The head bop animation maker is for people who want the headbop edit or the head bop meme without cutting out a head and keyframing it by hand: anime and OC artists, pet owners and friend groups. Each video is a 5, 10 or 15 s MP4 in 9:16, 1:1 or 16:9 up to 1080p, for 7–540 credits (about $0.26–$20.08); the 3 sign-up credits do not cover one, and videos carry a watermark until your first purchase.
How the head bop animation maker works
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Add one to four pictures
Picture 1 stands on the left and each next picture to its right. Use one subject per picture: your drawing or OC, an anime character, a pet or a person, with the head and shoulders sharp.
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Pick a routine or write your own
Choose the cut-out bop, cartoon row, curtain routine, wig & shades poses or photo lineup, or pick Custom and describe the moves on the beat, with an optional place picture.
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Choose the model, length and frame
Pick one of six video models, 5, 10 or 15 seconds, 9:16, 1:1 or 16:9 and the resolution. The button shows the credits before anything is charged.
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Check and download
Watch whether the heads land on the beat and the faces stay yours, then download the MP4 with its beat already on it.
Head bop animation examples for each routine
The head bop animation examples below are reference clips, one per routine: they show the moves, framing and look each routine asks the model for. They do not use your pictures; the prompt for your video asks for the routine you pick, with your own pictures and a beat the model generates.
A flat anime-style drawing of a boy in a yellow tee and a backwards blue cap: the body holds still under a spotlight while the head nods, tilts and winks on the beat. 12.3 s · vertical · with sound.
Three cartoon cat stickers with white outlines in a row on black: the heads nod one after another, tilt together and squeeze their eyes shut on the drop. 12.3 s · vertical · with sound.
A man in a yellow tee and a backwards cap in front of a dark grey curtain: a deep lean back, a point at the lens, a shrug, then a nod on every beat. 10.6 s · 9:16 vertical · with sound.
A man in a shaggy wig and black sunglasses in front of a black curtain strikes a new deadpan pose on every cut: arms crossed, finger guns, a flex, a head tilt. 14.1 s · 9:16 vertical · with sound.
Four cat photos cut out shoulder to shoulder on black: the camera slides along the row while each head bops in turn, then every head bops together. 11.8 s · 4:3 landscape · with sound.
Head bop animation routines: cut-out, row, curtain, poses and lineup
The head bop animation routines differ in what their prompts ask to move and to keep: the cut-out bop and the cartoon row ask for a flat picture with only the head moving, the curtain routine and the wig & shades poses ask for a real-looking clip with a full routine, and the photo lineup asks the camera to slide along a row of cut-out heads. Pick the routine by the picture you have.
| Routine | Best picture | What the prompt asks the head to do | Look the prompt asks for | With 2–4 pictures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cut-out bop | A drawing, an anime or OC character, a meme picture; also a pet or a person | Nod on every kick, tilt left and right, a wink, a double nod | Flat 2D cut-out; the prompt asks to keep a drawing a drawing and the background still | The prompt asks 2–4 pictures to stand in a row and bop one after another, then together |
| Cartoon row | Cartoon characters, pets or friends you want as stickers | Heads nod in turn, tilt together, eyes shut, then bop together | White-outlined head-and-shoulders stickers on charcoal | One picture: the prompt asks for three copies; 2–4 pictures make a row of 2–4 |
| Curtain routine | One person, or a few friends, standing; full body if you have it | Deep lean back, point at the lens, a “what?” shrug, a nod per beat | Real-looking video in front of a grey curtain | The prompt asks everyone to do the routine side by side, in sync |
| Wig & shades poses | One person or a few friends, waist up or full body | A new deadpan pose on every cut, a nod between poses | Shaggy wig and black sunglasses added, black curtain | The prompt gives everyone the wig and shades to pose together |
| Photo lineup | Pet photos or family faces: a cat, a dog, your relatives | The camera slides along the row; each head bops in turn | Cut-out heads shoulder to shoulder on black | One picture: the prompt asks for four copies; 2–4 pictures make a row of 2–4 |
Every routine asks for the same moves at every length, so 5 seconds packs them in fast and 15 seconds gives each move more beats; 10 seconds is the default. With two to four pictures, the prompt places the subjects left to right in upload order and asks the model never to swap them. If none of the five fits, the Custom card takes your own routine in words.
