Using Kling API & Midjourney API to Create an Animated Custom Wallpaper

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PiAPI

September 23, 2024

Introduction

As generative AI technology advances, it has never been easier to create your own custom AI Wallpaper, but what if you could take it a step further and make it an animated live wallpaper?

Because now you can!

By pairing our Kling API and our Midjourney API, you can first generate high-quality wallpaper according to your preferences, and then bring it to life with dynamic animation.

In this blog, we will explore a few examples of combining these two APIs, creating some impressive animated wallpapers.

Example 1: Anime Wallpaper

Let’s begin by creating an anime desktop wallpaper with the help of our AI APIs.

In terms of workflows, we will be testing three different ones for this example, to help us better understand the steps involved and the respective output qualities. The exact same identical Kling prompt will be used across all three workflows so that we have the same reference for comparison.

Workflow 1: Midjourney to Kling

Below is the AI Anime image that we have generated using Midjourney API, with the prompt in its description (all the prompts used in this blog are edited by GPT).

PNG image of a girl with her back towards the camera, looking at the sky, in the anime art style, generated by Midjourney API — Prompt: "Anime wallpaper of a girl with her back to the camera, long flowing hair swaying gently in the breeze, gazing up at a vast, starry night sky filled with bright constellations and a glowing full moon, with soft clouds and a serene atmosphere"

Now that we have the image generated, we will insert that image alongside a new but similar prompt into Kling API, as shown below:

GIF of a girl looking at the night sky, focusing on the glowing moon with the clouds moving, her hair gently swaying in the breeze, in the anime art style, generated by Kling API with an image generated by Midjourney API as input. — Prompt: "Anime girl with long flowing hair stands with her hair back to the camera, her hair gently swaying in the breeze. she gazes up at an anime-starry sky and a glowing full moon. Soft clouds float, creating a serene, calm, night. Shot from a low-angle view with ambient moonlight and soft shadows for a tranquil atmosphere."

Workflow 2: Online image to Kling

In the second workflow, we found an image online that closely matches our Midjourney prompt, an anime girl with her back to the camera, gazing at the sky.

JPEG image of an anime girl looking at the sky with her back turned to the camera — An image of an anime girl looking at the sky with her back turned to the camera to be used as an input to Kling

Then, we will use this image alongside the same prompt we used in Workflow 1 to generate the video by using Kling API, with the output shown below.

GIF of an anime girl looking at the sky with her back turned to the camera, generated by Kling with an online image as additional input — Prompt: Same prompt as Workflow 1

Workflow 3: Just using Kling

For the final workflow, we will not be using any images as an input to Kling, but only the same prompt into Kling API as we did for Workflow 1, and below is the result.

GIF of a girl looking at the full moon, with her back towards the camera, her hair swaying slightly, as the clouds move, in the anime art style, generated by only using Kling — Prompt: same prompt as Workflow 1

Takeaways

After reviewing the results, we believe that the output from Workflow 1 (Midjourney to Kling) delivers the clearest and most detailed live anime wallpaper, with the added benefit of the initial wallpaper being customizable according to your preferences.

While Workflow 2 (Image to Kling) produces a good output, finding an image online that meets your exact preferences takes quite some time.

Finally in Workflow 3 (Just Using Klng), the video resolution is lower compared to Workflow 1. This difference likely comes from Midjourney's high-quality output, which helped the Kling model to deliver better video output.

Thus, if you want the highest quality results, we recommend using Kling API alongside an image from Midjourney.

Example 2: Shogun's Yoshii Toragana

For the second example, we're going to switch things up a bit by creating a phone wallpaper.

This wallpaper is inspired by the character of Yoshii Toragana played by Toshiro Mifune from the critically acclaimed show Shogun. We’re eagerly anticipating the release of Shogun Season 2 to see the story of John Blackthorne, Yoshii Toragana, and Lady Mariko continue to unfold. In the meantime, we've created this wallpaper to make the wait a little more bearable.

Our first step is using the Midjourney API to generate a wallpaper image of Yoshii Toragana; you can see below for the output image and the prompt.

A PNG image of a samurai riding a white horse, generated by Midjourney API — Prompt: "Toshiro Mifune as a samurai in golden armor, riding a white horse through swirling red smoke and teal mist. His hands grip the reins calmly as his iconic expression radiates strength. The dynamic colors and moody lighting create a powerful vertical phone wallpaper, highly detailed, cinematic style"

Next, we entered the generated image into the Kling API using a different prompt. Below, you can see the resulting GIF from Kling alongside the prompt used. I personally like the rising, animated smoky background behind Yoshii Toragana, very fitting of the Shogun title.

A GIF of a samurai riding a white horse, generated by Kling API — Prompt: "Static camera shot, the samurai and horse remain still, with only the horse’s mane and the samurai’s hair swaying gently in the wind. The red mist in the background moves slowly, creating a subtle, seamless loop for a live wallpaper. Calm yet powerful atmosphere"

Example 3: Warhammer 40k Wallpaper

In our final example, we present none other than Demetrian Titus, captain of the Ultramarines, a central figure from the Warhammer 40k universe. This wallpaper draws inspiration from the latest installment in the franchise, Warhammer Space Marine 2, a highly anticipated game that brings to life the intense battles and rich lore within the Warhammer universe.

As with the previous examples, we will need to generate a picture using Midjourney API first.

PNG image of a Warhammer 40k Space Marine walking through an alien desert with a red planet in the background, generated by Midjourney API — Prompt: "A Warhammer 40K space marine, wearing ultramarine armor, in an action pose with his bolter raised forward. The alien desert is bathed in golden twilight with rocky spires and an ominous red moon rising in the background. Dust swirls in the wind as the marine stands his ground, illuminated by a bright flare. Cinematic lighting, vivid detail, epic composition, concept art style, hd quality, natural shading, inspired by sci-fi landscapes, dramatic contrast"

Next, the generated image will be put into Kling API, along with the prompt shown below the GIF. We are particularly drawn to the gritty and sci-fi aesthetic of the video.

GIF of a Warhammer 40k Space Marine frozen midstep walking through an alien desert with a red planet in the background, generated by Kling API — Prompt: "Static camera shot, Space Marine in place not moving, unmoved in the desert as soft gusts of wind push his cape to the left. Dust swirls around his feet, and the distant red planet glows. A serene, yet eerie desert landscape, perfect for a live wallpaper."

Conclusion

From the examples shown above, you can probably see why combining our Kling API with our Midjourney API is the best choice for creating your very own animated custom wallpaper.

The combination of Midjourney images and Kling's animation creates highly detailed results, With Midjourney providing images of high-quality output for Kling to animate. Also, prompts that create animation without drastically different starting/ending frames to achieve a more natural loop really helped with creating these animated wallpapers.

We hope you've found value in our experiment and encourage you to try out some of your own ideas.

If you're interested in our other AI APIs, feel free to check them out！