[!NOTE] This open-source skill and its launch post are sponsored by Actionway.

Actionway Image Animator

A Codex skill that turns one still image into a short animated video through Actionway. It improves the motion prompt, discovers a current image-to-video service, shows the model and exact price, asks before spending, and downloads the finished MP4.

What it does

• Accepts a direct HTTPS URL to one PNG, JPEG, or WebP image
• Inspects the source before proposing motion
• Builds a concise animation prompt that protects identity, text, logos, and composition
• Discovers and compares current Actionway image-to-video capabilities
• Defaults to one five-second 720p generation with audio off
• Shows the selected service, model, effects, and exact USD quote
• Requires explicit confirmation before every paid call
• Waits on the same asynchronous job without duplicate charges
• Downloads the final MP4 into the task's outputs/ directory

Install

npx --yes codex-actionway-image-animator@latest

An Actionway account and prepaid balance are required to execute paid capabilities. The CLI will guide authentication when needed.

Use

Use $animate-images-with-actionway to animate this image into a 5-second 720p video: [DIRECT IMAGE URL]

The input must be the direct HTTPS address of the image itself, not a Google Images, Brave Images, social post, or webpage URL. If the image is only local, place it at an HTTPS location you control and are authorized to use.

Safe spending flow

Image URL
→ motion prompt
→ service discovery
→ model and price quote
→ explicit confirmation
→ generation
→ downloaded MP4

The skill never enables Auto Pay, never silently retries a paid generation, and never exceeds a user-provided budget. Service availability and prices come from Actionway at runtime rather than being hardcoded.

Example

For a product photograph, Codex may prepare a prompt such as:

A slow cinematic push-in toward the product. Soft reflected light moves gently in the background. Keep the product, label, logo, proportions, colors, and composition unchanged. Smooth realistic motion, no cuts, no new objects, no text distortion.

Codex then displays the current Actionway quote and waits for approval. During development, a five-second 720p test plan was quoted at $1.50; no charge was made. Prices and available models can change, so the runtime quote is authoritative.

Privacy and rights

The selected provider receives the image and prompt required for generation. Do not submit confidential imagery without understanding the provider terms. Only animate content you have the right to use, and do not create deceptive endorsements or impersonations.

License

MIT