Kling Video V3 Standard Motion Control: the still is the contract (720p, 13cr)

Kling Video V3 Standard Motion Control is image-to-video. If the label is wrong, every second is waste.

Kling, category motion-control, requires_image: true, max output 720p, 13 credits, audio: false. Description: "Kling V3 Standard motion control - transfer motion from a driving video to a reference image." It also requires a driving video (video_urls). There is no duration enum on the record. Quality listed: 720p only. This is not "Kling, but cheaper, so write a prompt." This is a transfer. The still is who. The driver is how they move. If either file is the wrong person or the wrong body framing, 13 credits per second is how you render the mismatch at 720p with no soundtrack.

720p, silent, 13 credits — the Standard contract

Standard is the resolution flag, not a different dance. The Pro sibling, Kling Video V3 Pro Motion Control, is the higher-tier motion-control row. This page is Standard: 720p, 13 credits, audio off. Do not brief a client on a mixed 1080p talking-head from this SKU. The catalog already told you the ceiling and the silence.

Length follows the driving clip. Trim the driver to the move you actually need. A 30-second fidget with the face leaving frame is a 30-second bill at 13 credits a second and a transfer of fidget. The still must show the same body region the driver uses. A headshot still plus a full-body driver is the classic waste.

Image to video is the still-in door. Motion transfer is the driving-clip tool. Transfer a dance or motion onto a photo is the agent. Kling's roster places this under the V3 line. Best motion-control model is the shelf. The motion-control glossary is the mechanic.

Guidance text is wardrobe, not choreography

An optional prompt can name wardrobe, backdrop, mood. It does not replace the driving video. Writing "dynamic spinning camera, subject leaps" while uploading a clip of someone standing still is how you spend 13 credits on a standing still. The motion is in video_urls. The still is identity.

audio: false is explicit on this record — unlike rows where audio is simply unset. There will not be a native mix. If the driver had music in it, do not expect that music to be the deliverable. Picture only, 720p.

Character orientation and background source are switches on this family: which file wins for facing direction, which file wins for backdrop. Set them on purpose. Leaving defaults is how the driving clip's messy bedroom replaces the still's studio.

If you wanted Kling V2.1, this label is wrong

Kling V2.1 animates a still for 5s or 10s from a motion prompt. It does not take a driving video. This V3 Standard row does. Mixing them is the name-swap that wastes seconds:

• Prompted camera move, one still, no driver → V2.1 (or another i2v), not motion control.
• Face-only reenactment → DreamActor V2, not a full motion-control still.
• Need native audio → this record says false. Pick a row that lists audio.
• Need 1080p → this record's max is 720p. Standard will not become Pro because the brief is ambitious.

Every second of a mislabeled run is a transfer of the wrong performance onto the still. 13 credits still posts.

FAQ

Does this model output audio?

No. The catalog sets audio: false. Plan a silent 720p plate. Add sound in finishing if the job needs it.

Why is there no 5s / 10s picker?

This record lists no durations. Length comes from the driving video. Trim that file first. 13 credits is per second of transfer, not a flat 5-second pack like V2.1.

Is the still optional if I have a great driving clip?

No. requires_image is true. The still is the identity contract. The driver is the motion contract. Both have to be right or every second is waste.

What does "Standard" change versus Pro?

On this catalog row, Standard is 720p at 13 credits, audio off. Use the Pro motion-control page when you need that tier. Do not prompt Standard into a higher resolution. The quality list here is 720p only.