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Good reference photos

Good reference photos

The quality of your reference photos determines the quality of the video. Ideal: 3–10 sharp landscape photos in daylight from several angles — front view, both diagonal corners, garden, and distinctive details. Smartphone photos are perfectly sufficient.

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Why reference photos matter so much

Cinemura doesn't invent your property — the AI reconstructs it from your material. Every facade, window, and tree in the video comes from your photos. Blurry, dark, or contradictory input therefore leads directly to blurry or inconsistent videos.

Natural-stone country house with an old oak and rolling hills at golden hour — AI-generated sample shot
What strong input looks like: landscape format, soft light, the building unobstructed and in focus, camera held level. · AI-generated sample shot

The checklist

Quantity
3–10 photos. Fewer can work; more angles make the result more consistent — especially for 3D views.
Light
Daylight, ideally lightly overcast or golden hour. No night shots, no harsh backlight.
Format
Landscape preferred. Hold the phone level and straight — converging verticals make reconstruction harder.
Angles
Frontal, both 45° corners, garden/rear side, and 1–2 detail shots (entrance, terrace).
Sharpness
Hold steady, focus on the building. Discard shaky or noisy frames.
Consistency
All photos from the same session: same season, same weather, same state of the property.
What a good upload looks like in the app: several angles of the same property, all from one session.

Avoid the typical mistakes

  • Cars, bins, or people prominently in frame — they will show up in the video.
  • Mixing summer and winter photos — the AI cannot resolve the contradiction.
  • Extreme wide-angle or fisheye lenses — they distort proportions.
  • Portal screenshots or third-party photos — legally and qualitatively problematic. Use only your own material.