# Earth Zoom Out Video

> An Earth zoom out video starts close on a person or object and pulls the camera back in one continuous shot — over the city, through the clouds, out to the whole planet. To make one, upload your photo as the start frame of an image-to-video model and describe the pull-back to space. For a precise ending, add a picture of Earth from space as the end frame: on Kenerate, Seedance 2.5, Seedance 2.0, Kling v3 Pro, Veo 3.1 and Wan 3.0 take both. Reverse the clip for the zoom in version.

URL: https://kenerateai.com/earth-zoom-out-video
Publisher: Kenerate AI (https://kenerateai.com)
Last updated: 20 October 2026

## Key facts
- Effect: One continuous pull-back from you to the whole Earth
- Input: Your photo as the start frame; an Earth image as the end frame (optional)
- End-frame models: Seedance 2.5, Seedance 2.0, Kling v3 Pro, Veo 3.1, Wan 3.0
- Start frame only: Sora 2 Pro, Pixverse v6, Happy Horse 1.1
- Length: 2–30 s, by model (5–10 s is plenty)
- Resolution: Up to 4K on Seedance 2.5 and Veo 3.1
- Zoom in: Swap the frames, or reverse the clip
- Plan: Video uses credits from a credit pack

## Steps
1. Pick your photo — A sharp, well-lit outdoor photo of yourself, a friend who agreed, a pet or an object, with the background visible. Avoid signs and small text.
2. Get an Earth end frame (optional) — For a fixed ending, make a picture of the Earth from space in Image Studio, or use a NASA image of Earth with a credit line. Match its shape to your video (9:16 or 16:9).
3. Open Video Studio — Press “Make an Earth zoom out”: Video Studio opens in image-to-video mode on Seedance 2.5 with the prompt filled in. Upload your photo as the start frame and, if you have one, the Earth picture in the End frame slot.
4. Set length, shape and sound — 5–10 seconds, 9:16 for Reels and TikTok or 16:9 for YouTube. Sound models add sound unless you turn it off.
5. Generate, then reverse if you like — Download the MP4 from your Creations. For the zoom-in version, swap the two frames and generate again, or reverse the clip in any video editor.

## In depth

### Three ways to make the Earth zoom, compared
All three run in Video Studio's image-to-video mode. The end frame is what decides how the shot finishes.
- Photo + zoom-out prompt: upload your photo as the start frame. Control: The start; the model invents the journey and the final Earth shot. Models: Any image-to-video model.
- Start + end frame: upload your photo, plus a picture of Earth from space as the end frame. Control: Both ends; the model fills in the pull-back between them. Models: Seedance 2.5, Seedance 2.0, Kling v3 Pro, Veo 3.1, Wan 3.0.
- Zoom in (frames swapped): upload the Earth picture as the start frame, your photo as the end frame. Control: A dive from space down to you, landing on your exact photo. Models: The same end-frame models — or reverse a zoom-out clip in any editor.

### Earth zoom prompts to copy
Use in Video Studio, image-to-video mode, with your photo as the start frame.
- Classic pull-back from a person: Start on the person in this photo. The camera pulls back fast and smoothly, rising straight up: the street shrinks into the city, the city into the coastline, the camera climbs through white clouds and the blue sky into black space, ending on the whole Earth slowly turning. One continuous shot, no cuts; the person stays the same.
- From an object: Start close on the coffee cup on the café table in this photo. Fast, seamless zoom out: the table, the café, the street outside, the whole city from above, then up through the clouds into space, ending on planet Earth against black space. One continuous camera move, no cuts.
- Travel photo: Start on the person on the beach in this photo. The camera rises and pulls back: the beach, the bay, the whole coastline and island, then through the atmosphere to orbit, ending on the Earth with the island just visible. Smooth, accelerating, one continuous shot.
- With an Earth end frame: One seamless continuous zoom out from the first frame to the last frame: the camera pulls straight up and back from the person, over the rooftops and the city, through the clouds, and arrives exactly on the Earth seen from space in the last frame. No cuts, no fades.
- Earth zoom in (frames swapped): One seamless continuous zoom in from the first frame to the last frame: the camera dives from the Earth seen from space, down through the clouds, over the city and the street, and lands exactly on the person in the last frame. No cuts, no fades.
- Vertical reel: Vertical 9:16. Start on the person in this photo looking up at the camera. Rapid upward pull-back: the park, the neighbourhood, the city lights, the curve of the planet, ending on the whole Earth glowing in space. Whoosh of wind as the camera rises, then silence in space.

### How the Earth zoom was made before AI
Editors built it by hand: a stack of aerial and satellite pictures from closest to farthest, each scaled up and faded into the next, so the camera seemed to rise in one move. An image-to-video model generates the in-between views itself, which is why one photo and a sentence now does the job.

