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Real estate video tours
from photos, with AI.

Turn a few property photos or a single prompt into a cinematic villa walkthrough. Instagram Reels, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, or the MLS — one workflow, every format. Under $5 per listing, ready in 15 minutes.

Luxury villa — 3 scenes: dusk exterior + infinity pool, ocean-view living room, sunset bedroom. Generated in 15 min.
Built for
  • Independent real estate agents who want to post daily reels without paying a videographer.
  • Boutique agencies marketing luxury villas, beachfront properties, or urban lofts.
  • Property developers creating pre-launch campaigns for new builds.
  • Short-term rental hosts (Airbnb, Booking) producing hero videos to drive direct bookings.
How Shortlify makes it work
  1. 01
    Step 1

    Upload your listing photos (or describe the property)

    Two options. For real properties, upload 3–8 photos per room and use Image-to-Video so the listing stays 100% faithful to the actual house. For concepts, pre-launches, or luxury renderings, write a short prompt — "modern glass villa with infinity pool overlooking the ocean at dusk" — and Multishot mode generates the scenes from scratch.

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    Step 2

    Describe the camera motion for each scene

    Slow push-in through the front door, orbit around the kitchen island, dolly toward the floor-to-ceiling window, aerial reveal of the outdoor terrace. A single sentence per scene controls the cinematography. Change it, regenerate in 30 seconds if the motion feels off.

  3. 03
    Step 3

    Render vertical for social, horizontal for MLS

    One-click 9:16 export for Instagram Reels, TikTok and YouTube Shorts. 16:9 for MLS listings, Zillow, Rightmove or your agency website. Add the address + price as an overlay, layer the soft cinematic soundtrack built into Shortlify, download the final MP4.

Prompt ideas that work
“Modern glass villa at dusk with infinity pool overlooking the Pacific ocean, warm interior lights glowing.”
“Minimalist Scandinavian apartment tour, morning light streaming through floor-to-ceiling windows, oak floors.”
“Tuscan stone farmhouse with terracotta tile roof, cypress trees lining the driveway, golden hour.”
“Tokyo penthouse loft, industrial exposed concrete, neon cityscape visible from the balcony at night.”
“Cape Cod beach cottage, white clapboard exterior, wooden deck with Adirondack chairs facing the dunes.”
FAQ
Will my real listing photos look AI-generated?
No. When you use Image-to-Video mode, Shortlify preserves your original photos frame-by-frame and adds subtle cinematic camera motion only. The house, layout, finishes and furniture stay exactly as photographed. It is your listing, just moving.
What about MLS / Zillow compliance?
Check your own board — the rules differ by region and they are the ones who enforce them. The distinction they generally care about is whether the media misrepresents the property. Image-to-Video keeps your own photographs and only adds camera motion, which stays on the safe side of that line. Anything built from a prompt instead of from the actual house is a rendering, so label it as one in the caption and the listing remarks.
How long is a typical listing reel?
The sweet spot is 15–45 seconds for Reels/TikTok, and 60–90 seconds for the full YouTube or website version. Most agents render a 15s hero reel + a 60s full walkthrough from the same source photos — two exports, one workflow.
Can I add my agency branding?
Partly, and it is worth knowing where the line sits. You can make the closing scene your own logo frame, overlay a logo across the tour, and put the address, asking price or a contact line on screen. What there is no brand kit for yet is pinning an exact agency typeface or hex colour — if your guidelines are strict on that, drop the finished MP4 into your usual editor for the title card.
How does it compare to hiring a real estate videographer?
A videographer brings a human eye no model matches — the framing, the timing, the one detail that sells a room. What you get here instead is coverage: a tour for every listing on your books rather than only the ones whose commission justifies a shoot day, and a fresh render whenever the price or the staging changes. Plenty of agents do both, and keep the shoot for the flagship listing.
What does a listing tour cost, and can I try one first?
You spend credits, not per-listing invoices: a complete tour lands under $5 of credits. Every new account gets 800 credits on signup — a one-off welcome grant, not a monthly refill — which is enough to render a first listing end to end before paying anything. No card to sign up, and no contract or minimum volume afterwards.
Can I use the videos commercially, including in paid ads?
Yes. Under our terms you keep the rights to everything you generate: organic Reels and TikTok, Meta or TikTok ad campaigns, portal and MLS listings, your agency showreel, or deliverables you hand to a client. No royalty, no revenue share, no attribution required. What each plan includes on the export side is listed on the pricing page.
Does it work for commercial properties?
Yes — offices, retail spaces, warehouses, hospitality. The Image-to-Video mode handles any interior. For empty commercial spaces you can even ask AI to "stage" the rendering with prompts like "add minimalist office furniture and plants" (generated version only, never for the actual listing).
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