VIMAGE

What VIMAGE is

VIMAGE is a cinemagraph creator for turning still photos into animated images. Its app offers moving effects, presets, filters, and overlays, and describes adding custom sounds and text to a photo. Users can customize up to 10 effects, filters, or overlays. VIMAGE calls the finished creations videoimages and says they can be saved as videos or GIFs. The app is available on Android, iOS, and the web.

VIMAGE says the app is free to use and offers premium packages. Listed premium benefits include access to all visual effects, watermark removal, high-quality rendering, no ads, and saving as video or GIF. Its stock photo library includes images from Unsplash, which VIMAGE identifies as its official stock photo partner. The app also describes in-app contests, trophies from other users, and weekly featured creations. For people who want work made for them, VIMAGE offers a professional custom animation service for personal memories or business content. A listed one-time Photo animation plan costs 29.00 USD and accepts uploads up to 10 MB; its resolution is based on the source image, and the output duration is 5–60 seconds or another duration. VIMAGE is designed for photo animation and does not support video editing. Its terms set a minimum user age of 13.

Who it suits

VIMAGE suits people who want to animate still photos with visual effects and export the result as a video or GIF. It is also aimed at users who want an in-app creative community or a custom-made animation for personal or business content.

Limits

The listed Photo animation plan costs 29.00 USD once and limits uploads to 10 MB. Its resolution depends on the source image, and its duration is 5–60 seconds or another duration.

Getting started

1. Open VIMAGE on the web or use its Android or iOS app.
2. Choose a photo to animate, or select an image from its Unsplash stock photo library.
3. Add moving effects, presets, filters, or overlays; the app describes up to 10 customizable elements.
4. Add custom text or sound if desired.
5. Save the creation as a video or GIF, using a premium package for the listed premium benefits.

Verdict

Choose VIMAGE if you want to turn photos into animated creations with effects, text, or sound and save them as videos or GIFs. Look elsewhere if you need video editing, which the app does not support.