Reference images
Up to 9 images set the subject and style. You name them in the prompt as Image 1, Image 2 and so on.
Bring a picture to life
MiniMax H3 Reference to Video
MiniMax H3 is a frontier video model. This endpoint generates 2K video from multimodal references up to 9 images for subject and style, 3 video clips for motion, and 3 audio clips each cited in the prompt by order, keeping subjects consistent while following the referenced motion and audio.
Made by MiniMaxfrom 424 creditsper 5 s Pro
Opens the video studio with MiniMax H3 Reference to Video ready to use. You can look around as a guest. Running it takes the Pro plan or higher.
What MiniMax H3 Reference to Video makes, what it needs and what you get
What it makes
Bring a picture to life
Animates a picture into a short video.
What you need
- A description of the video
Optional: the picture to animate, a video to start from and an audio clip.
What you get
A short video that starts from your picture
- resolutions up to 4K
- lengths from 5 to 15 s
- 6 aspect ratios
About MiniMax H3 Reference to Video
MiniMax H3 Reference to Video makes a video from reference files. You can supply up to 9 images for subject and style. In Reference to Video mode you can also add up to 3 video clips for motion and up to 3 audio clips. Your prompt points to each file by its order, such as Image 1, Video 1 or Audio 1.
This model has two modes. In the mode called Ref to Video (Ref is short for Reference), you must add reference images and a prompt, and Duration runs from 8 to 10 seconds. In the mode called Reference to Video, only a prompt is required. Reference images, videos and audio are options there, along with Aspect Ratio and Resolution, and Duration runs from 8 to 15 seconds. Images, videos and audio clips together can be at most 12 files. Each video or audio clip must be 2 to 15 seconds long. All the video clips together can run at most 15 seconds, and the same goes for the audio clips. Audio cannot be the only reference, so add at least one image or video with it.
The price is 81 credits. MiniMax H3 works from a prompt with an optional Image and End Image, and costs about 2500 credits for 5s.
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What it does well
Reference video clips
In Reference to Video mode, video clips of 2 to 15 seconds each guide the motion, with at most 15 seconds in total.
Reference audio clips
In Reference to Video mode, audio clips of 2 to 15 seconds each can go along with an image or a video.
A 12-file limit
Images, videos and audio clips together can be at most 12 files.
How to use MiniMax H3 Reference to Video
How It Works
How It Works
01
Add reference files
Upload reference images for the subject and style. In Reference to Video mode you can add video and audio clips too.
02
Write a prompt that names them
Refer to your files by their order, such as Image 1, Video 1 or Audio 1.
03
Set options and generate
Choose a Duration, and in Reference to Video mode also Aspect Ratio and Resolution, then generate.
Tip In Reference to Video mode, audio cannot be the only reference. Add at least one reference image or video with it.
Good for
Put your subject in a video
Add images of your subject as references and name them in the prompt.
Guide the motion with a clip
In Reference to Video mode, add a reference video and name it in the prompt to guide the motion.
A video with an audio reference
In Reference to Video mode, add an audio clip together with an image or a video, and name it in the prompt.
Questions
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