Introducing Lightricks LTX 2 Fast Image-to-Video on WaveSpeedAI

Introducing LTX-2 Fast Image-to-Video: Transform Still Images into Cinematic Motion in Seconds

The future of video creation has arrived. We’re thrilled to announce the availability of Lightricks LTX-2 Fast Image-to-Video on WaveSpeedAI—a groundbreaking AI model that transforms your static images into stunning, motion-rich video content in mere seconds.

Whether you’re a content creator looking to animate product shots, a marketer seeking dynamic social media assets, or a filmmaker visualizing storyboards, LTX-2 Fast delivers production-ready results at unprecedented speed.

What is LTX-2 Fast Image-to-Video?

LTX-2 Fast is the high-speed variant of Lightricks’ revolutionary LTX-2 foundation model, specifically optimized for image-to-video generation. Built on an enhanced Diffusion Transformer (DiT) architecture, this model takes a single image and a text prompt, then generates smooth, cinematic video sequences that preserve the original image’s lighting, color, and composition.

What sets LTX-2 apart from previous video generation models is its “temporal flow attention” technology—a sophisticated approach that tracks motion across frames while maintaining visual coherence. This means no more flickering, no jarring transitions, and no loss of your original image’s artistic intent.

The model now supports video generation up to 20 seconds in length, making it one of the most capable image-to-video models available for creating meaningful narrative sequences.

Key Features

• Ultra-Fast Generation: Optimized for real-time workflows, LTX-2 Fast generates dynamic, cinematic clips in just seconds—perfect for rapid iteration and time-sensitive projects

• 1080p Native Resolution: Produce high-definition video without upscaling artifacts, ready for professional use across platforms

• Style Preservation: The model intelligently maintains your source image’s artistic tone, mood, lighting, and color palette while introducing natural motion

• Audio-Video Sync Ready: Designed for seamless A/V alignment, allowing motion pacing and rhythm to match soundtracks or voiceovers for post-production polish

• Extended Duration Support: Generate up to 20 seconds of continuous video from a single image—significantly longer than most competing solutions

• Cinematic Motion Understanding: The model comprehends camera language, enabling realistic pans, zooms, tracking shots, and perspective shifts based on your prompt

• Cost-Effective Production: At just $0.04 per second, you can generate approximately 25 seconds of 1080p video for every dollar spent

Real-World Use Cases

Marketing & Social Media

Transform static campaign visuals into scroll-stopping video content. A single product photo can become a dynamic reveal, a brand image can gain atmospheric motion, and promotional graphics can come alive with subtle, professional animation.

Cinematic Concept Animation

Bring storyboards and concept art to life before committing to full production. Directors and visual artists can visualize scenes, test camera movements, and explore narrative possibilities without expensive pre-production shoots.

Product & E-Commerce Showcases

Create eye-catching motion reveals from product photography. Showcase items from multiple angles, add atmospheric effects, or demonstrate product features through subtle, engaging animation.

Creative Prototyping

Rapidly visualize narrative ideas for films, games, or interactive experiences. Test mood, pacing, and visual concepts before investing in full-scale production.

Content Creator Workflows

YouTubers, TikTokers, and Instagram creators can instantly animate thumbnails, create dynamic intros, or add production value to their content without video editing expertise.

Getting Started with WaveSpeedAI

Using LTX-2 Fast Image-to-Video on WaveSpeedAI is straightforward:

1. Upload Your Image: Provide a JPG or PNG image as your starting point. This can be a photograph, illustration, AI-generated artwork, or any visual you want to animate.

2. Craft Your Prompt: Describe the desired motion, atmosphere, or animation direction. For example: “Soft camera zoom on a neon-lit city skyline at night, rain falling gently” or “Gentle breeze moving through autumn leaves with warm afternoon light.”

3. Set Duration: Choose your video length, from brief clips to full 20-second sequences.

4. Generate: Hit generate and receive your production-ready video in seconds.

Why WaveSpeedAI?

When you access LTX-2 Fast through WaveSpeedAI, you benefit from:

• No Cold Starts: Your requests begin processing immediately—no waiting for infrastructure to spin up
• Blazing-Fast Inference: Our optimized infrastructure delivers results faster than running models locally
• Simple REST API: Integrate video generation into your existing workflows with straightforward API calls
• Transparent Pricing: Pay only for what you use at $0.04 per second of generated video
• Production-Ready Output: Receive high-quality 1080p video ready for immediate use

Access the model directly at https://wavespeed.ai/models/lightricks/ltx-2-fast/image-to-video.

The Technology Behind the Magic

LTX-2 represents a significant advancement in AI video generation. Unlike earlier models that processed spatial and temporal information separately (often resulting in flickering or inconsistent motion), LTX-2 uses a unified approach that generates coherent motion from the first frame to the last.

The model’s multiscale rendering technology generates details gradually—starting with a coarse approximation of the scene, then progressively filling in finer details across tiles. This approach achieves high quality while maintaining computational efficiency, translating to faster generation times and lower costs for users.

Lightricks’ decision to release LTX-2 as an open-source model has also meant extensive community testing and validation, ensuring robust performance across diverse use cases and image types.

Conclusion

LTX-2 Fast Image-to-Video represents a new paradigm in content creation—one where the barrier between still imagery and dynamic video effectively disappears. What once required hours of manual animation or expensive video shoots can now be accomplished in seconds with a simple prompt.

For creators, marketers, and developers looking to add motion to their visual content, this model offers an unbeatable combination of speed, quality, and affordability.

Ready to bring your images to life? Start generating stunning video content today with LTX-2 Fast on WaveSpeedAI. Visit https://wavespeed.ai/models/lightricks/ltx-2-fast/image-to-video to begin.