Home Product Photo Tips for Getting Clean AI Video Results

The author, who builds the reference-to-video tool RefVid, argues that most AI video distortions such as melting logos or shifting colors stem from poor input photos rather than the model itself. Reference-to-video models build new scenes from several consistent photos of an object, so the reference set needs three to five images of the same item from different angles under identical lighting and background. The guidance covers using soft window or two-lamp lighting without mixed color temperatures, a seamless white or gray backdrop, and a light box for small items. It also recommends phone settings such as the 1x or 2x main lens, locked exposure and white balance, and a steady mount. A suggested shooting order runs from front and three-quarter views to side, back, and a detail close-up, with an optional in-use shot to show scale.