How do you make a head bop animation with AI?
A head bop animation with AI takes three choices instead of keyframes: a picture with a clear head and shoulders, a routine that says what the head does on each beat, and a length. Upload one to four pictures, pick a routine or write one, choose 5, 10 or 15 seconds, and the video model generates the motion and the sound in one pass.
The manual way, cutting the head out in CapCut or Alight Motion and setting a keyframe pair per beat, gives exact control of every nod but takes an evening per edit. The AI way is quicker and takes up to four pictures, pets included, but the model decides the exact timing, so check that the nods land on the beat before you post. To make a head bobbing animation that loops, pick 5 seconds and loop it in your editor.
What is a good head bop animation prompt?
A good head bop animation prompt lists the moves in the order they happen and ties each one to the beat ("nod on every kick", "tilt on the drop"), says what stays still (the body, the background), and names the camera ("locked-off", "slides along the row"). Leave out who the characters are: the Custom card already passes your pictures and adds lines that ask the model to keep each face as in its picture and to write the beat.
Paste one of these into the Custom card and change the moves; each fits the 600-character box.
Open on a still close-up. On the first four kicks the head nods down hard and snaps back up. Then a slow tilt to the left and to the right. Then sunglasses drop onto the face from above and the head bops twice on every beat. End on a freeze with a small smirk. Locked-off camera, plain dark background.
Written for a drawing, an anime character or a pet. Keep 'plain dark background' if you want to key it out later.
A school-photo lineup in front of a blue backdrop. The heads nod one after another from left to right on the kicks, then all of them turn to the camera together, then every head bops in sync to the end. On the drop the camera punches in once. Bodies stay still, only the heads move.
Upload the pictures in the order they should stand, left to right.
In the place from the last picture: they walk in from the right, stop in the middle, look at the camera and nod once on every beat. Halfway through they point at the lens twice, shrug, then nod faster to the end. Phone on a tripod at chest height, one continuous shot.
Add the place picture under the Custom box; the prompt tells the model to use it as the background only.
Short, concrete moves work better than moods: "nods twice" is easier for the model to follow than "vibes to the music". Plan on more than one take when you try a new custom routine.
Head bop animation price per video and free credits
No, a head bop animation is not free here: the cheapest one is 7 credits (about $0.26), and the 3 sign-up credits are not enough on their own. One video costs 7 to 540 credits (about $0.26 to $20.08): 13 for the default 10 seconds on Seedance 2.0 Mini at 480p, 19 for 15 seconds, 39 on MiniMax H3 at 720p, 65 on Seedance 2.5 at 480p. From a zero balance, the smallest purchase is $5 for 24 credits, enough for 1 video at the default 13, no subscription.
| Question | What happens here |
|---|---|
| Price per video | 7 to 540 credits, set by the model, the length and the resolution (about $0.26 to $20.08 at the lowest credit price). The routine, the frame, the number of pictures and a custom routine do not change it. |
| Free credits | 3 sign-up credits, valid for 7 days. Not enough for a video on their own: the cheapest is 7 credits. Any credits count towards it, gifts included. Watching the examples and seeing every price is free. |
| Smallest purchase | The $5 Trial pack (24 credits) covers the cheapest videos. One-time packs, no subscription needed. |
| Watermark | Videos from accounts without a purchase carry a moving site watermark. Any purchase unlocks clean downloads of earlier and later videos. |
| Length and format | 5, 10 or 15 seconds; 9:16 vertical, 1:1 square or 16:9 wide MP4; 480p to 1080p depending on the model (Seedance 2.0 Mini and Fast stop at 720p, MiniMax H3 offers 720p and 1080p). |
| Sound | The model generates the sound in the same pass; the prompt asks for an instrumental slowed-phonk beat with no vocals and for the head moves to land on it. |
| Failed or rejected | A picture or routine text that the safety check blocks is stopped before anything is charged. If the model fails or times out, returns a broken file, or Seedance 2.5’s review turns a picture down, the credits go back automatically. If the model delivers and only the final export on this site fails, the charge stays and support finishes the video from the saved output. |
| Finished but not right | A completed video is not refunded. Another take is charged again at the price on the button. |
Credits for every model, resolution and length come from the same function the generator charges. The routine, frame and number of pictures do not change the price.
