Character Ai Ovi Image To Video
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Try it on WavespeedAI!Ovi is a Veo-3-like image-to-video model that generates synchronized video and audio from text or text+image prompts. Ready-to-use REST inference API, best performance, no coldstarts, affordable pricing.
Features
Ovi (I2V Version)
Ovi is a veo-3 like, image-to-audio-video (I2AV) generation model that creates synchronized video and audio from a single image plus a descriptive text prompt.
It is designed for short-form storytelling, where a still image is brought to life with cinematic motion, dialogue, and sound.
🌟 Key Features
- 🎬 Image → Video+Audio – Bring a static image to life with synchronized audiovisual output.
- 📝 Prompt-driven – Use text prompts to control scene dynamics, style, and audio.
- 🗣️ Speech & Sound – Insert dialogue or sound effects using special tags.
- ⏱️ Short-form Output – Generates 5-second clips at 24 FPS.
💲 Pricing
| Video Length | Cost |
|---|---|
| 5 seconds | $0.15 |
Billing Rules
- Minimum charge: 5 seconds
🎨 How to Use
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Upload Image
- Provide a reference image as the base frame.
- Make sure the URL is valid and accessible (a preview should appear).
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Enter Prompt
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Describe scene motion, style, and atmosphere.
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Use tags for sound:
<S> ... <E>→ Speech (converted into spoken audio)<AUDCAP> ... <ENDAUDCAP>→ Background audio / effects
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Set Seed
-1= random output- Any fixed number = reproducible results
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Run
- Click Run $0.15 to generate your 5s image-to-audio-video clip.
- Preview and download the result.
📝 Prompt Example
A wide shot of a medieval knight standing in the rain, sword planted into the ground, glowing with mystical energy.
<S>I will defend this land until my last breath.<E>
<AUDCAP>Thunder rolls across the dark sky, distant war drums echo.<ENDAUDCAP>🙏 Acknowledgements
⭐ Citation
If Ovi is useful, please ⭐ the repo and cite the paper:
@misc{low2025ovitwinbackbonecrossmodal,
title={Ovi: Twin Backbone Cross-Modal Fusion for Audio-Video Generation},
author={Chetwin Low and Weimin Wang and Calder Katyal},
year={2025},
eprint={2510.01284},
archivePrefix={arXiv},
primaryClass={cs.MM},
url={https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.01284},
}Authentication
For authentication details, please refer to the Authentication Guide.
API Endpoints
Submit Task & Query Result
# Submit the task
curl --location --request POST "https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/character-ai/ovi/image-to-video" \
--header "Content-Type: application/json" \
--header "Authorization: Bearer ${WAVESPEED_API_KEY}" \
--data-raw '{
"seed": -1
}'
# Get the result
curl --location --request GET "https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/predictions/${requestId}/result" \
--header "Authorization: Bearer ${WAVESPEED_API_KEY}"
Parameters
Task Submission Parameters
Request Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Range | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| image | string | Yes | - | The image for generating the output. | |
| prompt | string | Yes | - | The positive prompt for the generation. | |
| seed | integer | No | -1 | -1 ~ 2147483647 | The random seed to use for the generation. -1 means a random seed will be used. |
Response Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| code | integer | HTTP status code (e.g., 200 for success) |
| message | string | Status message (e.g., “success”) |
| data.id | string | Unique identifier for the prediction, Task Id |
| data.model | string | Model ID used for the prediction |
| data.outputs | array | Array of URLs to the generated content (empty when status is not completed) |
| data.urls | object | Object containing related API endpoints |
| data.urls.get | string | URL to retrieve the prediction result |
| data.has_nsfw_contents | array | Array of boolean values indicating NSFW detection for each output |
| data.status | string | Status of the task: created, processing, completed, or failed |
| data.created_at | string | ISO timestamp of when the request was created (e.g., “2023-04-01T12:34:56.789Z”) |
| data.error | string | Error message (empty if no error occurred) |
| data.timings | object | Object containing timing details |
| data.timings.inference | integer | Inference time in milliseconds |
Result Request Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| id | string | Yes | - | Task ID |
Result Response Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| code | integer | HTTP status code (e.g., 200 for success) |
| message | string | Status message (e.g., “success”) |
| data | object | The prediction data object containing all details |
| data.id | string | Unique identifier for the prediction, the ID of the prediction to get |
| data.model | string | Model ID used for the prediction |
| data.outputs | object | Array of URLs to the generated content (empty when status is not completed). |
| data.urls | object | Object containing related API endpoints |
| data.urls.get | string | URL to retrieve the prediction result |
| data.status | string | Status of the task: created, processing, completed, or failed |
| data.created_at | string | ISO timestamp of when the request was created (e.g., “2023-04-01T12:34:56.789Z”) |
| data.error | string | Error message (empty if no error occurred) |
| data.timings | object | Object containing timing details |
| data.timings.inference | integer | Inference time in milliseconds |