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MiniMax (Hailuo AI) Video 01 Director

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Model id minimax/video-01-director
# Run the model; wait up to 20 s for the finished result in the same call
curl -X POST "https://api.doitong.com/v1/run/minimax/video-01-director?wait=20" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DOITONG_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "prompt": "A red fox trots through fresh snow at sunrise, soft golden light, shallow depth of field"
  }'

# Still "queued" or "running"? Poll with the id from the response:
curl "https://api.doitong.com/v1/requests/REQUEST_ID?wait=20" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DOITONG_API_KEY"

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MiniMax Text to Video #motion#transformation#camera-controls

Video 01 text-to-video with bracketed camera movement commands for shot control

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Public works made with MiniMax (Hailuo AI) Video 01 by the Doitong community. Reuse a prompt in one click.

Public works shown: 16
Close-up shot of a striking model with piercing eyes and flawless skin, a white snake elegantly c... Video

Close-up shot of a striking model with piercing eyes and flawless skin, a white snake elegantly coiled around her head and neck, its scales glistening in soft, diffused light. The camera gently zooms in, emphasizing the intricate texture of the snake’s scales and the model’s striking facial...

Animate the stickman drawings into a smooth dance animation. The simple black stick figure perfor... Video

Animate the stickman drawings into a smooth dance animation. The simple black stick figure performs fun rhythmic dance moves — waving its arms, bending knees, jumping lightly, spinning, and swaying side to side in time with upbeat music. Keep the white background clean and minimal. The motion...

A hyper-realistic, cinematic transformation sequence of the man in the uploaded image, sitting in... Video

A hyper-realistic, cinematic transformation sequence of the man in the uploaded image, sitting in meditation inside a traditional Japanese room. The atmosphere begins to tremble slightly as soft blue light flows around him. From the ground, thousands of magnetic nano-particles rise, shimmering...

A cinematic transformation video of the man. The scene begins with him standing naturally, then l... Video

A cinematic transformation video of the man. The scene begins with him standing naturally, then looking down at his hands as glowing holographic projections appear around his body. Mechanical parts of the Iron Man armor start assembling piece by piece with smooth animation: chest plate forming,...

An ultra-epic anime cinematic of Luffy’s greatest enemy unleashing a terrifying blind rage, rampa... Video

An ultra-epic anime cinematic of Luffy’s greatest enemy unleashing a terrifying blind rage, rampaging uncontrollably against nature itself. His gigantic body is surrounded by a storm of black and crimson energy, crackling with lightning that scorches the ground. His roar shakes the heavens,...

A fair-skinned red-haired woman with freckles tightly embraces a majestic white tiger with faint ... Video

A fair-skinned red-haired woman with freckles tightly embraces a majestic white tiger with faint reddish stripes. They remain close, perfectly synchronized in stillness. The woman blinks slowly, slightly tilting her head with a serious and intense expression. The tiger breathes gently — its...

The snowboarder is riding across massive, fluffy white clouds as if they were snow-covered mounta... Video

The snowboarder is riding across massive, fluffy white clouds as if they were snow-covered mountains, with dramatic lighting and deep shadows adding volume and realism. The background shows a stunning blue sky with scattered soft clouds and subtle light rays. crisp cinematic quality, vivid...

Мрачная комната для допросов, тесная и давящая. Одна резкая лампа под потолком бросает конус холо... Video

Мрачная комната для допросов, тесная и давящая. Одна резкая лампа под потолком бросает конус холодного света на металлический стол, вокруг густые тени. Виновный подозреваемый сидит в наручниках по одну сторону стола: потеет, нервно бегает глазами, тяжело дышит, избегает взгляда. Напротив —...

