Bwenieve Play guide

How to make a lip sync music video from a photo

Updated 22 October 2026

Bwenieve Play turns one photo of an artist and a section of your song into a music video where the artist sings your words. This guide walks you through every step, with tips that make the difference between an average clip and one people share.

What you need

• A clear photo (or short video) of the artist — you must have their permission.
• Your song as an audio file (MP3, WAV or M4A).
• A Bwenieve Wallet with enough balance, or Play credits.

Step by step

1. Open Lip Sync and sign in with your Bwenieve account.
2. Upload the artist photo. Choose a sharp, front-facing photo with the mouth clearly visible. Confirm you have permission to use it.
3. Upload your song and pick the section — 5, 10, 15, 30 or 60 seconds. Pick the hook or chorus: it is what people remember.
4. Place it exactly. Drag the middle of the highlighted part to move it, or its blue handles to make it shorter or longer. On a long song, use Fine-tune under the waveform: a close-up of your part where the handles are easy to grab. ◀ 1 s and 1 s ▶ move it one second at a time, and Play section lets you hear it before you pay.
5. Choose the format. 16:9 for YouTube, 9:16 for TikTok, Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts.
6. Direct the performance. Describe the scene and pick camera movement, lighting and performance style.
7. Check the price. Play shows the exact price before anything is paid. It is paid from your Play credits first if they cover it, otherwise from your Wallet.
8. Generate and download. The money is held while the video is made and only taken for a usable result. Finished videos stay in My Creations.

Choosing the best photo

• Face the camera, or turn slightly — avoid full profile.
• Keep the mouth and lips clearly visible: no microphone, hand or hair in front.
• Use good, even light. A blurry or dark photo gives a blurry video.
• Frame head and shoulders for close-ups; wider shots work better for 16:9.

A full music video with Director

Director makes a whole music video from one photo and 30 or 60 seconds of your song: the artist singing, with cinematic cutaways between, joined over your song into one video you can download.

1. Upload the artist photo and your song, then drag the highlighted part of the waveform to where the video should start (use Fine-tune and ◀ 1 s / 1 s ▶ to place it exactly). Choose 30 seconds (4 scenes) or 60 seconds (6 scenes).
2. Describe the look — tap an idea such as Church or Concert stage, or write your own. Improve with AI turns a few words into a richer description; Undo puts yours back.
3. Set the scene (recommended). Tap Set the scene to see the price, tick the permission box, then tap Make the photo. It puts the artist in your setting and removes any text or logos from the photo. Every scene is then made from that photo.
4. Plan my video. You see every scene, its part of the song and its price, plus the photo every scene is made from. Planning costs nothing.
5. Edit any scene by tapping its text, or tap Improve scenes with AI. After changes, tap Update storyboard so the price matches.
6. Generate all scenes. Your Wallet or Play credits must cover the whole video before anything starts. Each scene shows a live progress bar; when all are finished, Director joins them over your song.
7. Download your music video. Each scene is also saved in My Creations.

• Each scene is priced and charged on its own, and refunded on its own if it fails.
• If a scene can't start because Play is busy, Director says so and offers Start remaining scenes — only that scene is charged.
• A video joined the old way can be re-joined for free with Re-join with improved joining.
• Start from an example: on the Showcase, tap Make one like this on a Director video to begin with its format (16:9 or 9:16), length and theme. You still use your own photo and song.

Prices

You pay per video — there is no subscription and no unlimited plan. These are the starting prices; the exact price for your settings is always shown before you pay.

Prices depend on length and quality; the exact price is shown before you generate. You are only charged for a usable result.

Making several videos? Play credit packs add bonus credits on bigger packs and are used before your Wallet balance.

Grow it further

• Director — a full music video, planned scene by scene, with one price before anything is made.
• Restyle photo — give the artist a new location, outfit or look, same face — photo-real or in 3D animation, anime, cartoon, storybook, claymation or comic style. Then lip sync the new photo.
• B-roll — short cinematic clips from a photo, no singing, to cut between lip sync shots. Restyle a photo first for an animated cutaway.
• Projects — generate 2 to 4 versions of the same section side by side and keep the best.

Questions

Create your first Lip Sync video