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Create versatile, engaging content with AI animated videos.
From looping GIFs to full videos, the Adobe Firefly makes it easy to create a wide range of animated content in just minutes. Use the AI video generator and AI animation generator to create 2D cartoons, 3D character animations, anime-style sequences, stop motion effects, and motion graphics — all from text prompts or existing images. Firefly also lets you control technical specs like resolution, aspect ratio, and video length.
Below, you’ll find 11 AI video animation examples illustrating how this content can be used across social, marketing, education, and storytelling, with details about how each one was made. To learn more about the technology behind these tools, see what is generative AI. For inspiration beyond animated videos, explore additional generative AI examples.
AI animated video examples in action.
Creators are using the Adobe Firefly video generator and AI animation generator to produce all kinds of animated content. Below you’ll find 11 AI generated animated video examples showcasing what’s possible with Adobe Firefly, along with the prompts, tools, and descriptions used to create each one. These examples cover:
- 2D AI animation video examples
- 3D character animation examples
- Cinemagraphs and animated GIF examples
- Product demo and explainer AI animation examples
- Intro and outro AI animated video examples
- Advertising-focused AI animated video examples
- Narrative storytelling AI animated video examples
- AI stop-motion animation examples
- AI generated animated videos with sound and music
- Animated motion graphics examples
- Text to video and Image to video animation examples
For more inspiration, browse additional AI generated video examples.
Example #1: 2D AI animation video examples.
2D AI animation videos mirror the look of traditional hand-drawn animation — the same flat, graphic style you see in shows like The Simpsons. This style is commonly used for cartoon clips, business explainers, and educational content. Explore AI for teachers to see how educators are using animated videos in their classrooms or browse AI cartoon video examples for more stylized inspiration.
Prompt: Add gentle animation to the flamingo so it slowly bobs up and down as it floats on calm water. Use subtle, natural motion to create a relaxed, playful feel.
Tools and features: Adobe Stock, Adobe Firefly Video model, Start Frame
Prompt: Add gentle motion to the astronaut so they drift slowly through a stylized cosmic scene. Show planets softly orbiting in the background and tiny stars twinkling.
Tools and features: Adobe Stock, Adobe Firefly Video model, Start Frame
Example #2: 3D character animation example.
The Adobe Firefly AI character generator and AI animation generator make it possible to bring depth and realism to your animated videos with 3D character animation — no modeling or rigging experience required. Creators can generate 3D characters from scratch or turn a 2D sketch into a dimensional model, with control over camera angles, movement, and lighting to guide how the character appears in motion. This style is perfect for creating brand mascots that move and interact, developing animated characters for stories or campaigns, and building early character concepts for game development.
Prompt: Create a character selection animation for a video game. Animate the character turning slowly in place, then settling into a confident pose with one hand resting on their hip.
Tools and features: Adobe Stock, Adobe Firefly Boards, Adobe Firefly Image Model 5 (preview), Vary, Adobe Firefly Image Model 4, Adobe Photoshop, Remove Background, Harmonize, Adobe Firefly Video model, Start Frame
Example #3: Cinemagraphs and animated GIF examples.
Animated GIFs are short, loopable clips often created from viral or relatable moments in TV, movies, and pop culture. Cinemagraphs work similarly but keep most of the image still, highlighting just one subtle motion. Both formats can be created with the Adobe Firefly AI animation generator and AI video generator. They’re ideal for social posts, messaging, lightweight creative projects, and personal use.
Prompt: Create a 4K cinemagraph of an upscale island spa surrounded by dense tropical greenery and vibrant flowers. Keep the scene perfectly still, with motion only in the shimmering pool surface. Use warm golden-hour lighting to create a soothing, immersive, lush, cinematic atmosphere.
Tool: Adobe Firefly Video model
Example #4: Animated product demo and explainer video examples.
Whether you need an explainer video to break down a complex idea or a demo video to highlight new product features, Adobe Firefly makes it easy for businesses and creators to turn information into clear, engaging animated clips that audiences can absorb in seconds. All you need is a simple text prompt or image reference and Firefly handles the rest.
