# City Folding

> Prepare a City Folding video prompt from your street photo. Choose the scene, camera and frame. Photos stay local; video rendering is not connected.

City Folding (https://cityfolding.com) is an independent browser-only planning preview. It does not render videos. Operated by Cicadas. Contact: support@cicadas.ai.

## What is City Folding AI?

City Folding is a photo-to-video visual effect in which a familiar street bends upward and overhead while the near pavement or foreground subject remains stable. The contrast creates an impossible skyline. This independent prompt studio helps you choose a reference and describe that movement. It currently exports prompts, not rendered videos.

## Key facts

- REFERENCE: Street photo with visible pavement and architecture ([Pollo effect guide](https://pollo.ai/hub/how-to-clone-city-folding-viral-video))
- MOTION: Distant urban blocks fold upward and overhead ([Pollo effect guide](https://pollo.ai/hub/how-to-clone-city-folding-viral-video))
- FOREGROUND: Near pavement and subject stay stable ([Pollo effect guide](https://pollo.ai/hub/how-to-clone-city-folding-viral-video))
- HERE TODAY: Local photo review and a downloadable text prompt ([Try the tool](https://cityfolding.com/#generate))
- VIDEO OUTPUT: Not connected in this release ([Release scope](https://cityfolding.com/pricing))

Last checked: 2026-10-08

## Pages

- [City Folding.
Change the horizon.](https://cityfolding.com/index.md): Prepare a City Folding video prompt from your street photo. Choose the scene, camera and frame. Photos stay local; video rendering is not connected.
- [City Folding prompts.
Keep the street connected.](https://cityfolding.com/city-folding-prompts.md): Build a City Folding prompt with stable foreground geometry, a coherent overhead bend and one camera move. Copy or save the direction.
- [City Folding starts
with a better frame.](https://cityfolding.com/how-to-make-city-folding-video.md): Choose the right street photo for City Folding, frame the full subject and review connected roads, stable foreground and camera continuity.
- [City Folding camera movement.
Let the architecture lead.](https://cityfolding.com/city-folding-camera-movement.md): Choose a camera move for a City Folding prompt. Compare a locked shot, slow push-in and tracking shot, with a review checklist for connected streets.
- [City Folding troubleshooting.
Find where the shot breaks.](https://cityfolding.com/city-folding-troubleshooting.md): Review City Folding clips for melting architecture, disconnected roads and camera drift. Diagnose the visible problem before changing the source or prompt.
- [City Folding or video outpainting?
Choose the transformation.](https://cityfolding.com/city-folding-vs-video-outpainting.md): City Folding bends a skyline; video outpainting fills space beyond a frame. Compare source files, intended geometry and which workflow fits your scene.
- [City Folding template or prompt?
Know what each route delivers.](https://cityfolding.com/city-folding-template-vs-prompts.md): Compare a dedicated City Folding effect with a local prompt planner and general image-to-video. See which service renders the clip and what needs testing.
- [City Folding reference images.
Make the street readable.](https://cityfolding.com/city-folding-reference-gallery.md): Choose a City Folding reference using original street diagrams. Inspect an actual local prompt-studio check, camera direction and downloadable example prompt.
- [Video credits.
One network balance.](https://cityfolding.com/pricing.md): Use the City Folding prompt studio for free. Purchase shared video credits for Wan3Prime; City Folding rendering is not included.

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