Kling O1 Prompt Guide

From text prompts to final shots. Discover Kling O1 skills and tips and explore Kling O1 advanced controls for powerful video creation.

Image/Element Reference

Supports uploading 1–7 reference images or elements, including characters, props, outfits, and scenes. Combine multiple elements and use text prompts to define their interactions and actions, bringing static visuals to life.

Prompt Structure Example:

[Element description] + [Interactions/Actions] + [Environment/Background] + [Visual directions: lighting, style, etc.]

Transformation & Editing

Kling O1 combines text and image/element inputs to add, modify, or remove subjects and backgrounds. Easily adjust style, environment, colors, composition, and camera angles, and apply dynamic visual effects via text prompts, including element enhancements, facial textures, and subject replacement, for flexible, high-consistency AI video creation.

Prompt Structure Example:

Addition

Add [describe content to add] from [@Image] to [@Video]

Removal

Remove [describe content to remove] from [@Video]

Changing Angle & Composition:

Generate [another angle/composition, e.g, close-up, wide shot] in [@Video]

Modify Subject:

Change [describe specified subject] in [@Video] to [describe target subject] from [@Image]

Modify Background:

Change the background in [@Video] with [@Image]

Localized Modification:

Change [describe specified content] in [@Video] to [describe target content] from [@Image]

Transfer Style:

Change [@Video] to [Style words: American cartoon, Japanese anime, wool felt, cyberpunk, pixel art, ink wash painting, oil painting, etc] style

Element Recolor:

Change the [item] in the [@Video] to [color] from [@Image]

Weather/Environment Change:

Change [@Video] to [describe weather, like "a rainy day"]

AI Green Screen Editing:

Change the background in [@Video] to a green screen, and keep [describe content to keep]

Video Reference

Kling O1 lets you upload 3–10s reference videos to generate previous or next shots in the same context. Combine with text, images, or elements to create new scenes while referencing actions and camera movements, enabling high-consistency AI video generation.

Prompt Structure Example:

Generate Next/Previous Shot:

Based on [@Video], generate the next/previous shot: [describe shot content]

Camera Movements:

Take [@Image] as the start frame. Generate a new video following the camera movement of the [@video]

Actions Reference:

Animate the character in [@Image 1] with the same motion as the character in the [@Video]

Frame Control

Kling O1 lets you specify start and end frames to control scene transitions, camera movement, and character actions throughout the video.

Prompt Structure Example:

Take [@Image1] as the start frame, [@Image2] as the end frame, [describe changes between frames]

Text-to-Video

Kling O1 supports text-to-video generation without uploading any media. The detail in your text prompt determines the richness of the generated video, enabling creative, high-consistency AI video creation.

Prompt Structure:

Subject (description) + Movement + Scene (description) + Cinematic Language + Lighting + Atmosphere