Before and After Food Video Maker
Two photos of one dish become a 6 second vertical video with its name and price, made in your browser.
Free account: unlimited videos with a small end card. Plan: no end card, plus square and 4:5.
How the before and after video works
- Pick the original photo of a dish and the improved one. No photos at hand? Use the sample dish.
- Type the dish name and, if you like, the price.
- Press Make my video. Your browser draws the 6 second clip and you download it, ready to post.
No improved photo yet? Make one with the food background generator or the steam tool, then come back.
Where to post a before and after food video
Short vertical video is what Instagram Reels, TikTok and Stories show first, and a before and after is one of the few formats that works for a restaurant without filming in the kitchen. Post one dish a week: it shows regulars what changed, gives the dish a reason to be seen again, and the same clip can go on your Google Business Profile as a short video.
Questions
What does the before and after video maker make?
A 6 second vertical video (1080 x 1920) of one dish: your original photo, a wipe across to the edited photo, then the dish name and price. It is the format Instagram Reels, TikTok, Stories and short posts on a Google Business Profile use. A free account adds a small MenuCapture card at the end; the plan removes it and adds square and 4:5 versions.
Is the video made on your servers?
No. The video is drawn and recorded in your browser, so your photos stay on your device and there is no wait in a queue. That is also why it is free: it costs us nothing to make.
Why is my video a WebM file and not an MP4?
Recent Chrome, Edge and Safari record MP4 directly. Some older browsers can only record WebM. Instagram and TikTok want MP4, so if you get a WebM, open the page in Safari on an iPhone or in a current Chrome and make it again.
Where do the before and after photos come from?
Any two photos of the same dish: a phone photo and the version you fixed in MenuCapture, or a photo before and after you restyled the plate. The tool does not change your photos; it only animates between them.