Everyone has a folder of photos from a wedding, a trip, a match or a product shoot that never became anything, because making a video out of stills means a timeline, transitions, music licensing and an afternoon. We build ReelMint, and Mint Moments is the feature that turns that folder into one finished vertical film with music, with nothing else to configure. Here is what it does, what it costs, and where it is and is not a good fit.
How it works
- Upload up to 15 photos in the order the film should play. Phone photos are fine; they are resized on the way in.
- Pick a mood. The categories are things like a wedding, a trip, a match, a product shoot, a birthday. The mood sets the pacing, the motion style and the kind of music.
- Pick a length. Short for Reels and Shorts, longer for a keepsake.
- Read the price, then confirm. The quote is shown in credits before anything is made. Nothing is charged until you confirm.
- Wait 10 to 25 minutes. Each photo is brought to life as a short clip, the clips are cut to a generated soundtrack, and the film is assembled. The progress line is written for people, not logs.
The result lands in your library as a vertical video. From there it posts to TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, Facebook and X from one Share button, or downloads in full resolution.
What the AI actually does with your photos
This is the part people worry about, so to be precise: each photo is animated with an image-to-video model, which keeps the faces, the clothes and the place from your picture and adds motion. It does not invent new people or change who is in the frame. The music is generated for the film, so there is no licensing problem when you post it.
Where it is a good fit
- A wedding recap for the couple, from the guests' phone photos, the same evening.
- A travel reel from a weekend, posted before the memory fades.
- A product drop: eight product shots become a 20-second launch film.
- A team's match day, from the photos in the group chat.
Where it is not
If you need precise cuts on a beat, text overlays at exact seconds, or a voiceover you recorded, use the video editor instead, where you get a timeline with clips, pictures, voiceovers and music on separate tracks. Mint Moments is deliberately the zero-decisions version.
Cost
A film is priced per photo animated plus the soundtrack, and the exact figure is shown before you confirm. A short film from a handful of photos on the budget models is a modest number of credits; a full 15-photo film on the premium models is more. Plans start at Lite, $9.99 a month for 800 credits, and the credits guide explains the arithmetic.
Try the pieces first
A new account can claim free example creations with no card, including three image-to-video clips that show exactly what "a photo comes alive" looks like. The Mint Moments page has the steps and a one-minute walkthrough by Minty.
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