# Image to video for social-story boards (vertical)
Stories and Reels want vertical motion, not a cropped landscape clip. Building a small board of stills first keeps the sequence coherent.
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# Build a 4–6 frame board
Sketch beats before you animate: hook still → product detail → use-in-context → soft CTA. Each still becomes one short clip.
# Shoot or crop for 9:16 up front
Leave headroom and foot room; tight landscape crops look awkward when padded. Blur-pad only as a last resort.
# Keep motion subtle per beat
One camera move or one subject motion per clip. Save bigger gestures for the middle beat, not the opener.
# Export channel-ready
Generate vertical masters so you are not cropping HD after the fact.
aiimagetovideo.pro turns each board still into an HD vertical clip without a watermark (free plan/credits), and also supports text to video when you need a bridging b-roll beat.
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