Your logo file · start + end frame · 2–8 s stings
AI Logo Animation — your logo, moving, with the letters left alone
Upload your logo, describe one simple move — a light sweep, a soft reveal, a slow push-in — and get a short intro or sting that starts and ends on your exact mark.
- Your logo as start and end frame
- Stings from 2 seconds
- 16:9 · 9:16 · 1:1
- No watermark
Updated by the Kenerate AI team
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Quick answer
How do you animate a logo with AI?
AI logo animation turns a still logo into a short intro or sting: you add the logo as the start frame of an image-to-video model and describe the motion. In Kenerate's Video Studio you can add the same logo as the end frame on Wan 3.0, Seedance 2.0, Veo 3.1 Fast and Kling v3, so the clip lands back on your mark; a 3-second Wan 3.0 sting at 720p costs 90 credits. AI redraws every frame, so letters can wobble mid-motion — keep the clip short, the motion simple, and check each frame before you publish.
Key facts
- How it works
- Video Studio → Image to Video · your logo as the start frame, and the end frame
- End frame on
- Wan 3.0 · Seedance 2.0 · Veo 3.1 Fast · Kling v3
- Shortest clip
- 2 s (Wan 3.0) · 3 s (Kling v3) · 4 s (Seedance 2.0, Veo 3.1 Fast)
- Watermark
- None
How to
How to animate a logo with AI
- Time needed
- Steps
- 4 steps
Step 1
Prepare the logo frame
Use your highest-resolution file. Place it centred, with generous padding, on the background colour your intro will use, in the final shape: 16:9 for YouTube, 9:16 for Reels and Shorts, 1:1 for feeds. Flatten it — the video models render a full frame, not a transparent layer.
Step 2
Decide start and end frames
For a sting or a loop, add the logo as both the start and the end frame. For a reveal, start on the empty background (the same frame without the logo) and end on the logo.
Step 3
Pick a model with an end frame
In Video Studio choose Image to Video and a model whose panel shows an “End frame” slot: Wan 3.0 for cheap drafts and 2–3 second stings, Veo 3.1 Fast or Seedance 2.0 for a reveal with sound, Kling v3 for square clips.
Step 4
Describe one move
Protect the mark first, then name a single motion: “The logo stays exactly as it is — same letters, colours and proportions. A soft light sweep passes from left to right. Static camera.”
See it in the app
Open Video Studio in Text to Video mode and write the shot — subject, action, camera move and light.
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Text, image & reference to video, models, edit, extend & chat
Chapters
Checked 22 October 2026
Which logo animation do you need?
Three things people mean by a logo animation, and how each is set up in Video Studio.
| Sting (2–3 s) | Reveal / intro (4–8 s) | Loop (website, stream) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Model | Wan 3.0 or Kling v3 | Veo 3.1 Fast or Seedance 2.0 | Wan 3.0 or Kling v3 |
| Start frame | Your logo | The empty background | Your logo |
| End frame | Your logo | Your logo | Your logo (so it loops) |
| Motion | Light sweep, pulse, small scale-in | The mark appears, settles, holds | Gentle shimmer or float, static camera |
| Sound | Optional whoosh or chime | Native sound or a Ken Music 1 jingle | Usually silent |
| Example cost | 3 s Wan 3.0 at 720p: 90 credits | 4 s Veo 3.1 Fast with sound: 180 credits | 5 s Kling v3 silent: 126 credits |
| Use it for | End of Reels, Shorts, ads | YouTube intros, presentations, pre-rolls | Website hero, stream overlay |
Engines
Image-to-video models that take an end frame
From the app's own model lists, 22 October 2026. Credits are per second of video at the resolution shown.
