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# Make a multi-shot AI video in seconds with Realtime
> Percify Realtime makes a 5, 10 or 15 second video from a prompt, cuts between several shots you describe, and can animate a photo. From 20 credits.
Percify Realtime turns a prompt into a 5, 10 or 15 second video and returns it in seconds. You can describe several shots in one prompt ("Shot 1: … Shot 2: hard cut to …") and it cuts between them, or add a start frame to animate a photo. It costs 4 credits a second at 480p and 6 at 768p, so a 5 second clip starts at 20 credits.
## What you need
* A computer. Realtime runs in the desktop web app at [app.percify.io/home/realtime](https://app.percify.io/home/realtime), from the **Realtime Video** tile on the Explore page.
* A prompt. Optionally a photo to start from, and a second photo to end on.
* At least 20 credits.
## How to make a multi-shot video
On the **Create** tab, describe the shot. For several shots, number them: "Shot 1: wide of a skincare bottle on a marble counter at dawn. Shot 2: hard cut to macro of the dropper releasing one drop." Click a **Try** suggestion such as **Three shots, one cut** to load an example.
Click **Start frame** (Animate a photo) to begin from an image. The prompt then asks you to describe the movement. Once a start frame is in, **End frame** (Optional, morphs between) unlocks, and the video travels from the first image to the second.
Choose **Length** (5s, 10s or 15s) and **Quality** (480p, fastest, or 768p, sharper). Without a start frame, also choose **Frame**: 21:9, 16:9, 4:3, 1:1, 3:4 or 9:16. With a start frame, the image decides the shape.
Click **Generate** (the button shows the credits), or press Cmd or Ctrl plus Enter. A timer runs on the stage, and the finished video shows how long it took. Your prompt stays in the box so you can change one thing and run again.
## How much does it cost?
| Length | 480p | 768p |
| ---------- | ---------- | ---------- |
| 5 seconds | 20 credits | 30 credits |
| 10 seconds | 40 credits | 60 credits |
| 15 seconds | 60 credits | 90 credits |
The price is the same with or without a start or end frame. If a run fails, you see "That one failed. Your credits were refunded." with a **Try again** button. See [how credits work](/percify/credits).
## Limits
| Limit | Value |
| ----------------- | ------------------------------- |
| Length | 5, 10 or 15 seconds |
| Quality | 480p or 768p |
| Frame (text only) | 21:9, 16:9, 4:3, 1:1, 3:4, 9:16 |
| End frame | Needs a start frame |
## Tips
* Write each shot as its own sentence and say how it cuts ("hard cut to"), as in the **Three shots, one cut** example.
* Iterate on 480p at 5 seconds, then render the keeper at 768p and the length you need.
* With a start frame, describe what moves and where the camera goes, not what the scene looks like.
* The **History** tab keeps everything you generate here, and the **Examples** wall shows real generations with the prompt that made each one.
Not in Realtime. For 30 second and 1 minute videos, use the chat on the Home page, which builds them from several parts. See [Make a 30 to 60 second video](/create/long-video).
Yes. The **API** tab shows a ready-made request for the same models, and they are also available through the Percify MCP server. API access is on the Scale and Ultra plans. See the [API introduction](/api-reference/introduction) and [MCP](/mcp-server).
## Related
Longer videos from one prompt in the chat.
All the ways to animate a photo in Percify.
How to describe shots, movement and light.
What to do when a run does not finish.