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Vidu Q4 Image to Video

vidu/q4/image-to-video

Vidu Q4 Preview by Shengshu animates a first-frame image into a 3 to 16 second video at up to 4K. Prompts can direct motion, camera cuts, and spoken dialogue, with native speech and sound effects.

Base price
$0.47USD / run
Execution
async
Model type
video
Input fields
5
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Input
Text prompt for video generation, max 5000 characters. Can direct motion, camera cuts, and spoken dialogue.

PNG, JPEG, WebP, or GIF · 20 MiB maximum

URL or base64 data URI of the image to use as the first frame. Supports png, jpeg, jpg and webp up to 50 MB.
Output video resolution. Sets the per-second rate. Allowed values: 540p, 720p, 1080p, 2K, 4K.
316
Duration of the video in seconds (3-16) Range: 3 to 16.
Random seed for reproducibility. If None, a random seed is chosen.
OutputExample

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Specifications

Pricing

Base price
$0.47 / run

Context & modalities

Input
Schema-defined
Output
video

Capabilities

Chat
Not supported
Vision
Not supported
Reasoning
Not supported
Structured output
Not supported
Function calling
Not supported
Audio input
Not supported

Access

Provider
Vidu
Model ID
vidu/q4/image-to-video
Execution
async
Base URL
https://api.sandbase.ai
API
Unified Run API
Endpoint
/v1/run

API README

Vidu Q4 Image to Video

Vidu Q4 Preview image-to-video: animate a first frame into a 3–16 second clip at up to 4K, with native audio such as speech and sound effects directed by the prompt.

Fields

FieldTypeDefaultNotes
promptstringemptyUp to 5,000 characters. Describe motion, camera cuts, and dialogue.
imageimage URL, required—First frame. PNG, JPEG, or WebP up to 50 MB.
resolution540p / 720p / 1080p / 2K / 4K720pSets the per-second rate.
durationinteger 3–165Output length in seconds.
seedintegerrandomFix it to compare prompt changes.

Billing

You pay for output seconds: $0.045 at 540p, $0.095 at 720p, $0.12 at 1080p, $0.19 at 2K, $0.39 at 4K.

Output540p720p1080p2K4K
3s$0.135$0.285$0.36$0.57$1.17
5s (default)$0.225$0.475$0.60$0.95$1.95
8s$0.36$0.76$0.96$1.52$3.12
16s$0.72$1.52$1.92$3.04$6.24

Failed runs are not charged.

Prompting

  • Describe subject, action, camera, and sound. Put spoken lines in quotes.
  • This endpoint has no audio switch.

Also on SandBase

vidu/q4/reference-to-video keeps characters, products, and voices consistent from reference images and audio. Vidu Q3 endpoints such as vidu/q3/image-to-video remain available.

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OpenAI-compatible endpoint with unified authentication and usage tracking.

Production API
Unified Run API endpoint
https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run
Model ID
vidu/q4/image-to-video
# The quoted heredoc keeps Unicode and shell metacharacters unchanged.
result=$(curl --fail-with-body --silent \
  -X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data-binary @- <<'SANDBASE_JSON'
{
  "model": "vidu/q4/image-to-video",
  "image": "https://storage.googleapis.com/falserverless/web-examples/vidu/stylish_woman.webp",
  "prompt": "The woman turns toward the camera and smiles, then the shot cuts to a close-up as she says: \"Let's go.\"",
  "duration": 5,
  "resolution": "720p"
}
SANDBASE_JSON
)
run_id=$(printf '%s' "$result" | jq -r .id)
for attempt in $(seq 1 120); do
  status=$(printf '%s' "$result" | jq -r .status)
  case "$status" in completed|failed|timeout) break ;; esac
  sleep 2
  result=$(curl --fail-with-body --silent \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
    "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run/$run_id")
done
status=$(printf '%s' "$result" | jq -r .status)
[ "$status" = completed ] || { echo "Generation ended: $status" >&2; exit 1; }
printf '%s\n' "$result"

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Questions

FAQ

How do I call Vidu Q4 Image to Video through SandBase?

Create a SandBase API key, then send requests with the model ID "vidu/q4/image-to-video" to Unified Run API (/v1/run) at https://api.sandbase.ai. The request examples on this page show the exact payload.

Do I need a separate Vidu account?

No. One SandBase API key and balance gives you access to Vidu Q4 Image to Video and the other models in the catalog; you do not need to sign up with Vidu separately.