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3Edit CinemaAn AI video generator for every shot.
Turn a picture or a few words into a short video clip, guided by the camera movement you choose. Every clip lands in your 3Edit Library, ready for your Studio videos and presenters.
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Image to video and text to video.
- From a picture. Choose a picture and Cinema brings it to life as a clip.
- From words. Describe the clip, and “Improve my prompt” helps you write it.
- One or two clips. Choose 1 or 2 clips per request, each an MP4 file.
AI camera movement you direct.
Choose a camera direction to guide the shot: Static, Push in, Pull out, Pan left, Pan right, Tilt up, Tilt down, Orbit, Crane up and Handheld. These are directions you choose for the clip, not exact control of the camera.
5, 10 or 15 seconds, in every shape.
- Three lengths. With 3Edit Standard, the default, clips are 5, 10 or 15 seconds.
- Four shapes. 16:9, 9:16, 1:1 and 21:9.
- Optional HD 1080p. Add an HD 1080p version when you need it.
See the framing before you make it.
From a picture, Cinema shows the framing it will use for the shape you choose. A picture already in that shape is used whole.
Standard or Premium.
3Edit Standard is the default. When you want it, choose the Premium engine for 8-second clips at 720p, in 16:9 or 9:16. You choose it yourself, and nothing switches automatically.
How to make a video with AI.
Five steps from a picture or an idea to a finished clip.
- 1Open CinemaOpen 3Edit Cinema in the 3Edit desktop app.
- 2Start from a picture or wordsChoose a picture, or describe the clip in words. “Improve my prompt” helps you write it.
- 3Choose the shotPick a camera direction, a length of 5, 10 or 15 seconds, a shape, and HD 1080p if you want it. Or choose Premium for an 8-second clip.
- 4MakeMake 1 or 2 clips. Each result is an MP4 file, and work that fails is not charged.
- 5Use the clipDownload it, use it in video on a Studio timeline, upscale it, use it in Presenter, or reuse the prompt.
Straight into your videos.
Every clip goes into your shared 3Edit Library. From a clip, download it, use it in video on a Studio timeline, upscale it, use it in Presenter, or reuse the prompt.
Pictures from 3Edit Image and upscaled pictures can be animated in Cinema.
Your results are yours to use commercially in videos, ads, websites and posts. Please only upload pictures that are your own or that you have permission to use.
Use in video
Upscale
Use in PresenterPay only for clips delivered.
Cinema is included in every 3Edit plan, with plans from £7.99 a month. Each clip uses credits, work that fails is not charged, and each finished step is charged once.
Cinema uses credits even when you build websites with your own paid Claude plan or your ChatGPT plan, or with 3Edit Node.
How 3Edit Cinema compares.
No separate video subscription, because Cinema is part of your 3Edit plan, and you pay only for clips delivered.
| Feature | 3Edit Cinema | Runway | Kling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Included in every 3Edit plan, from £7.99 a month. Clips use credits. | Standard: $15 a month ($12 billed yearly) | Paid plans from $6.99 a month |
| Free use | 7-day free trial, no card needed | 125 one-time credits on the Free plan | Free daily credits |
What 3Edit Cinema includes
- You pay only for clips delivered, and work that fails is not charged
- No separate video subscription, because Cinema is part of your 3Edit plan
- Clips go straight into your Studio videos, Presenter and the shared Library
- Your website and shop are in the same app
Based on each company’s public website, October 2026. Prices show the lowest paid monthly plan; other tools are priced in US dollars. Product names belong to their owners. Sources: Runway pricing, Kling plans.
Cinema questions
Everything you want to know about making video clips with 3Edit Cinema. Can’t find your answer? Email us at info@3edit.org.
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Getting started
It is 3Edit’s AI video generator. Make video clips from a picture or from words.
Yes. Cinema is included in every 3Edit plan, with plans from £7.99 a month. Each clip uses credits.
No. The work runs on 3Edit’s engines, so you need no powerful computer.
Yes. “Improve my prompt” helps you write the description of your clip.
Making clips
Yes. Choose a picture and Cinema makes a video clip from it. This is image to video in the 3Edit desktop app.
Yes. Describe the clip in words and Cinema makes it. This is text to video in the 3Edit desktop app.
With 3Edit Standard, clips are 5, 10 or 15 seconds. With Premium, clips are 8 seconds.
3Edit Standard makes 16:9, 9:16, 1:1 and 21:9 clips. Premium makes 16:9 or 9:16 clips.
Yes. With 3Edit Standard you can add an optional HD 1080p version.
Choose 1 or 2 clips per request.
Every result is an MP4 file.
Camera and engines
Yes. Choose a camera direction to guide the shot: Static, Push in, Pull out, Pan left, Pan right, Tilt up, Tilt down, Orbit, Crane up and Handheld.
Camera directions guide the shot. They are directions you choose for the clip, not exact control of the camera.
From a picture, Cinema shows the framing it will use before you make the clip. A picture already in the chosen shape is used whole.
3Edit Standard is the default engine.
Premium makes 8-second clips at 720p, in 16:9 or 9:16. You choose it yourself, and nothing switches automatically.
Using your clips
Every clip goes into your shared 3Edit Library, ready to use in the other 3Edit apps.
Yes. Choose Use in video to place the clip on a Studio timeline.
Yes. Choose Upscale on a clip to upscale it with 3Edit Upscaler.
Yes. Choose Use in Presenter on a clip.
Yes. Pictures from 3Edit Image and upscaled pictures can be animated in Cinema.
Your results are yours to use commercially in videos, ads, websites and posts. Please only upload pictures that are your own or that you have permission to use.
Pricing
With 3Edit Standard, from a picture or from words, a 5-second clip is 2 credits, a 10-second clip is 3 credits and a 15-second clip is 5 credits.
With HD 1080p, a 5-second clip is 4 credits, a 10-second clip is 5 credits and a 15-second clip is 7 credits.
A Premium clip is 15 credits from a picture, or 16 credits from words.
Work that fails is not charged, and each finished step is charged once.
No. Cinema uses credits even when you build websites with your own paid Claude plan or your ChatGPT plan, or with 3Edit Node.
There is no separate video subscription, because Cinema is part of your 3Edit plan. You pay only for clips delivered, and every clip goes straight into your Studio videos, Presenter and the shared Library, in the same app as your website and shop.
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