Pixverse Effects: the still is the contract (5s, 8s, 10s, 1080p, 40cr)

Pixverse Effects is image-to-video. If the label is wrong, every second is waste.

Pixverse files the row under edit-video, but the catalog requires an image (requires_image: true) and does not take a video input. The description is "Add special effects to videos with Pixverse." The job, on this SKU, is still-in, effected clip-out. Durations are 5s, 8s, 10s. Max output is 1080p. Listed credits at the 1080p step: 40. audio is unset. You are not writing a scene. You are hanging a named effect on a still you already trust.

If the still is the wrong composition, every second of 5, 8, or 10 is that wrong composition with an effect on it.

An effect is not a story prompt

This is the Pixverse effects SKU, not PixVerse V6 text-to-video and not PixVerse 5.6 image-to-video. The generate siblings invent or animate a scene. This row adds special effects. Treat the still as frame one. Pick 5s, 8s, or 10s because that is how long the effect is allowed to play, not because you have a three-beat narrative that happens to fit.

Qualities on the record: 360p, 540p, 720p, 1080p. The 1080p option is the 40-credit step. 720p is listed at 20. If you do not need 1080p, do not pay the 1080p row. If you do need 1080p, still start from a still that would survive as a poster. Effects do not invent a missing product label.

The image-to-video tool is the general still-to-motion door. PixVerse's roster is the only Versely family that ships dedicated effects and transition models next to its generators. Pixverse Transition is the two-still cousin. This page is the single-still effects SKU.

5s, 8s, 10s — length is the second contract

There is no 6s, no 12s, no "however long the vibe needs." The enum is 5s / 8s / 10s. Size the effect to one of those three. A 10-second hold on a still that already looks finished is a legitimate use. A 10-second attempt to tell a story the still does not contain is how 40 credits at 1080p become a longer sticker.

Because audio is unset on the record, do not expect a mixed soundtrack as part of the effect. Finish captions and sound after. Burned-in captions are not this model's job.

The still has to be the right aspect for the platform, because this record lists no aspect-ratio enum. Crop before you generate. Asking the effect to "make it 9:16" in a sentence does nothing the catalog will honour.

If you needed a generator, this label is wrong

Wrong jobs that still get pasted here:

• A full scene from text → a Pixverse text-to-video row, not effects.
• Animate a product turn with a motion prompt → image-to-video on a motion model, not a special-FX SKU.
• Continue a clip you already have → extend, not this. This row requires an image, not a video file.

Best PixVerse model ranks the family. Rank is not a reason to ignore requires_image. If the still is not a keeper, 5s of effect is waste, 8s is more waste, and 10s at 1080p / 40 credits is the expensive way to learn the label was wrong.

FAQ

Why does a video-effects model require an image?

Because this SKU's catalog record requires one, and it does not accept video input. The "videos" in the description are the output. The input is a still. If you only have a clip, extract a frame you would actually keep, or use a different row.

Which duration should I pick?

Only 5s, 8s, or 10s exist here. Pick the shortest length that lets the effect read. Longer is not "more production value" on an effects row. It is more seconds of the same still under the same effect, billed toward the 40-credit 1080p step if that is the quality you selected.

Does Pixverse Effects include native audio?

The record does not set audio: true. Plan picture-only, then mix. Paying 40 credits for 1080p does not purchase a voiceover the catalog never listed.

Can I prompt an arbitrary scene on this row?

Not as a replacement for the still. The still is the contract. Effects hang on it. If you need a scene that is not already in the frame, you are on a generator. Stay on Pixverse Effects only when the frame is already right and the missing piece is the effect.