Wan 2.1 I2V — Cinematic Image-to-Video (ComfyUI Workflow)
A ComfyUI node graph (not model weights) for animating a still image into a cinematic clip with Wan 2.1 Image-to-Video (14B, GGUF Q3_K_S). Tested locally on an RTX 3090 — the demo clip linked in the full tutorial was generated with this exact workflow, using a FLUX.1 Dev keyframe as the starting image.
Recommended pipeline
- Generate the keyframe with FLUX (or any image model); fix with inpainting if needed.
- Load the image into this workflow and set
motion_strength(start at 0.4-0.5). - Render first at 33 frames / 480p to validate motion before increasing resolution.
Requirements
- 12GB VRAM minimum.
- Nodes:
WanVideoModelLoader,WanVideoTextEncode,WanVideoImageEncode,WanVideoSampler,WanVideoVAEDecode,VHS_VideoCombine(VideoHelperSuite custom node pack required). - Time: 5-20 minutes per clip depending on GPU and resolution.
Full write-up
Full tutorial with troubleshooting and FAQ: https://comfylab.es/blog/workflows/wan-21-i2v-comfyui/ (Spanish) — English version at comfylab.dev if a translated version exists at upload time.
License
CC BY 4.0 — please attribute by linking back to the original article. This repo contains only the ComfyUI workflow JSON (node graph); it does not bundle or redistribute any model weights. Download Wan 2.1 separately per its own license.
Files
wan-21-i2v-cinematic-comfylab.json— the workflow, load directly in ComfyUI.