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Turn an image into a cinematic video with NanoBanana Ultra, Kling, Blotato

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1. Workflow Overview

AI Image → Professional Video Workflow (NanoBanana Ultra + Kling AI + Blotato) Documentation : [Notion Guide](https://automatisation.notion.site/Turn Any Image into a Cinematic Video with Nan...

Best for

  • Content Creation automation workflows
  • Multimodal AI automation workflows
  • advanced n8n builders looking for reusable templates

Tools used

n8n-nodes-base.manualtrigger, n8n-nodes-base.googlesheets, n8n-nodes-base.googledrive, n8n-nodes-base.set, n8n-nodes-base.httprequest, n8n-nodes-base.wait, n8n-nodes-base.stickynote, n8n-nodes-base.scheduletrigger

Source and attribution

This workflow is cataloged by N8N Workflows and links back to its original n8n.io source page by Dr. Firas.

Original n8n.io source

1.1 Workflow description

Title
Turn an image into a cinematic video with NanoBanana Ultra, Kling, Blotato
Workflow name
Turn an image into a cinematic video with NanoBanana Ultra, Kling, Blotato

💥 AI Image → Professional Video Workflow (NanoBanana Ultra + Kling AI + Blotato)


📄 Documentation: Notion Guide

👤 Who is this for?

This workflow is designed for content creators, marketers, fashion brands, AI creators, and automation builders who want to turn a single image into a cinematic, multi-shot professional video, then automatically publish it on platforms like YouTube—without manual editing.

It’s especially useful if you already work with Google Sheets, n8n, and AI image/video generation APIs.


🎯 What problem does this workflow solve? (Use case)

Creating high-quality video content from images usually requires:

  • Manual image editing
  • Multiple AI tools
  • Video stitching
  • Uploading and publishing steps

This workflow fully automates that pipeline:

  • From a single image URL
  • To a cinematic multi-shot video
  • To automatic publishing

All driven from a spreadsheet.


⚙️ What this workflow does

This workflow runs in two main phases:

Step 1 – Contact Sheet Generation (NanoBanana Ultra)
  • Reads an image URL from Google Sheets
  • Downloads the image from Google Drive
  • Uploads it to a public host (tmpfiles)
  • Uses NanoBanana Ultra (edit-ultra) to generate a 2×3 cinematic contact sheet
  • Ensures:
  • Identity preservation
  • Fashion & texture fidelity
  • Consistent lighting and style
  • Saves the generated contact sheet back to Google Drive
  • Updates the spreadsheet status
Step 2 – Video Creation & Publishing (Blotato)
  • Splits the contact sheet into 6 keyframes
  • Uploads each frame publicly
  • Uses Kling AI (start–end frame i2v) to generate multiple cinematic video segments
  • Merges the generated clips into a single final video (FFmpeg API)
  • Uploads the final video to Google Drive
  • Publishes automatically to YouTube via Blotato
  • Updates the spreadsheet with the final video URL and status

🛠️ Setup

To use this workflow, you need:

  1. n8n (Cloud or Self-Hosted)
  2. Google Sheets
  • Copy the provided template
  • Each row controls one image → one video
  1. API Keys
  • AtlasCloud (NanoBanana + Kling)
  • tmpfiles.org (public hosting)
  • Blotato (publishing)
  1. Connected Accounts
  • Google Drive
  • Google Sheets
  • Blotato

🎛️ How to customize this workflow

You can easily adapt it to your needs:

  • Change video style
  • Edit the Kling prompt (camera movement, mood, pacing)
  • Adjust video duration
  • Modify the duration parameter in Kling nodes
  • Use fewer or more shots
  • Add/remove crop + Kling generation branches
  • Publish to other platforms
  • Blotato supports multiple social networks
  • Trigger automatically
  • Use the Schedule Trigger instead of manual execution
  • Different aspect ratios
  • Adjust NanoBanana aspect_ratio and crop math

🚀 Expected outcome

From one image, you get:

  • A high-end editorial contact sheet
  • Multiple cinematic AI-generated video clips
  • One merged professional video
  • Automatically uploaded and published

No manual editing. No timeline work. Fully automated.


👋 Need help or want to customize this?

📩 Contact: LinkedIn 📺 YouTube: @DRFIRASS 🚀 Workshops: Mes Ateliers n8n

Need help customizing?

