image-to-video

n8n node to convert a static image into a video clip. Supports dynamic sizes, duration, frame rate, and output formats. Perfect for social media Reels, Stories, and video posts.

Package Information

Downloads: 524 weekly / 868 monthly
Latest Version: 0.1.9
Author: Fidel Parabacuto

Available Nodes

Image to Video icon
Image to Video
Convert a static image into a video clip with dynamic size, duration, and effects. Ideal for social media Reels, Stories, and video posts. Requires FFmpeg installed on the host.

Documentation

n8n-nodes-image-to-video

npm version
License: MIT
n8n community

Convert a static image into a video clip — perfect for social media Reels, Stories, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and more — directly inside your n8n workflow.

✨ Features

Feature Details
Size Presets Reel/Story 9:16, Portrait 4:5, Square 1:1, Landscape 16:9, or fully Custom
Dynamic Duration 1–300 seconds
Frame Rate 1–60 fps
Animation Effects Static hold, Zoom In, Zoom Out (Ken Burns), Pan Left, Pan Right, Fade In
Output Formats MP4 (H.264 / H.265), WebM (VP9), GIF
Background Fill Color picker for letterbox / pillarbox padding
Binary Field Configurable input and output binary field names
No system deps FFmpeg is bundled — works on any self-hosted instance out of the box

📦 Installation

From the n8n UI (recommended)

  1. Open your n8n instance
  2. Go to Settings → Community nodes
  3. Click Install a community node
  4. Enter: n8n-nodes-image-to-video
  5. Click Install

No extra setup needed. FFmpeg is bundled with the package — it works on Hostinger, Railway, Render, VPS, Docker, and any self-hosted n8n instance.

Via npm (self-hosted CLI)

npm install n8n-nodes-image-to-video

🚀 Quick Start Workflow

[HTTP Request] → [Image to Video] → [Write Binary File]
  1. HTTP Request — fetch an image URL (set Response Format to File)
  2. Image to Video — configure preset and duration
  3. Write Binary File — save the MP4 to disk

⚙️ Node Parameters

Parameter Type Default Description
Input Binary Field string data Binary field containing the source image
Size Preset options Reel/Story Output video dimensions
Width (px) number 1080 Custom width (only with Custom preset)
Height (px) number 1920 Custom height (only with Custom preset)
Duration (seconds) number 5 Video length in seconds
Frame Rate (fps) number 30 Frames per second
Output Codec / Format options H.264 – MP4 Codec and container
Background Color color #000000 Fill color for padding
Animation Effect options None Motion effect
Output Binary Field string video Binary field for the output video

Animation Effects

Effect Description
None Still image — no movement
Zoom In Ken Burns slow zoom from 100% to 115%
Zoom Out Ken Burns slow zoom from 115% to 100%
Pan Left to Right Horizontal pan across image
Pan Right to Left Reverse horizontal pan
Fade In Image fades in from black over 1 second

🔧 Output

The node outputs the same item with:

  • binary.[outputField] — the encoded video file
  • json.imageToVideo — metadata: { width, height, duration, fps, codec, format, effect, sizeBytes }

🌐 Compatibility

Platform Supported
Self-hosted (Linux) ✅
Self-hosted (Windows) ✅
Self-hosted (macOS) ✅
Docker / Hostinger ✅
Railway / Render ✅
n8n Cloud ❌ (community nodes not supported)

🤝 Contributing

Pull requests are welcome! Please open an issue first to discuss major changes.

  1. Fork the repository
  2. Create a branch: git checkout -b feature/my-feature
  3. Commit your changes
  4. Push and open a Pull Request

📄 License

MIT EMAIL_ADDRESS

🔗 Links

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