### Why the end frame matters
With a start frame only, the model decides what “the whole Earth” looks like — and some takes cut away or end on a generic globe. With an end frame, you choose the ending and the model only has to connect two fixed pictures. Google describes the same idea for Veo 3.1: give a first and a last frame, and it generates the transition.

### What can go wrong
Common failures, and the fix for each:
- The shot cuts to space halfway: add “one continuous shot, no cuts, no fades”.
- The city looks nothing like your photo's place: name it — “a coastal town”, “a desert highway”.
- The zoom stalls in the clouds: shorten the clip, or add an end frame.
- Text on signs turns to gibberish: pick a photo without signs or logos.

## FAQ
Q: What is the Earth zoom out effect?
A: It's a viral AI video shot that starts close on a person or object and pulls the camera back in one continuous move — over the rooftops, the city and the coastline, through the clouds — until the whole planet fills the frame. Apps like Higgsfield and PixVerse offer it as a one-tap template; with an image-to-video model you write the path yourself.

Q: How do I make an Earth zoom out video with AI?
A: Upload a sharp outdoor photo as the start frame in an image-to-video model and describe the pull-back: subject, street, city, clouds, space, the whole Earth, “one continuous shot, no cuts”. On Kenerate, the button on this page opens Video Studio on Seedance 2.5 with that prompt filled in; add a picture of Earth as the end frame if you want to fix the final shot.

Q: Which AI video models support start and end frames?
A: On Kenerate, Seedance 2.5, Seedance 2.0, Kling v3 Pro, Veo 3.1 and Wan 3.0 take both a start frame and an end frame in image-to-video mode, along with several older models. Sora 2 Pro, Pixverse v6 and Happy Horse 1.1 take a start frame only. The studio shows “no end frame on this model” when a model can't take one.

Q: Do I need an end frame for the Earth zoom?
A: No — one photo and a good prompt is enough, and the model will invent the final view of Earth. Add an end frame when the ending matters: a specific continent, a night-side view with city lights, or a picture that matches your brand. The model then fills in the journey between your two frames.

Q: What prompt makes the Earth zoom out?
A: Describe it in four parts: the subject and setting, the camera move, what appears on the way, and the final shot. For example: “Start on the person in this photo. The camera pulls back fast and smoothly, rising straight up: the street, the city, the coastline, through white clouds into space, ending on the whole Earth slowly turning. One continuous shot, no cuts.”

Q: How do I make the Earth zoom in version?
A: Two ways. Swap the frames — the Earth picture as the start frame, your photo as the end frame — and prompt a dive from space down to the subject. Or make the zoom out and reverse the clip in any video editor. Swapping frames gives a cleaner landing on your exact photo.

Q: Is the Earth zoom out AI free?
A: You can open Video Studio and set the shot up without paying, but generating video uses credits from a credit pack; a free account's starter credits are for images. Credits for the exact model, length and resolution are shown before you generate. Draft short and low-resolution first.

Q: Can I use a NASA photo of Earth as the end frame?
A: NASA says its images are generally not copyrighted in the United States, so many NASA Earth photos can be used if you credit NASA. Don't use NASA logos, and don't suggest NASA endorses your video. Images NASA marks as third-party copyright need that owner's permission. Or generate an Earth picture yourself in Image Studio.

Q: Why does the face change during the zoom?
A: The model redraws every frame, and a face that shrinks to a few pixels and back can drift. Use a clear photo, keep the clip short, say “the person stays the same”, and for the zoom in, put your real photo in the end frame so the landing matches it.

Q: Can I use photos of other people?
A: Use photos of yourself, of people who have agreed, and of places, pets and products you have the right to use. Don't make clips of real people without their consent, and don't present an AI zoom as real drone or satellite footage.

## Related pages
- Make an image move: https://kenerateai.com/make-image-move
- Image to video AI: https://kenerateai.com/image-to-video-ai
- Bullet time AI video: https://kenerateai.com/bullet-time-ai-video
- Viral video effects: https://kenerateai.com/viral-video-effects
- Seedance 2.5: https://kenerateai.com/seedance-2-5

## Sources
- Google Developers Blog — Introducing Veo 3.1 (first and last frame): https://developers.googleblog.com/introducing-veo-3-1-and-new-creative-capabilities-in-the-gemini-api/
- NASA — Images and media usage guidelines: https://www.nasa.gov/nasa-brand-center/images-and-media/
- Kapwing — How to make an AI Earth zoom out video: https://www.kapwing.com/resources/how-to-make-an-ai-earth-zoom-out-video-higgsfield-ai/
- Kenerate Video Studio: https://kenerateai.com/app/video