- Drafts
Alibaba
Wan 3.0
- Input
- Logo start + end frame + motion prompt
- Output
- 2–30 s · 480p–1080p · 15 credits/s at 480p, 30 at 720p
Open Wan 3.0Best for
Short stings, loops and cheap drafts; keeps a ratio picker
ByteDance
Seedance 2.0
- Input
- Logo start + end frame + motion prompt
- Output
- 4–15 s · 480p–4K · 36 credits/s at 480p, 72 at 720p
Open Seedance 2.0Best for
Smooth reveals with sound made in sync
- Intros
Google
Veo 3.1 Fast
- Input
- Start frame + optional end frame
- Output
- 4, 6 or 8 s · 16:9 or 9:16 · 45 credits/s with sound, 30 silent
Open Veo 3.1 FastBest for
A 4-second YouTube or ad intro with sound
Kuaishou
Kling v3 Standard
- Input
- Start frame + optional end frame
- Output
- 3–15 s · 16:9, 9:16, 1:1 · 25.2 credits/s silent, 37.8 with sound
Open Kling v3 StandardBest for
Square stings for feeds and silent loops
Kenerate
Ken Music 1
- Input
- A short music prompt
- Output
- Clips of about 30 s · 12 credits
Open Ken Music 1Best for
A jingle or chime to trim under the sting
Video Studio needs a paid plan. The studio shows the exact price before every render.
Tips
Logo animations that keep the logo
What protects the letters, and what makes them melt.
Short wins: 2–4 seconds gives the model less time to drift away from your mark.
One motion per clip. A light sweep, a scale-in or a slow push-in — not particles, smoke and a spin at once.
Ask for a static camera. Orbits and 3D turns make the model invent the sides of letters it has never seen.
Put the logo as the end frame even when it's also the start frame: both ends are pinned, only the middle is generated.
Thin strokes and small taglines distort first. Animate the main mark and add the tagline as text in the editor.
Pause on the last frame and compare it with your file at full size before you publish.
FAQ
AI Logo Animation questions
10 questions
How do I animate my logo with AI?
Put your logo, centred on its background, into a frame of the shape you need. In Video Studio choose Image to Video and a model with an end-frame slot (Wan 3.0, Seedance 2.0, Veo 3.1 Fast or Kling v3), add the logo as the start frame and as the end frame, and describe one motion with a static camera. Draft at 480p, check every frame, then render the keeper at 720p or 1080p.
Link to this answerWill the AI change my logo?
It can. The model doesn't move your file around — it redraws every frame, so letters, thin lines and colours can drift in the middle of the clip. Adding your logo as the end frame pins the clip to land back on it, and short clips with a single motion drift least. Always scrub the clip frame by frame; if a letter warps, re-run it shorter or cut to your original file for the last second.
Link to this answerIs AI logo animation free?
No. Video Studio needs a paid plan, with one-time packs from $15 for 1,300 credits and no subscription. A 3-second Wan 3.0 sting costs 45 credits at 480p or 90 at 720p, so one pack covers many drafts. New accounts get 25 credits, which you can use on images such as a logo made with the free-plan model Qwen Image 3.0.
Link to this answerHow long should a logo animation be?
Usually 2–4 seconds for a sting at the end of a reel or ad, and 4–8 seconds for a YouTube or presentation intro. Wan 3.0 starts at 2 seconds, Kling v3 at 3, and Seedance 2.0 and Veo 3.1 Fast at 4. Shorter clips also keep the letters more stable.
Link to this answerWhich AI model is best for logo animation?
For stings and drafts, Wan 3.0: it goes down to 2 seconds, keeps a ratio picker in image to video and costs 15 credits a second at 480p. For an intro with sound, Veo 3.1 Fast (4, 6 or 8 s, 45 credits a second with sound). For square clips, Kling v3, which offers 1:1. Run the same frames on two models and keep the cleaner one.
Link to this answerCan I get a logo animation with a transparent background?
Not from the video models — they render a full frame with a background. Put the logo on the exact background colour of the video it goes into, or on a solid colour you can key out in your editor. For a transparent still logo, use the background remover for logos.
Link to this answerCan I make a looping logo animation?
Yes. Add the same logo as the start frame and the end frame and ask for a gentle motion with a static camera — a shimmer, a soft pulse. The clip begins and ends on the same frame, so it loops cleanly on a website or stream overlay.
Link to this answerCan I add sound to my logo animation?
