Create Videos with Start and End Frames in Kaiber Canvas

Start and end frames give you control over how a video begins and ends. Your images define both points and the AI fills in the motion between them.  Perfect for creating smooth scene changes, outfit swaps, transformation videos, time shifts, looping videos and visual storytelling.

Getting started

From the Kaiber Canvas home page, click View All Workflows and select Frame to Frame Video. This will open a new Create Video Flow on the Canvas with space for a start frame and and end frame. 

Drop or upload the start image to the top image box, and the end image to the bottom box.
Write your prompt in the subject box. 
Click generate.

Creating a transition between two images

This is the most common use case. Two images, one smooth video connecting them.

• Drop your first image into the Start Image field

• Drop your second image into the End Image field

• Add a prompt to guide the transition

• Click Generate

The model creates a clip that begins at image A and arrives at image B, with the AI handling everything in between.

Pro tip: Use the Extend Video button on the right of your generated video to add a new Create Image Flow to the canvas to build a connected series of transitions that flow from one image to the next. End with your start image to create a seamless looping video.

Creating a transition between two video clips

Want to bridge two existing clips? Canvas automatically pulls the right frame when you drop a video into the flow.

• Drag your first clip (Clip A) into the Start Image field. Canvas extracts the last frame automatically.

• Drag your second clip (Clip B) into the End Image field. Canvas extracts the first frame automatically.

• Add a prompt describing the transition

• Click Generate

You'll get a new transition clip that bridges Clip A and Clip B. Connect all three in Kaiber Editor: Clip A, the transition clip, then Clip B.

Prompting for transitions

Keep the prompt focused on motion and change, not on describing what the images already show. The model has those.

Some examples to get you started:

• "Smooth camera pan as the scene shifts from day to night"

• "The woman turns and walks into a new environment"

• "Slow dissolve as the colors shift from warm to cool tones"

• "Gentle zoom out revealing the full scene"

Short and clear beats long and detailed. Focus on movement, camera direction, and the feeling of the change. And match your prompt to the length of the clip — 5 seconds of video needs 5 seconds of movement, not more.

Tips for better transitions

Images that share similar lighting, style and composition will produce smoother results. If the two images are very different — different locations, outfits, time of day — the model will interpret the gap creatively. That can look great. It can also be unpredictable.

A good trick: use an image generation model to create or edit your start and end frames so they share connecting elements. Similar lines, objects, characters or patches of color give the model something to work with between the two frames.

Ideas to try

• Outfit swap: same character, same pose, different clothing

• Location change: same subject, two different environments

• Creature or object transformation: morph one into another

• Time of day shift: sunrise to sunset in a single scene

• Before and after: a product, room or character transformation

• Style shift: same composition, different visual styles (photo to illustration, for example)

• Seamless loop: use the first frame of a video as the end frame

Models that support start and end frames

Frame to Frame Video works with several models, each handling transitions a little differently. Some handle dramatic transformations better, others nail subtle natural motion. It's worth trying a few to find what suits your project.

• Wan 2.2 & 2.2 Turbo

• Kling 3.0

• Minimax 02

• Veo 3.1 First/Last Frame

• Luma Ray 2 & Ray 2 Flash