🎯 What you'll have at the endYou'll turn still photos into short moving video ads inside Google Ads, no filming needed.

🧰 Before you start

A Google Ads account
Good-quality images (uploaded to your Asset Library)

⏱️ Time needed30 minutes

💵 Rough costIncluded in Google Ads; you pay for ad clicks/views

🪜 Step by step

🐣 Beginner mode: showing the 7 essential steps only. Extra steps are hidden; tap 🚀 Advanced at the top to see all 7.

✅ 0 of 7 steps done 📄 Printable page

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Sign in to Google Ads
Go to ads.google.com and sign in.
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Open Asset Studio
Click Tools, then Asset Studio.
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Create a video from images
Click Create videos, then Create video from images.
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Choose length and images
Pick 5 or 10 seconds and select 1-2 images from your Asset Library.
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Generate and choose
Let Google's AI (Veo) animate the images, then pick the animation you like best for each scene.
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Add finishing touches
Apply a template, add text, music, your logo and business name. Preview.
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Save and use in a campaign
Save the video and add it to a YouTube, Demand Gen or Performance Max campaign.
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💬 Copy-paste prompts

Tap Copy prompt, paste it into your AI (Grok, ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini), then replace the [yellow bits] with your own details.

💬 On-screen text ideas

I'm making a 10-second video ad from a photo of [describe image, e.g. a condo pool at sunset].
Give me 5 options for on-screen text (max 6 words each), 3 calls to action, and the best moment to show the logo.

⚠️ Tips & common mistakes

Use bright, sharp, uncluttered photos.
Check the animation doesn't add features that aren't real, especially for property.
Make 2-3 versions and let the ads compete.