Step-by-Step Guide Series:
ComfyUI - IMG to VIDEO Workflow

This article accompanies this workflow: link

Foreword :

English is not my mother tongue, so I apologize for any errors. Do not hesitate to send me messages if you find any.

This guide is intended to be as simple as possible, and certain terms will be simplified.

Workflow description :

The aim of this workflow is to generate video from an existing image in a simple window.

Prerequisites :

If you are on windows, you can use my script to download and install all prerequisites : link

• ComfyUI

Models :

• I2V Quant Model: city96/Wan2.1-I2V-14B-480P-gguf at main
  In models/diffusion_models

  Recomandation :

  • 24 gb Vram: Q8_0

  • 16 gb Vram: Q5_K_S

  • <12 gb Vram: Q4_K_S

• CLIP : split_files/text_encoders/umt5_xxl_fp8_e4m3fn_scaled.safetensors · Comfy-Org/Wan_2.1_ComfyUI_repackaged at main
  in models/clip

• CLIP-VISION: split_files/clip_vision/clip_vision_h.safetensors · Comfy-Org/Wan_2.1_ComfyUI_repackaged at main
  in models/clip_vision

• VAE: split_files/vae/wan_2.1_vae.safetensors · Comfy-Org/Wan_2.1_ComfyUI_repackaged at main
  in models/vae

• UPSCALE MODEL: ESRGAN/4x_NMKD-Siax_200k.pth · uwg/upscaler at main
  in models/upscale_models

Custom Nodes :

• ComfyUI-Custom-Scripts

• ComfyUI-GGUF

• ComfyUI-KJNodes

• ComfyUI-VideoHelperSuite

• ComfyUI-mxToolkit

• ComfyUI-HunyuanVideoMultiLora

• rgthree-comfy

• ComfyUI-Frame-Interpolation

Don't forget to close the workflow and open it again once the nodes have been installed.

Usage :

The workflow is composed of 4 main parts :

• Configuration : where you define what you want,

• Files : what required for workflow operation,

• LoRA : optional additional files influence the final result,

• Ouput : video display and saving.

And two optional parts :

• Upscale : allows you to increase the video resolution

• Interpolation : allows you to generate intermediate frames for greater fluidity

Configuration :

Write what you want in the “Positive” node :

Write what you dont want in the "Negative" node :

Select image format :

The larger it is, the better the quality, but the longer the generation time and the greater the VRAM required.

Choose a number of steps :

I recommend between 15 and 30. The higher the number, the better the quality, but the longer it takes to generate video.

Choose number of frames :

A video is made up of a series of images, one behind the other. Each image is called a frame. So the more frames you put in, the longer the video.

Choose the guidance level :

I recommend to star at 6. The lower the number, the freer you leave the model. The higher the number, the more the image will resemble what you “strictly” asked for.

Choose a Teacache coefficients :

This saves a lot of time on generation. The higher the coefficient, the faster it is, but increases the risk of quality loss.

Recommended setting :

• for 480P : 0.13 | 0.19 | 0.26

• for 720P : 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.30

Choose a shift level :

This allows you to slow down or speed up the overall animation. The default speed is 8.

Choose sage attention :

Installing this option is quite complex, you can read my dedicated guide here. If you don't know what it is, don't enable it.

Choose a sampler and a scheduler :

If you dont know what is it, dont touch it.

Define a seed or let comfy generate one: :

Import your base image :

Don't forget that it will be reduced or enlarged to the format you've chosen. An image with too different a resolution can lead to poor results.

Attention: if you're using a 720p model, you'll also need to change the "Apply Tea Cache" node settings.

LoRA :

Select how many LoRA you want to use, and define it :

If you dont know what is LoRA just dont active any.

Files :

Choose your model:

Here, you can switch between Q8 and Q4 depending on the number of VRAMs you have. Higher values are better, but slower.

For VAE dont change it :

For clip dont change it :

Select an upscaler : (optional)

I personally use 4x_foolhardy_Remacri.pth · utnah/LDSR at main.

For clip vision, dont change it :

Output :

Here you can change the name and path of the output file and the number of FPS. The higher the FPS, the smoother the video :

I've already set the parameters I recommend (24fps), change according to your preference.

Upscale : (optional)

Here you can enable upscaling :

Choose a ratio for upscaling :

Too large a setting results in a decrease in quality.

Interpolation :

You can enable the setting to generate a smoother video.

Other :

A final option allows you to save the last frame in order to potentially use it to generate a new video following the one generated.

Now you're ready to create your video.

Just click on the “Queue” button to start:

Once rendering is complete, the video appears in the “stage 2” node.

If you have enabled upscaling, the result is in the "Upscaler node".

This guide is now complete. If you have any questions or suggestions, don't hesitate to post a comment.