Best Photos for a Zombie Couple AI Video: A Portrait Checklist

Choose one clear, recent portrait of each adult, showing their whole face in even light. You do not need matching backgrounds, a couple photo or zombie makeup. The two images identify the people; the prepared story supplies the setting.

This checklist helps you compare photos before uploading. It is not a measured before-and-after test or a promise that any portrait will produce an exact likeness.

Check the file before the face

The current uploader accepts JPG, PNG and WebP files up to 10 MB each. Both width and height must be between 300 and 6,000 pixels. The width-to-height ratio must be between 0.4 and 2.5; extremely narrow or panoramic images are rejected.

A 1,200 × 1,600 portrait fits those dimension limits. A 200 × 200 avatar is too small, and an 8,000 × 6,000 original exceeds the maximum. Resize a copy if necessary, keeping the person's facial proportions unchanged. Renaming a HEIC file to .jpg does not convert it: export an actual JPEG, PNG or WebP.

Passing these checks only means a file is accepted. A technically large image can still have a tiny, blurry face.

A head-and-shoulders portrait or a distant full-body photo?

Prefer the picture where you can see the person's eyes, nose, mouth and hair clearly without zooming into a tiny part of the image. A head-and-shoulders portrait often gives more useful facial detail than a wide holiday shot with the person far away.

Avoid cropping so tightly that the chin, forehead or hair is missing. Leave some room around the head and shoulders. You do not need to force the source photo into 9:16: the generated video uses that vertical format separately.

Soft daylight or a dramatic party selfie?

Start with the evenly lit photo. Backlighting, colored club lights and deep shadows can hide features or change how skin and hair appear. A clear portrait beside a window is usually easier to assess than a dark screenshot.

This is a selection guideline, not a claim that a particular lighting setup has a tested success rate. If two photos are available, choose the one where a friend would recognize the person immediately.

An ordinary face or an already edited zombie face?

Choose the ordinary portrait. The infected role receives its appearance through the story direction, so existing zombie makeup is unnecessary. Heavy beauty filters, face-changing effects and costume masks can obscure the identity you want to preserve.

Glasses are not automatically a reason to reject an image, but glare across the eyes makes a reference harder to read. When you have alternatives, choose the one with visible eyes and no face-covering hands or sunglasses.

Separate portraits or one shared couple photo?

Prepare two files, each showing one person. Do not upload the same group picture into both slots and expect the creator to infer who is who. If cropping from a shared photo, make two separate copies with only the intended person visible, and check that each face remains sharp enough.

The backgrounds and outfits do not need to match. The scene is generated rather than assembled by cutting the people out of their photos. Appearance can vary in the result; clothing and accessories are not guaranteed to remain identical.

Assign the roles after choosing both photos

The first photo plays the living survivor. The second plays the infected partner. These roles are not assigned by gender, expression or what someone is wearing. Use the swap control if you want to reverse them before ordering.

Both people are healthy in the sunny ending because it is a memory before the outbreak. You do not need to upload another pair of photos for that scene.

Your final selection checklist

• One consenting adult per file, with a complete, recognizable face.
• A sharp original rather than a compressed chat thumbnail or video screenshot.
• Visible eyes and mouth, without heavy filters or face-covering accessories.
• Supported file type, size, dimensions and proportions.
• Correct survivor and infected-partner slots before continuing.

Choose the two portraits in the creator

If a result loses the likeness

Review each face at the opening, recognition close-up and memory ending. Separate identity issues from movement issues: a clear source portrait does not guarantee natural hands or a smooth embrace. When comparing another attempt, change one input at a time so you know what you changed. A new attempt can use another paid video entitlement; it is not a free photo preview.

For an upload rejection, check the technical limits first. For a completed result that you do not like, consult the Refund Policy or contact support with the task identifier; dissatisfaction and a confirmed technical failure are different cases.

To understand what the two roles do on screen, read the zombie love story prompt and scene breakdown. Continue with the full creation walkthrough, or browse Halloween captions and story ideas before making your film.