Prompt: Create a minimal 3D animation on a soft green–blue gradient background. Stylized 3D hands wearing yellow suit sleeves hold a modern smartphone in portrait orientation. One finger gently taps the screen with smooth, subtle motion. The display shows simple, flat rectangular UI shapes with rounded forms. Use soft lighting and a clean, corporate tech aesthetic. Make the animation loopable and polished, with no text or logos.
Tools: Adobe Stock, Adobe Firefly Video model
Example #5: Intro and outro AI animated video examples.
Animated intros and outros help give videos a consistent, professional look. Creators often use them for YouTube channels, web content, and podcasts to establish branding and frame each episode. With Firefly, you can generate short animated sequences, add text or simple motion elements, and create cohesive transitions without any motion-design experience.
Prompt: Create a 3D motion graphic where dumbbells, free weights, a water bottle, a tennis ball, and sneakers pop onto the screen with energetic motion graphics. Use bright colors and a modern, friendly visual style.
Tools: Adobe Stock, Adobe Firefly Video model
Example #6: AI animated video examples for advertising.
Animated videos are becoming a powerful tool for brands looking to stand out across the modern advertising landscape. With the Adobe Firefly AI animation generator and AI video generator, it only takes a few clicks to generate animated, vertical videos for social campaigns and horizontal animated videos for product demos and promotional content. Check out AI for small business marketing to see how Firefly can support awareness, drive engagement, and bring brand stories to life at any scale.
Prompt: Create a close-up 3D animation of a white pump cream bottle rotating against a blue water background with subtle bubble motion. Use selective focus to highlight the product. Design the scene for cream, gel, or serum packaging, suitable for advertising and product promotion.
Tool: Adobe Firefly Video model
Example #7: AI animated video examples for narrative storytelling.
Creating long-form animated content no longer requires a full production. With the Adobe Firefly AI animation generator and AI video generator, all it takes is a simple text prompt or image reference to create a story-driven animated video — whether that’s an AI anime series, a children's story, or a branded commercial. These AI generated animated video examples show how Firefly can create character arcs, transitions, and simple scene-to-scene storytelling.
Prompt: Create an anime-style cinematic scene of a male protagonist standing and looking out over a richly detailed, sprawling city at dusk. Use glowing city lights and deep shadows to set a reflective, somber mood. Add subtle motion to the character’s hair and clothing.
Tool: Adobe Firefly Video model
Example #8: AI stop-motion video examples.
Stop-motion animation has a distinct, handcrafted feel where objects move one frame at a time, creating the charming, tactile look you see in classics like Wallace and Gromit and The Nightmare Before Christmas. With the Adobe Firefly AI animation generator and AI video editor, you can recreate this style without manually repositioning objects or shooting frame by frame. It’s an easy way to add personality, playfulness, or a crafted aesthetic to product clips, brand moments, educational content, or any creative project.
Prompt: Create a claymation-style stop-motion animation of a plant growing upward in a terracotta pot.
Tools: Adobe Stock, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Firefly Video model
Example #9: AI animated video examples with sound and music.
From cinematic soundtracks to playful sound effects, audio can shift the entire tone of an animated video. The Adobe Firefly sound effect generator and AI music generator make it simple to create more immersive content by syncing sound effects to visuals, generating custom tracks, and shaping the overall mood.
Prompt: Create a thunder and lightning sound effect.
Tools and features: Generate sound effects, Voice to sound effects
Example #10: AI animation video example with motion graphics.
Motion graphic animation focuses on animated type, shapes, and visual elements rather than characters or narrative scenes. With Firefly, you can generate static designs using the AI design generator and then turn them into short, animated clips for logos, backgrounds, product moments, and branded transitions. This style is ideal for quick promotional assets, social posts, and polished visual elements that support a larger video.
Prompt: Create an animated neon logo reveal with intersecting light trails forming an abstract “X” shape. Animate vibrant pink, red, and blue neon beams sweeping in from opposite directions across a dark background, crossing at the center with a bright energy pulse. Add repeating vertical bars of neon light that ripple outward to create depth, motion, and speed. Use a futuristic, high-contrast, cyber-aesthetic style with glowing edges, chromatic aberration, and smooth, fluid transitions.
Tool: Adobe Firefly Video model
Example #11: Text to video and Image to video animation examples.
The Adobe Firefly AI animation generator and AI video generator can create animated videos from either text prompts or existing images. Text prompts are ideal when you want to explore characters, styles, or scenes with full creative freedom. Image to video prompts are best for maintaining continuity when you're working with a brand character, logo, or illustration.
