Introducing Rigel: Turn Any Photo Into a Cinematic AI Video
Rigel is the fastest way to animate a photo into a shareable short film — no editing skills required. Here's what makes it different.
We built Rigel because the gap between a great photo and a great video was too wide. You'd need editing software, a decent computer, hours of time, and a skill set most people don't have. We wanted to close that gap completely.
What Rigel does
Rigel takes a single photo — a portrait, a Live Photo from your iPhone, or any still image — and turns it into a cinematic short video in seconds. Not a looping GIF. Not a slow zoom. A real video with motion, atmosphere, depth, and expression.
Here's what that looks like in practice:
- Animate a Live Photo into a fluid, AI-powered clip that preserves the natural moment
- Add a script and Rigel generates a talking-head video with realistic lip-sync — the person in the photo appears to speak your words
- Set a scene and your subject is placed in a beach at sunset, a rainy city street, a dramatic studio — any environment you describe
- String scenes together for multi-scene storytelling built for Reels, Shorts, and TikTok
The output is 5–30 seconds, vertical or square, optimized for social. Ready to post.
Who it's for
Rigel is for anyone who has photos and wants to make content:
- Creators who need a week of posts from one photo session
- Storytellers bringing fictional characters to life
- Marketers testing ad creative variants fast
- Memory keepers turning family moments into shareable videos
No editing software. No timeline. No learning curve.
How it works
- Upload a photo — Live Photo, portrait, or any image from your library
- Describe the scene — type a line, choose a mood, add a script for lip-sync
- Generate and share — Rigel produces the clip and it's ready for any platform
That's it. Three steps, seconds of processing, a video you'd be proud to post.
Available now
Rigel is live on the App Store and Google Play. iOS 16.6+ and Android supported. It uses a credit-based system — subscriptions and credit packs are available in-app, and each generation shows its credit cost before you confirm.
We're shipping new generation modes regularly. If you try it, let us know what you create.