What's my best bet for decent image to video generation using a 3060 12gb VRAM and 64gb system RAM? Failing that, what online options would be cheapest/best? I tried Wan 1.3 but let's just say it wasn't great.

Hey all! As stated in the title, I am running a 3060 12gb GPU with 64gb system RAM. Also, I currently run SwarmUI, which I believe uses ComfyUI on the back end.

My current situation is that I run a small YouTube channel/podcast where I narrate short stories. Like creepypasta channels, but I specialize in sci-fi and fantasy. Currently, I use static AI images to accompany the stories. I would love to animate those images, preferably on a short seamless loop.

I really prefer to generate locally, trying to keep my overhead costs as low as possible. All my revenue I turn around and use to pay the authors I work with, so less overhead means better payout for authors. This is a passion project, not a job.

I tried running Wan 2.1 (the smaller 1.3 version) but not only was I unable to do image to video (I may be mistaken, but I don't think that was available in the smaller 1.3 model) but everything it did generate was nightmarish slop.

What is my best bet? Is there a model I can run locally? Or failing that, what is my cheapest option to get decent Image to Video?

Thanks!