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Video-generation prompt that can combine up to 3 camera movements in square brackets, such as [Pan left], [Zoom in], or [Truck left, Pan right, Zoom in]. Available movements are Static shot, Tracking shot, Shake, Zoom in/out, Tilt up/down, Pedestal up/down, Push in/Pull out, Pan left/right, and Truck left/right. A detailed camera-movement guide is available at https://sixth-switch-2ac.notion.site/T2V-01-Director-Model-Tutorial-with-camera-movement-1886c20a98eb80f395b8e05291ad8645

Advanced enable_safety_checker · prompt_optimizer
POST /run/minimax/video-01-director?wait=20 quote → $0.50
# Run the model; wait up to 20 s for the finished result in the same call
curl -X POST "https://api.doitong.com/v1/run/minimax/video-01-director?wait=20" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DOITONG_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "prompt": "A red fox trots through fresh snow at sunrise, soft golden light, shallow depth of field"
  }'

# Still "queued" or "running"? Poll with the id from the response:
curl "https://api.doitong.com/v1/requests/REQUEST_ID?wait=20" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DOITONG_API_KEY"

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About MiniMax (Hailuo AI) Video 01 Director

Produces a video from a text prompt of up to 2000 characters and lets you direct the camera by adding bracketed instructions such as [Pan left] or [Zoom in]. Up to 3 combined movements can be used per prompt. `prompt_optimizer` is enabled by default.

Parameters

NameType DefaultAllowed Description
enable_safety_checkeroptional
Typeboolean
Defaulttrue
Screening can be relaxed by setting false, provided the caller is authorized.
promptrequired
Typestring
≤ 2,000 characters
Video-generation prompt that can combine up to 3 camera movements in square brackets, such as [Pan left], [Zoom in], or [Truck left, Pan right, Zoom in]. Available movements are Static shot, Tracking shot, Shake, Zoom in/out, Tilt up/down, Pedestal up/down, Push in/Pull out, Pan left/right, and Truck left/right. A detailed camera-movement guide is available at https://sixth-switch-2ac.notion.site/T2V-01-Director-Model-Tutorial-with-camera-movement-1886c20a98eb80f395b8e05291ad8645
prompt_optimizeroptional
Typeboolean
Defaulttrue
Activation of the model's prompt optimizer.
required

Output

GET /requests/req_8k2m4q7x1z9c3v5b6n0p2r4t
{
  "id": "req_8k2m4q7x1z9c3v5b6n0p2r4t",
  "object": "request",
  "model": "minimax/video-01-director",
  "status": "succeeded",
  "created_at": "2026-10-20T12:00:00Z",
  "started_at": "2026-10-20T12:00:02Z",
  "completed_at": "2026-10-20T12:00:09Z",
  "queue_position": null,
  "cost": {
    "credits": 500,
    "usd": "0.50",
    "charged": 500,
    "refunded": 0
  },
  "input": {
    "prompt": "A red fox trots through fresh snow at sunrise, soft golden light, shallow depth of field"
  },
  "output": {
    "video": {
      "url": "https://content.doitong.com/dev-api/2026/10/20/req_8k2m4q7x1z9c3v5b6n0p2r4t/0-output.mp4",
      "content_type": "video/mp4",
      "file_name": "0-output.mp4",
      "file_size": 1843200
    }
  },
  "outputs": [
    {
      "type": "video",
      "url": "https://content.doitong.com/dev-api/2026/10/20/req_8k2m4q7x1z9c3v5b6n0p2r4t/0-output.mp4",
      "content_type": "video/mp4",
      "file_size": 1843200,
      "width": 1280,
      "height": 720,
      "duration": 5,
      "stored": true
    }
  ],
  "error": null,
  "metrics": {
    "inference_seconds": 6.8
  },
  "urls": {
    "self": "https://api.doitong.com/v1/requests/req_8k2m4q7x1z9c3v5b6n0p2r4t",
    "cancel": "https://api.doitong.com/v1/requests/req_8k2m4q7x1z9c3v5b6n0p2r4t/cancel"
  }
}
Your files, your choiceEvery outputs[].url is a copy on our storage: kept forever (paid per GB-month) or 7 days for free, by your account setting or ?storage=.
Same shape on every modeltype, url, content_type, width, height and duration, for images, video and audio alike. output is the model’s own result object.
Fields of output
video
object {url, content_type, file_name, file_size}Video produced by the model.

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