Contact me for consulting and support : Linkedin / Youtube / 🚀 Mes Ateliers n8n

1.2 Logical Blocks

This catalog entry is organized from the workflow JSON. The node-level section below shows the executable blocks available for review before importing the template.

2. Block-by-Block Analysis

Block 1 - When clicking ‘Execute workflow’

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger - manualTrigger
Config choices
Version 1

Block 2 - Get url image

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets - googleSheets
Config choices
Version 4.7

Block 3 - Download image

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive - googleDrive
Config choices
Version 3

Block 4 - Edit Fields : contactSheetPrompt

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.set - set
Config choices
Version 3.4

Block 5 - NanoBanana ULTRA: Contact Sheet

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - httpRequest
Config choices
Version 4.3

Block 6 - Build Public Image URL nano

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - httpRequest
Config choices
Version 4.3

Block 7 - Wait - nanobanana

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.wait - wait
Config choices
Version 1.1

Block 8 - download image nano

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - httpRequest
Config choices
Version 4.3

Block 9 - Download image PNG (binary)

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - httpRequest
Config choices
Version 4.3

Block 10 - Upload file to google drive

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive - googleDrive
Config choices
Version 3

Block 11 - Update with new image

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets - googleSheets
Config choices
Version 4.7

Block 12 - Sticky Note

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices
Version 1

Block 13 - Schedule Trigger

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger - scheduleTrigger
Config choices
Version 1.3

Block 14 - Get row(s) in sheet

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets - googleSheets
Config choices
Version 4.7

Block 15 - Set Image URL

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.set - set
Config choices
Version 3.4

Block 16 - Download Image

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - httpRequest
Config choices
Version 4.3

Block 17 - Edit Image

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.editImage - editImage
Config choices
Version 1

Block 18 - Crop Top Left

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.editImage - editImage
Config choices
Version 1

Block 19 - Upload top left

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - httpRequest
Config choices
Version 4.3

Block 20 - Crop Top Center

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.editImage - editImage
Config choices
Version 1

Block 21 - Upload top center

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - httpRequest
Config choices
Version 4.3

Block 22 - Crop Top Right

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.editImage - editImage
Config choices
Version 1

Block 23 - Upload top right

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - httpRequest
Config choices
Version 4.3

Block 24 - Crop Bottom Left

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.editImage - editImage
Config choices
Version 1

Showing the first 24 of 45 workflow blocks. Download the JSON for the full node graph.

3. Summary Table

Workflow Turn an image into a cinematic video with NanoBanana Ultra, Kling, Blotato
Complexity advanced
Nodes 45
Categories Content Creation, Multimodal AI
Author Dr. Firas
Published 16 Jan 2026

4. Reproducing the Workflow from Scratch

  1. 1. Download the workflow JSON

    Use the JSON export at /data/workflows/12769/12769.json as the source template for this automation.

  2. 2. Import the template into n8n

    Open n8n, import the downloaded JSON, and review each node before activating the workflow.

  3. 3. Configure credentials and variables

    Replace placeholder credentials, API keys, webhook URLs, account IDs, and environment-specific values with your own settings.

  4. 4. Test with sample data

    Run the workflow manually or in a staging workspace, inspect node output, and confirm downstream systems receive the expected data.

  5. 5. Activate and monitor

    Enable the workflow only after testing, then monitor executions, errors, and rate limits during the first production runs.

5. General Notes & Resources

Review imported nodes carefully before activation. This catalog entry is intended to help you inspect the workflow structure, understand required services, and find related templates faster.

Node names, credentials, schedules, webhook paths, and external service limits may need adjustment for your workspace.

Frequently asked questions

What does Turn an image into a cinematic video with NanoBanana Ultra, Kling, Blotato do?

AI Image → Professional Video Workflow (NanoBanana Ultra + Kling AI + Blotato) Documentation : [Notion Guide](https://automatisation.notion.site/Turn Any Image into a Cinematic Video with Nan...

What do I need before importing this workflow?

Review the workflow JSON, configure any required credentials in n8n, and test the automation in a safe workspace before using it in production.

Can I customize this workflow?

Yes. Use the block-by-block analysis and the downloadable JSON to inspect each node, then adjust credentials, prompts, schedules, filters, or destinations for your Content Creation, Multimodal AI use case.