Year In Review Video
Generated on PixelDojo with WAN 2.6 Flash. Produced by PixelDojo's generation pipeline.
A year in review video usually needs two kinds of footage: shots you never filmed, like a passage-of-time transition, and the photos you actually took over the year. We ran the first kind live on August 26, 2026: WAN 2.6 Flash, 5 credits for a 5 second clip, about 51 seconds turnaround, an aerial rise over a town square as the seasons shift from snow to blossom to autumn leaves. This page covers that transition-shot path and how to bring in your own year's photos alongside it.
The 5 credit transition shot we generated instead of filming a year
Every example below was produced on PixelDojo. Hover to see the prompt.
Aerial shot rising slowly over a small town square as the seasons shift from snow to spring blossoms to golden autumn leaves in one continuous motion, warm cinematic light, a year passing
WAN 2.6 Flash
One prompt, one clip, one run on August 26, 2026: WAN 2.6 Flash, 5 credits, about 51 seconds, a 5 second 1280 by 720 clip.
How It Works
Two kinds of footage, one finished recap, the transition shot run live:
Generate the passage of time you didn't film
We ran this prompt on WAN 2.6 Flash: aerial shot rising slowly over a small town square as the seasons shift from snow to spring blossoms to golden autumn leaves in one continuous motion, warm cinematic light, a year passing. It cost 5 credits, came back in about 51 seconds, and confirmed out at 5 seconds, 1280 by 720.
Animate the photos you actually took
For the rest of the video, WAN 2.7 image to video takes each photo plus a short motion prompt, like a slow camera drift or a gentle zoom, and turns it into a clip for 2.5 credits each. A dozen months of photos becomes a dozen short clips this way.
Score it and merge everything into one file
Text to Music generates a soundtrack from a mood description for 6 credits. Merge Videos then stitches the generated transition shot, the animated photo clips, and the soundtrack into a single exported file with a transition between each.
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Common Questions
Everything you need to know about Year In Review Video
What does a generated year in review clip cost?
WAN 2.6 Flash charges 1 credit per second at 720p, so our 5 second transition clip cost 5 credits. Animating an existing photo instead, with WAN 2.7 image to video, is a flat 2.5 credits per clip.
How fast is it?
About 51 seconds in our August 26, 2026 run, measured from submission to the finished 5 second file.
Can I use my own photos from the year instead of generating a shot?
Yes, and most of a real recap should be built from your own photos. Feed each one into an image to video model with a short motion prompt and it animates the picture you actually took.
What should a passage-of-time prompt describe?
The camera move, what is changing, and the light. Ours read: aerial shot rising slowly over a small town square as the seasons shift from snow to spring blossoms to golden autumn leaves in one continuous motion, warm cinematic light, a year passing.
How do I add music and combine everything into one file?
Text to Music generates a soundtrack from a mood description for 6 credits, and Merge Videos stitches any mix of generated and animated-photo clips into a single exported sequence with a chosen transition.
Is there a higher quality option than WAN 2.6 Flash?
WAN 3.0 Video costs 12.5 credits by default and targets a higher quality bar on the same kind of shot, worth it for a recap you plan to publish widely rather than post once.