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Give your reference a new direction
Open AIAI’s Image to Image workspace to prepare a reference-based edit. Keep your subject clear and describe the changes you want.
This operation guide shows how to prepare AIAI’s Image to Image generator with an existing reference image, a manually written prompt and the settings visible in our session. Follow the real recording, then use the illustrated steps to prepare your own form.
- Beginner
- English video + illustrated steps
- Observed September 18, 2026
- 0 generation jobs
Disclosure: eWiki has a business relationship with AIAI. See our disclosure. Model names and controls below reproduce the interface labels; this lesson does not independently verify model specifications.
Watch the setup walkthrough
Real continuous window recording with waiting intervals accelerated 8×. English synthetic narration uses the original Jenny voice, with captions. Zooms and pointer guides are editorial annotations. No output or processing-time test was performed.
1. Open Image to Image and inspect the model
Sign in to AIAI and choose Image → Image to Image. Open the model selector to inspect the choices. We kept the preselected GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst. Changing the model can change the available upload fields, controls and credit quote, so review the resulting form before following later steps.
2. Add your reference image
Under Image Upload, click Add and choose your file. The visible counter allowed up to 16 images for this selected model; our example uses one. The form listed PNG, WEBP, JPG and JPEG with a displayed limit of 20 MB. These are the labels observed during recording, not promises for every model or future version.
Use an image you own or have permission to upload. Our reference is a pre-existing synthetic product scene containing a perfume bottle, compact and brush: a 1024 × 1024 WebP file of about 31 KB. We did not generate a new reference image for this guide. Wait until its thumbnail appears before writing the prompt.
3. Describe the edit clearly
Separate what should stay from what should change. In our example, the three products should remain recognizable while the background, lighting and shadows change. This gives a later result review a specific target.
Enter this text in the main Prompt field:
Use the uploaded product photo as the reference. Keep the perfume bottle, compact, and brush recognizable. Restyle the background as a warm beige studio set with soft side lighting and gentle shadows. Keep packaging blank. Add no text or logo.
We entered English manually, left Translate to English off and did not use Polish your Prompt, Enhance Prompt or the separate Prompt Assistant chat. Avoid Create Similar One while following this setup-only exercise.
4. Review image settings
Keep 1:1 for the square example, select 1K and leave quality on Medium. We scrolled inside the input panel to make the quality control visible.
| Control | Our setting | Observed detail |
|---|---|---|
| Aspect Ratio | 1:1 | Square frame retained. |
| Resolution | 1K | Changed from the initial 2K setting. |
| Quality | Medium | Kept at the visible default. |
| Credit quote | 3 | Initial quote 6; final quote 3 after setting 1K. No charge was submitted. |
5. Check visibility and stop before Generate
Public Visibility was on; we observed it without changing it. Before any future generation, review the current visibility options and whether they fit your material and account.
The final Generate 3 label is a displayed quote, not a charge from this tutorial. Our displayed balance stayed at 6 trial credits. Quotes can change with model, settings, plan or product updates.
Do not click Generate when following this exercise. The prepared input panel is the end state of this lesson. Images or videos in Inspiration belong to the platform gallery and do not demonstrate that your prompt has run. Save your prompt separately if needed; persistence of an unsubmitted form was not tested.
Open Image to Image on AIAI and follow the steps with your own reference. You can complete this exercise without submitting a generation.
Before you continue
| Question | What to check |
|---|---|
| My form looks different | Check the selected model and follow its current field labels and file limits. |
| The reference did not appear | Check the selected file, supported type, size and visible upload message. Do not submit generation just to test the upload. |
| The quote exceeds my balance | Stop before Generate. Prompt preparation and reviewing the available settings are the scope of this exercise. |
| Does the output preserve the product correctly? | No output was generated. We did not verify fidelity, motion, processing time, watermark, dimensions or export availability. |
Continue with the AIAI Text to Image guide, or browse all video and illustrated tutorials.
Session notes
Recorded in signed-in desktop Chrome on September 18, 2026. Actions: model-menu review, upload of one existing reference image, manual prompt entry and the settings described above. Generation count: 0. Credits consumed by these actions: 0; displayed balance before and after: 6 → 6. No assistant request, translation request, payment, output generation or result download was submitted. The video and screenshots come from the same recorded setup. Uploading this input was observed separately from the untouched Generate action; this does not establish upload behavior for other tools.
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