can convert these photos into an animation video. Here we will tell you an easy way to create an animation video in Studio Ghibli style.

Use this animation software

To animate Ghibli-style images, you will need good software. Here we are giving you some options. You can select any of them according to your choice.

Adobe After Effects, Blender (free, open-source 3D software), Procreate Dreams (for iPad users, you can create animations by hand drawing), and RunwayML (uses AI tools that help with motion interpolation). You can also use CapCut.

Create your Ghibli-style photo.

If you already have a Ghibli-style photo, use that. Otherwise, you can create an image by entering any prompt from the AI ​​tools or even sketch it yourself.

Then divide your photo into different parts such as characters, trees, and sky so that you can easily animate it.

Create your story

The magic of Ghibli films lies in their emotion and simplicity. Your animation can also be full of the same simplicity.

Create a short story frame. Maybe your character is walking through a magical forest or cherry blossoms are swaying in a gentle breeze.

Select a frame rate: Choose 24 FPS (the standard frame rate for Ghibli films). 240 frames are needed to create a 10-second video.

Import and organize your photos

Import your images into the software and organize them into layers. This includes background, midground, and foreground. This will give you more control and make the animation process easier.

Add frame-by-frame motion and transitions.

Set keyframes to determine object positions and movements.
Fill in the frames between keyframes for tweening to create smooth transitions.

Then create depth by animating the background and foreground separately for a parallax effect.

Then add atmosphere and lighting.

Design the audio and sound.

After doing this, render and export your animation video. You can export in 1080p or 4K. This maintains the quality of the video.

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