From pet photo to Shaking Head clip: the full walkthrough

The workflow, start to finish

• Photo: on the template page, add a crisp picture of one pet or one adult looking at the lens, with open eyes and the head and upper chest visible. Formats: JPG, PNG and WebP, 10 MB at most.
• Look: your own background is the default, with a bed, a sofa and a kitchen as swaps. Clothing works the same way: yours, a pastel hoodie or a cream knit. None of it moves the price.
• Shape: vertical 9:16 for TikTok, Reels and Shorts, or horizontal 16:9 for YouTube and computers.
• Checkout: tick the consent box, sign in with Google and take a pack. The bonus previews come with it.
• Test run: the preview is 5 seconds at 480p. Does the face still look like your photo, and do the eyes open on cue? An odd blink is acceptable at that quality.
• Final render: it costs 1 credit and gives you the 7-second 720p MP4 without a watermark, filed under My videos.
• Posting: in TikTok, type your caption and set the trending sound to begin at 0 seconds.

How the two rounds unfold

Nothing about the camera moves: it holds on the head and upper chest. The eyes begin closed with the head rocking. At about 1s they open and the tongue appears, lasting until 3s. Next, a return to the squint through about 5s, then a still, wide-eyed look and one more tongue poke until 7 seconds.

Pets keep their paws planted, since only the head and face move. Mouths are not lip-synced, no lettering is drawn, and every run varies a little in faces and timing.

Once it is rendered

Find the MP4 and a share link in My videos. The cat video from @baller213465 is the model for the first 7 seconds, so reuse its sound from 0 seconds, as described in the sound guide.