Claude Opus 5.5 animates static photos purely with code, and the author can't figure out how
mgostIH · x · 2026-11-06
Developer mgostIH notes that while GPT added GIF generation, Opus 5.5 can animate an existing static picture purely by writing code—'I don't know how it's even possible.' Prompting models to code their way to image animation is emerging as a novel showcase of coding-agent capability.
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