| Model · resolution | 5 s | 10 s | 15 s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seedance 2.0 Mini · 480p | 7 (≈$0.26) | 13 (≈$0.48) | 19 (≈$0.71) |
| Seedance 2.0 Mini · 720p | 14 (≈$0.52) | 27 (≈$1.00) | 40 (≈$1.49) |
| Wan 3.0 · 480p | 12 (≈$0.45) | 23 (≈$0.86) | 34 (≈$1.26) |
| Wan 3.0 · 720p | 23 (≈$0.86) | 45 (≈$1.67) | 67 (≈$2.49) |
| Wan 3.0 · 1080p | 45 (≈$1.67) | 89 (≈$3.31) | 133 (≈$4.94) |
| Seedance 2.0 Fast · 480p | 14 (≈$0.52) | 27 (≈$1.00) | 41 (≈$1.52) |
| Seedance 2.0 Fast · 720p | 29 (≈$1.08) | 58 (≈$2.16) | 87 (≈$3.23) |
| MiniMax H3 · 720p | 20 (≈$0.74) | 39 (≈$1.45) | 58 (≈$2.16) |
| MiniMax H3 · 1080p | 31 (≈$1.15) | 62 (≈$2.31) | 93 (≈$3.46) |
| Seedance 2.0 Pro · 480p | 23 (≈$0.86) | 45 (≈$1.67) | 67 (≈$2.49) |
| Seedance 2.0 Pro · 720p | 48 (≈$1.78) | 96 (≈$3.57) | 144 (≈$5.35) |
| Seedance 2.0 Pro · 1080p | 120 (≈$4.46) | 239 (≈$8.89) | 358 (≈$13.31) |
| Seedance 2.5 · 480p | 33 (≈$1.23) | 65 (≈$2.42) | 97 (≈$3.61) |
| Seedance 2.5 · 720p | 73 (≈$2.71) | 146 (≈$5.43) | 218 (≈$8.11) |
| Seedance 2.5 · 1080p | 180 (≈$6.69) | 360 (≈$13.38) | 540 (≈$20.08) |
Packs and plans are on the pricing page.
What the head bop animation maker does badly
The head bop animation maker has not been tested on paid runs for this page yet, so read these as the usual weak spots of photo-to-video models: the prompt asks the model to keep each face and art style from its own picture and to land every move on the beat, but results vary with the model and the pictures. It cannot take a GIF or a video as input or put more than four subjects in one video.
| What you might see | Why | What helps |
|---|---|---|
| The nods drift off the beat | The model generates the beat and the motion together; nothing on this site re-times them | A shorter length, the cut-out bop, or another take |
| A drawing turns semi-realistic | The curtain and poses prompts ask for a filmed-looking person | The cut-out bop or the cartoon row, whose prompts ask to keep the picture flat |
| Hair, eyes or glasses warp on a fast nod | Fast head moves are hard for video models at low resolution | A sharper picture, 720p or higher, or a slower routine in Custom |
| Two faces in a row look alike or swap | Similar pictures side by side are easy to mix up | Pictures with different light or clothes, fewer pictures, another take |
| A group photo gives one blurred subject | The prompt treats each picture as one subject | Crop the group into one picture per person or pet |
| Seedance 2.5 turns a picture down before it starts | The provider’s review refused the picture; the credits come back | A clearer picture, or another model |
The sound is generated for each video, and the prompt asks for an instrumental beat; check the platform's rules before you use a video in an ad. For a pet that sings instead, this site also has Singing Dog AI.
Last updated: 2026-11-09