Prompt: Create a close-up video of a hummingbird hovering near a flower with vibrant, vividly colored petals. Animate the bird’s wings flapping rapidly as it feeds, with its long, slender beak dipping into the flower’s center. Use bright, natural lighting to make the hummingbird’s iridescent green and brown feathers shimmer. Keep the background softly blurred to emphasize the subject, and hold the camera steady to capture the detail and agility of the bird in a natural outdoor setting.
Tools: Adobe Stock, Adobe Firefly Video model
Prompt: Create a cinematic scene of a humpback whale swimming gracefully through a sky filled with soft, fluffy white clouds. Pan the camera slowly to the right, following the whale as it moves across the frame to create a dynamic yet serene effect. Use a wide-angle perspective to capture the full scale of the whale against the expansive environment. Set the mood as calm and majestic, with gentle lighting and smooth motion that highlights the whale’s grace and power in documentary-style detail.
Tools: Adobe Firefly Image Model 4, Adobe Firefly Video model
AI animated video styles and use cases
Different AI animation styles lend themselves to different types of projects. The examples above show how Firefly can support everything from quick social clips to story-driven content. Below is how each of the AI video animation examples aligns to common workflows and use cases.
- 2D AI animation: Great for explainers and educational content.
- 3D character animation: Ideal for product demos, brand mascots, and videogame characters.
- Anime-style animation: Best for stylized narratives and visual storytelling.
- Stop-motion animation: Works well for playful brand content and handcrafted aesthetics.
- Motion graphics: Perfect for logos, intros, title cards, and clean visual transitions.
- Animated GIFs and cinemagraphs: Best for social engagement, reactions, and lightweight marketing assets.
- Text to video animation: Useful for early concepting and storyboard workflows. Explore these AI video animation examples, created with the Firefly AI storyboard generator.
- Image to video animation: Best when you need brand consistency, character continuity, or animation based on existing artwork.
FAQs about AI animated video examples.
An animation is any sequence of images or frames shown in rapid order to create the illusion of movement. Examples include 2D cartoons, 3D character clips, motion graphics, stop-motion videos, animated GIFs, and more. The AI Image to video animation examples and AI Text to video animation examples on this page show how the Adobe Firefly AI animation generator and AI video generator can create many of these formats from simple prompts.
The four widely recognized types of animation are 2D animation, 3D animation, stop-motion animation, and motion graphics. The AI animation generator and AI video generator powered by Adobe Firefly make it quick and easy to explore all these styles — no complex tools or advanced skills required.
The Adobe Firefly AI animation generator and AI video generator let you create animated clips from text prompts or images, making it fast and easy to explore different styles without traditional animation skills.
Generative AI can create characters, motion, environments, and transitions based on text prompts or uploaded images. The Adobe Firefly AI animation generator and AI video generator use this technology to help creators experiment, refine ideas, and produce polished animated content faster.
Beyond cartoons, AI generated animated video examples include 3D explainers, product demos, advertising clips, animated GIFs, stop-motion style videos, anime sequences, and more. The AI animation video examples above show how each format and style can be created with Adobe Firefly.
Adobe Firefly can create a wide range of AI generated animation videos, including 2D cartoons, 3D character animations, animated GIFs and cinemagraphs, product demos and explainer videos, video intros and outros, animated ads for social media, narrative story-driven content, stop-motion style animations, motion graphics, and videos with AI generated sound effects and music. You can generate these from text prompts alone or use existing images as references, with control over styles like anime, realistic rendering, or hand-drawn aesthetics. Each type of animation can be customized with different aspect ratios, resolutions, and lengths to fit any platform or project need.
The style of animation you choose depends on your goal. 2D animation works well for explainers, 3D animation is ideal for product demos or characters, anime suits stylized stories, and motion graphics are great for intros or logos. Adobe Firefly makes it easy to explore all kinds of styles — no animation skills required.
The Adobe Firefly AI animation generator and AI video generator are designed to support easy variation and refinement. You can iterate on your own animations by adjusting the prompt, uploading new images, changing styles, or editing clips.
All AI videos generated with Firefly models can be used commercially in accordance with Adobe content licensing terms.
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