Turn a product photo into a product video ad — workflow skill for product videos

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Product photos into a video that keeps the real product: storyboard, PRODUCT LOCK, repair, real packshot.

Type: Workflow · Product videos
Slug: product-photo-to-video
Status: live
Publisher: varg (varg, verified)
License: MIT
Source: https://github.com/vargHQ/skills/tree/main/product-photo-to-video
Works in: Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenClaw
Requires: varg API key or the varg MCP
Cost: ~250–1,000 credits / 15 s video at 720p (estimate)
Runtime: 15–40 min

What it does

Builds TikTok, Reels and listing videos from one to three product photos: a product truth sheet (label text letter by letter, colours, parts), a cut-out, a hero still, an 8–12 panel storyboard sheet, then one multi-shot Seedance 2.5 or Kling 4 clip with a PRODUCT LOCK block, a repair pass on drifting shots and the real packshot composited on the last second. Formats: hands-only ASMR unboxing, macro pour, ingredient burst, product in use, 360° loop, product in a hand, apparel try-on. It never ships a Ken Burns slideshow.

Use when

A product video, unboxing or ASMR video from product photos
Listing videos or AI b-roll without filming

Not for

A person talking about the product (use ai-ugc-ad-video)
Still listing images

Install

Claude Code: claude plugin marketplace add vargHQ/skills && claude plugin install varg@varg
Codex: npx skills add vargHQ/skills --skill product-photo-to-video -a codex -y
Cursor: npx skills add vargHQ/skills --skill product-photo-to-video -a cursor -y

Models it drives: bria_guided_remove_background, gpt_image_2_5, nano_banana_2_1, bria_fibo_edit_1_5_expand, bria_fibo_edit_1_5_product_holding, bria_fibo_edit_1_5_virtual_try_on, qwen_angles, seedance_2_5, kling_v4, wan_3, pixelcut_looping_video, minimax_h3_max_camera_controls

How-to tutorials that use it

How to make viral ecommerce videos for TikTok and Reels: Product videos that sell on TikTok, TikTok Shop, Instagram Reels and Meta ads: the angle, the hook, the format, the person on camera, the rules and the variants.
How to make a TikTok Shop video with AI: A shoppable or affiliate TikTok Shop video that sells and stays compliant: product in frame from the first second, a real presenter, one number, a cart CTA.