Wan 3.0, Seedance 2.0, Veo 3.1 Fast and Kling v3 can make sound with the clip — describe it in the prompt, like “a soft whoosh, then a bright chime as the logo settles”. Or make a short jingle with Ken Music 1 (12 credits) and lay it under the clip in the video editor.
Link to this answerI don't have a logo yet — can I make one first?
Yes. Make the still logo with the AI logo generator, or a 3D version with the 3D logo maker, then animate that image here. Check the spelling of the brand name in the still before you animate it.
Link to this answerCan I animate a logo I don't own?
Only with permission. Animate your own brand's logo or a client's logo you're hired to work on. Don't animate other companies' trademarks for your own content or ads.
Link to this answerIn depth
AI Logo Animation, explained
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Why does AI distort logos — and how do you keep yours exact?
An image-to-video model doesn't move your logo file like a motion-graphics program. It reads the start frame and then paints every following frame itself. Text and fine lines are the hardest things for it to repaint consistently, so a letter can thicken, a counter can close, or a tagline can turn into look-alike glyphs halfway through the clip.
The fix is to give the model less room to drift. An end frame pins the last frame to your logo — Google's Veo 3.1 documentation describes exactly this: a start image plus an optional end image, with the clip generated between them [1]. In Kenerate's Video Studio the same “End frame” slot appears on Wan 3.0, Seedance 2.0, Veo 3.1 Fast and Kling v3. Pin both ends, keep the clip short, and the only frames left to check are the few in between.
Start frame, end frame or both?
Pick by what the animation has to do:
- Logo → logo: a sting or a loop. Both ends are your mark; the motion happens on top of it.
- Empty background → logo: a reveal. The clip builds toward your logo and lands on it.
- Logo → empty background: an outro that clears the screen for the next shot.
- Start frame only (models without an end-frame slot, such as Sora 2 Pro or Vidu Q3): fine for a scene that moves away from the logo, risky for anything that should end on it.
What other AI logo animation tools offer
From each vendor's own page, read on 22 October 2026 [2][3]:
- Luma's logo-animation page: upload a PNG or SVG, pick a style and duration, export; it lists no prices, lengths or steps for checking the logo stays accurate.
- FlexClip's AI logo animation page: templates, an “AI-Recreate” swap and text prompts; it names no models, durations or prices.
- Kenerate: you choose the model, pin the start and end frames yourself, pick 2 to 30 seconds depending on the model, and see the credit price before each render.
Prompting a logo animation
Renderforest's prompt guide suggests protecting the logo, moving one element, then settling on the exact mark [4]. In practice:
- Open with the rule: “The logo stays exactly as it is — same letters, colours and proportions.”
- Name one motion: a light sweep, a fade-in, a slow push-in, a gentle pulse.
- Lock the camera: “static camera, front-facing”.
- Ban extras: “no new text, symbols or particles”.
- Describe the sound last, if the model makes sound.
1. Light-sweep sting (Wan 3.0 · start and end = logo · 3 s)
The logo stays exactly as it is — same letters, colours, spacing and proportions, flat and front-facing. A soft band of light sweeps across it from left to right, then fades. Static camera, plain background, no new text or symbols.
2. Clean reveal intro (Veo 3.1 Fast · start = empty background, end = logo · 4 s)
On the plain background, a thin line of light draws across the centre and the logo fades in from it, settling sharp and still for the last second. Static camera. Sound: a low soft whoosh, then a short bright chime as the logo settles. No other text appears.
3. Slow push-in (Seedance 2.0 · start and end = logo · 4 s)
Very slow, smooth push-in toward the centred logo, with a subtle glow on its edges. The logo never changes shape, colour or lettering. Clean studio background, no particles, no camera shake.
4. Seamless loop (Kling v3 · start and end = logo · 5 s · silent)
The logo gently pulses — scaling up very slightly and back — with a faint shimmer on its surface. Static camera, plain background, the logo stays front-facing and unchanged.
5. A jingle for the sting (Ken Music 1, instrumental)
Short bright logo chime for a tech brand intro: a quick rising synth swell into a clean two-note bell hit, crisp and modern, then silence. Instrumental.
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