MiniMax H3 Video Generator
Turn a written scene, a still image, or a set of references into a short video with native sound. MiniMax H3 Video brings text-to-video, image animation, reference-guided creation, and video editing into one workspace.
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MiniMax H3 Video: Four Ways to Shape a Scene
Start with the material you already have. MiniMax H3 Video lets you describe a new shot, animate a composition, combine references, or transform existing footage.
Create a Scene and Its Sound from Text
Describe who is in the shot, what happens, and how the camera moves. MiniMax H3 Video generates the scene together with native stereo audio, including dialogue, ambience, effects, or music. A clear sequence of actions and sound cues gives the model a concrete brief for the clip.
Animate an Image toward an Optional Ending Frame
Use a first-frame image to establish the composition, then describe the movement and soundtrack. Add an optional last frame to guide where the shot finishes. MiniMax H3 Video creates the motion between those visual anchors, while the output shape follows your opening image's aspect ratio.
Give Each Reference a Creative Role
Combine images for subjects and visual style, video for movement, and optional audio for sound direction. Tell MiniMax H3 Video which reference supplies each detail. Unlike first-and-last-frame animation, reference mode uses these materials as guidance for a new scene rather than fixed endpoints for the shot.
Change Existing Footage with Written Instructions
Upload a source clip and describe a change to lighting, weather, visual style, the environment, or a specific element. MiniMax H3 Video uses the footage as the foundation for composition and motion. Optional image and audio references can guide the edit; name the details you want to retain.
Make Your First MiniMax H3 Video in Three Steps
Choose your starting material, direct the shot, and review the finished clip.
Choose Your Starting Point
Select Text to Video, Image to Video, Reference to Video, or Video Edit. Add an opening image, reference materials, or a source clip when your mode needs them. Every mode uses a written prompt.
Direct the Action and Sound
Write the action in order, specify camera movement, and add sound cues. Choose duration and an available resolution. Set the aspect ratio where offered; image animation follows the first frame. For an edit, state both the change and what should stay consistent.
Preview and Download Your Clip
Generate your clip, then play it with sound. Check the action, subject details, and ending before downloading. If the result misses a cue, simplify that part of the prompt or replace a conflicting reference and create another version.
Why Create with MiniMax H3 Video?
Bring visual direction, motion, and sound into the same brief, from an early concept to a focused video edit.
🎧 Picture and Sound in One Brief
Native audio lets you direct a door closing, background chatter, or a musical entrance alongside the visual action. You can assess the scene's timing and atmosphere together, before deciding what further editing it needs.
🧩 More Guidance than a Single Still
A still image can define appearance; a movement reference can show how the shot should unfold. H3 combines those roles with your prompt, so you can communicate visual and motion choices through different materials.
✏️ Start an Edit from Existing Motion
Video Edit gives you a source clip to build on, rather than a scene described only in words. Explore a different atmosphere or setting while using the original composition and movement as guidance for the new version.
🛍️ Product Reveals from Your Visual Assets
Use product photos to establish shape, color, and packaging, then request a turn, close-up, or reveal. MiniMax H3 Video can help explore presentation ideas; inspect labels and small design details before publishing a product clip.
📱 Short Clips for Social Campaign Concepts
Plan a single visual hook, a reveal, and an ending within a short scene. Use a vertical opening image or a portrait output setting where available to develop campaign concepts for a mobile audience.
🎭 Character Moments for Story Development
Combine character references with a brief exchange, reaction, or movement. H3 gives story teams a way to explore how a moment could look and sound, with room for an action and its response in a 15-second scene.
What Creators Are Saying About MiniMax H3 Video
Feedback from creators developing scenes, motion, and video ideas with MiniMax H3 Video.
Product Marketer
For a spicy product reveal, I would explore bold lighting and unrestricted imagination, then use product references to ground the scene. Before choosing a take, I would check the packaging shape and label.
Visual Storyteller
One character can inspire unlimited story ideas. I would choose a single action and reaction, then write a short timeline with dialogue and room tone to communicate how I want the scene to unfold.
Motion Designer
A "no restriction" mindset would help me brainstorm unusual transitions. I would then choose opening and ending images and describe the camera movement between them for a focused motion study with my team.
Social Content Creator
I would give a spicy social concept an immediate visual hook, a vertical composition, and a clear ending. Comparing versions would help me decide whether the action reads well on a small screen.
Video Editor
I would bring unrestricted imagination to lighting and weather concepts, then narrow the edit to one change. My instructions would identify which parts of the subject, composition, and movement should stay consistent.
Sound Designer
A "no restriction" approach to brainstorming could spark unlimited soundscape ideas. I would choose a focused sequence—footsteps, a door closing, then quiet ambience—and listen as closely as I review the picture.
MiniMax H3 Video FAQ
Practical answers about output settings, references, prompting, and downloads.
Which durations and resolutions can I select?
MiniMax H3 Video offers 5–15-second generation in whole-second choices. Text and image modes offer 480p, 540p, 768p, and 1080p. Reference mode offers 480p or 768p, with 480p required when uploading video references. Video Edit offers all four resolutions and 3–15-second output, plus Auto duration based on the source within that range.
Why is the aspect ratio automatic for image animation?
Image to Video takes its canvas shape from the opening image, so prepare that image in your intended format. Modes with a ratio selector offer 16:9, 9:16, 1:1, 4:3, 3:4, 21:9, and 9:21. Video Edit also offers Auto to adapt the output shape to the source clip.
How do I combine image, video, and audio references?
Reference to Video accepts up to nine images, three videos, and three audio files. Keep uploaded reference videos within 15 seconds in total. Use an image or video as visual guidance and add optional audio. Assign roles in your prompt with tags such as <Picture 1> for the subject and <Video 1> for camera movement.
Which upload formats and file sizes are supported?
MiniMax H3 Video accepts JPG, PNG, WebP, BMP, TIFF, and GIF images up to 30MB each; MP4 or MOV videos up to 100MB each; and WAV or MP3 audio up to 15MB each. Video Edit requires one source video and can also use image and audio references to guide the change.
How should I prompt camera movement, speech, and text?
Give MiniMax H3 Video a short timeline: establish the subject, describe the action, and specify when the camera moves or holds. Add an Audio: line for dialogue, ambience, or music. Put required on-screen words in quotation marks. Keep instructions focused and review speech, hands, lettering, and transitions; exact reproduction is not guaranteed.
How do I preview, download, and refine a result?
Play the completed video in the result panel and listen to its soundtrack, then use the download control to save the clip. For a new take, revise the prompt or references. To change existing footage, upload it in Video Edit and describe the change, including which subject and scene details should remain consistent.