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Kling 3.0 Image and Video are designed for creators who want consistent cinematic visuals.
AI model Kling 3.0 brings high fidelity and real control with audio, formatting and resolution options.
Try it today with Artlist to help you tell stronger stories, faster.

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Kling 3.0 Image and Kling 3.0 Video in the Artlist AI Toolkit give video creators something they’ve been asking for — real cinematic control, longer narrative flow, and consistent characters across shots and scenes. 

If you build stories, ads, trailers, or branded content, Kling 3.0 is designed to meet you where you already work, with precision, continuity, and intent.

What makes Kling 3.0 video different?

Kling 3.0 is built as a unified multimodal system. Text, image, video, and audio all feed into a single generation process.

Kling 3.0 video is available in two variations — Standard and Pro — both with text to video and image to video options. You can create cinematic sequences, dialogue scenes, and narrative continuity using the workflow that suits your process. 

Make videos from 3–15 seconds, with a choice of different aspect ratios and languages, including Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish.

  • Up to 15 seconds of continuous video: With support for 3 to 15 seconds, Kling 3.0 Video gives you room for movement, pacing, and escalation. Action, camera motion, and character performance can unfold naturally without cutting around AI artifacts.
  • Storyboard-level control: Define shots with the control you need over duration, framing, perspective, and camera movement. You can describe and direct the AI to generate your vision.
  • Audio: You have ultimate control over sounds with Kling 3.0. You can generate with or without audio. Kling 3.0 Video supports character-specific speech, bilingual dialogue, authentic accents, and synchronized lip movement. For creators, this opens the door to faster previsualization, concept trailers, and dialogue-driven scenes.
  • Negative prompting support: Creators can exclude specifics in their images and videos with precise negative prompts, so you have complete control.
  • Start/End Frame: Lock the beginning and end of your video for perfect initial composition, lighting, and style with a start frame, and define the final shot with an end frame reference.

What creators need to know about Kling 3.0 Image

Kling 3.0 Image is available with text to image and image to image. With the AI Image model you can create cinematic visuals with strong style consistency for professional use. 

  • Choice of resolution output: Generate 1K or 2K images with stable lighting, realistic textures, and controlled color transitions — suitable for professional presentation and pre-visualization.
  • Aesthetic control: Kling 3.0 Image understands lighting, composition, and emotion as part of a broader narrative. Images feel connected, intentional, and grounded in the same visual language.
  • Formatting options: you can choose between 7 different aspect ratios so you can make sure your image is sized and formatted the way your project demands. Just click your favorite setting and choose between 1:1, 2:3, 3:2, 3:4, 4:3, 16:9, 9:16. 
  • Input and output control: You can upload up to 3 reference images at once and choose up to 6 generation outputs at a time, so you can work faster. 
  • Prompt control: Kling 3.0 Image supports negative prompting, so you can exclude what you don’t want to see in your images from the get-go.  
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Which Kling model should you use on Artlist?

Artlist offers several Kling models. Here’s how Kling 3.0 fits into the lineup for video creators.

Kling 3.0 is ideal for: 

  • Storyboarding and pre-visualization
  • Concept trailers and pitch videos
  • Social-first cinematic content
  • Brand narratives that require consistency
  • Rapid generation iteration before full production

It’s not meant to replace your entire pipeline. It’s built to help you move faster with clarity, especially in early creative stages.

Artlist offers several Kling models, each suited to a different stage of the creative process. The key difference comes down to what you’re creating, how much control you need, and whether you’re working with stills or video.

ModelImage or videoInput typesBest forKey strengths
Kling 3.0 VideoVideoT2v
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Cinematic storytelling, dialogue scenes, branded narrativesMulti-shot generation, up to 15-second clips, storyboard-level control, strong character consistency, native audio with lip sync
Kling 3.0 ImageImageT2i
i2i 
Storyboards, concept art, cinematic stills2K and 4K, image series generation, consistent lighting and textures, batch style control
Kling 2.6 ProVideoT2v
i2v
Fast, high-impact short-form videoStrong visual quality, quicker generation, good for social and promo clips
Kling 2.1 MasterVideoT2v
i2v
Controlled, shorter video outputsReliable results, simpler scene structure, predictable quality
Kling O1 ProVideot2vSingle-shot video conceptsQuick experiments, isolated shots, basic motion
Kling O1 ImageImaget2iStandalone visuals and early conceptsSimple image generation, fast ideation

How to prompt with Kling 3.0 

Kling 3.0 responds best when you think in shots, not descriptions.

Prompt like a director with these tips

Tip 1: Break scenes into intentional beats.

Instead of one long paragraph, describe the sequence using timestamps. This gives the model structure it can follow. For example: [Shot 1] 00:00-00:04: Establishing wide shot, slow dolly forward. [Shot 2] 00:04-00:08: Medium shot, character turns and speaks. [Shot 3] 00:08-00:12: Close-up, shallow depth of field, emotional emphasis.

Tip 2: Use references to lock identity early

Provide character or object references at the start of your prompt. Name them consistently and avoid re-describing physical traits later. Let the reference do the work.

Tip 3: Direct the camera, not just the action

Call out camera movement, framing, and pacing. Kling 3.0 understands cinematic language, so use it! 

Tip 4 : Treat audio as part of the scene

When using dialogue, specify tone, pacing, and language per character. Short, intentional lines perform better than long monologues.

Tip 5: For image series, define the narrative arc

Even still frames benefit from story logic. Establish emotional progression, lighting shifts, or time-of-day changes across the series.

Available now on Artlist

Kling 3.0 Image and video models, Kling 3.0 Pro, and Kling 3.0 Standard are all available with AI Starter, AI Professional, and Artlist Max plans inside the Artlist AI Toolkit. You get powerful creative control, integrated audio, and models built for real storytelling, all in one place.

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Deborah Blank is the Artlist Blog Editor, with over 15 years of experience shaping content for global brands. An expert in AI models, video, and image generation, she’s passionate about empowering creators to tell better stories. Contact her on LinkedIn — she wants to hear from you!
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