Which video works best for a listing?

A walkthrough for the listing page, where buyers want to see how the home flows. A staging or day-to-night video for social media, where a transformation stops the scroll. A camera move as the opening shot of either.

How long are the videos?

Most are 5 to 10 seconds. A walkthrough grows with the rooms: six rooms make about 13 seconds.

Do I need a drone or a video camera?

No. Every video here starts from photos, and phone photos work.

Can I combine several videos?

Yes. The walkthrough tool can cut in any video from your Library, and the free real estate video editor joins clips into one video.

Do they cost credits?

Yes. Each video type uses credits, and the button shows how many before you start; some steps are free, like stitching a walkthrough. Each guide says what its video costs.

How-to guides

How to make a real estate video from photos

It depends on the photos you have. Room photos in walking order make a walkthrough video; one empty room makes a virtual staging video; any single photo can get a cinematic camera move; two photos of the same room make a before-and-after video; a daytime exterior makes a day-to-night video. Each is made in Pixly's Video AI in a few minutes — no camera, no editing.

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A walkthrough video through the home

A virtual staging video

A camera move from one photo

A before-and-after video

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Five videos you can make from photos

Each one with a real example, what it's best for and which photos it needs.

A walkthrough video through the home

Best for: Showing the whole home and how the rooms connect, in one continuous camera move — for the listing page, your website or YouTube.
You need: Two to twelve room photos, taken in walking order, each showing the doorway into the next room.

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A virtual staging video

Best for: Empty listings: the room furnishes itself on screen. Made for Instagram, TikTok and Reels.
You need: One photo of the empty room. Pixly makes the staged version, or you use one you already have.

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A camera move from one photo

Best for: Opening shots and hero images: orbit, push in, drone rise and more, from a single listing photo.
You need: One sharp photo, inside or outside.

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A before-and-after video

Best for: Renovations and redesigns: the video moves from how a room looks to how it could look.
You need: Two photos of the same room from the same spot — before, and after (a real renovation or a Pixly redesign).

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A day-to-night video

Best for: Exteriors: the house goes from daylight to dusk, with the lights coming on.
You need: One daytime photo of the outside. Pixly makes the night version, or you use one you already made.

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