minimax/video-01-director/image-to-video
Video 01 Director by MiniMax - animate still images into dynamic videos with AI. Transform photos into cinematic clips with natural motion, camera movement, and optional audio generation.
PNG, JPEG, WebP, or GIF · 20 MiB maximum
Example output — click Run to generate your own
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OpenAI-compatible endpoint with unified authentication and usage tracking.
https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/runminimax/video-01-director/image-to-videoInput Schema
3 parameters · 2 required · 1 optional
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
image | string | Required | URL of the image to use as the first frame |
prompt | string | Required | Text prompt for video generation. Camera movement instructions can be added using square brackets (e.g. [Pan left] or [Zoom in]). You can use up to 3 combined movements per prompt. Supported movements: Truck left/right, Pan left/right, Push in/Pull out, Pedestal up/down, Tilt up/down, Zoom in/out, Shake, Tracking shot, Static shot. For example: [Truck left, Pan right, Zoom in]. For a more detailed guide, refer https://sixth-switch-2ac.notion.site/T2V-01-Director-Model-Tutorial-with-camera-movement-1886c20a98eb80f395b8e05291ad8645 · Max length: 2000 |
prompt_optimizer | boolean | Optional | Whether to use the model's prompt optimizer · Default: true |
Output Schema
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
id | string | Unique identifier for the generation task |
status | string | Task status: pending, running, completed, failed, timeout |
model | string | Model used for the generation |
outputs | array | Array of output items |
outputs[].url | string | URL of the generated artifact |
outputs[].content_type | string | MIME type (e.g. image/png, video/mp4) |
error | object | null | Error details if failed, null on success |
error.type | string | Machine-readable error type code |
error.message | string | Human-readable error description |
Async Workflow
This model uses asynchronous execution. Submit a request and poll for the result.
- Submit — POST to /v1/run, receive an
id - Poll — GET /v1/run/{id} until status is
completed,failed, ortimeout - Retrieve — Read
outputsfrom the completed response
Code Examples
Ready-to-run snippets
# Step 1: Submit
curl -X POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
-d '{
"model": "minimax/video-01-director/image-to-video",
"image": "https://fal.media/files/elephant/8kkhB12hEZI2kkbU8pZPA_test.jpeg",
"prompt": "[Push in, Follow]A stylish woman walks down a Tokyo street filled with warm glowing neon and animated city signage. She wears a black leather jacket, a long red dress, and black boots, and carries a black purse.[Pan left] The street opens into a small plaza where street vendors sell steaming food under colorful awnings.",
"prompt_optimizer": true
}'
# Step 2: Poll result (replace <id>)
curl https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run/<id> \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"API README
Video 01 Director Image To Video
Video 01 Director Image To Video is built for cinematic image animation, with this exact route focused on source-frame identity preservation. Video 01 Director by MiniMax - animate still images into dynamic videos with AI. Transform photos into cinematic clips with natural motion, camera movement, and optional audio generation. It is designed for production workflows that need a clearly scoped media operation instead of a generic assistant response, preserving the supplied direction while returning an artifact ready for review, iteration, or downstream assembly.
The request surface keeps creative direction and delivery choices explicit through prompt, prompt_optimizer, first_frame_image, image_url, sync_mode, safety_tolerance. Teams can lock source material, describe the intended result, choose supported output controls, and rerun the same request structure across variations. This makes experiments easier to compare and larger pipelines easier to operate without hiding important decisions inside an opaque preset.
Highlights
- Source-Frame Identity Preservation. The
minimax/video-01-director/image-to-videoroute is dedicated to source-frame identity preservation, keeping inputs and outputs matched to this operation. - Natural Subject And Camera Motion. Within
minimax/video-01-director/image-to-video, documented prompt and media controls direct natural subject and camera motion while keeping the brief close to the result. - Coherent Short-Form Video. The
minimax/video-01-director/image-to-videoresult provides coherent short-form video in a machine-consumable form for review and downstream production. - Route-specific control. For
minimax/video-01-director/image-to-video, documented controls includeprompt,prompt_optimizer,first_frame_image,image_url,sync_mode,safety_tolerance, defining the supported variation space for this exact route.
Pricing
| Configuration | Price |
|---|---|
| Per request | $0.500000 |
When to Use
| Scenario | Why it fits |
|---|---|
| Choose this route | When the deliverable is specifically source-frame identity preservation, not a neighboring generation or editing task. |
| Production iteration | When creative teams need repeatable natural subject and camera motion with an explicit request payload. |
| Automated pipelines | When coherent short-form video must flow into review, storage, compositing, or publishing. |
| Controlled variations | When a stable brief should be rerun while changing only documented inputs. |
| Prototype to scale | When the same minimax/video-01-director/image-to-video contract should serve a single experiment and a larger batch later. |
Prompt Guide
Lead with the subject or source, then state the transformation, important spatial or temporal details, style, and finish. Supply only documented fields, keep media URLs reachable, and vary one control at a time when comparing outputs.
{
"prompt": "A directed creative request with subject, setting, style, motion, and finish.",
"image": "https://example.com/reference.jpg"
}
Technical Specs
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Model ID | minimax/video-01-director/image-to-video |
| Required inputs | prompt |
prompt | string |
prompt_optimizer | boolean; default: true |
first_frame_image | string |
image_url | string |
sync_mode | boolean; default: false |
safety_tolerance | string; default: 6 |
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