Reference image
A still image you provide to a generative model as a visual anchor. In image-to-video the reference becomes the first frame; in text-to-image with reference, it guides composition or style. Crucial when you need on-model results — the same character, the same product, the same setting. The photo-to-anime flow is a worked example: a selfie becomes the reference, and the model restyles it into an anime portrait while keeping the subject recognizable.
Where this fits in GoCrazyAI
Turn a text prompt or a still image into cinematic AI video using Kling 2.5 Turbo Pro, Veo 3.1, and Sora 2 — no editing skill required.
Recent guides on reference image
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Sora 4 short-form video: Fast workflows for turning a product photo into vertical TikTok hooks
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