Commercial image-to-video use cases
Use a focused motion direction, then continue to the full generator when you are ready to create.
How to Prompt MiniMax H3 Image to Video
When the starting image already defines the subject, composition and visual style, the motion prompt should focus primarily on what changes over time.
Subject Motion + Camera Motion + Environmental Motion + Timing / Style
Hair and clothing move naturally in the wind + slow camera push-in + clouds drift across the background + smooth cinematic motion.
Avoid spending most of the prompt re-describing objects that are already clearly visible in the source image. Use the prompt to explain how the image should move.
Choose the visual starting point.
Specify subject, camera and environment.
Continue to the full generator.
Image-to-Video Motion Prompt Examples
What is MiniMax H3 Image to Video?
MiniMax H3 image-to-video generation uses an existing image as the visual starting point for an AI-generated video. The source image establishes the initial subject and composition, while the prompt can describe motion, camera behavior and changes in the scene over time.
For image-to-video prompting, motion instructions are usually more useful than repeatedly describing details that are already visible in the source image.
Text to Video vs Image to Video
| Workflow | Best when |
|---|---|
| Text to Video | You are starting with a written idea. |
| Image to Video | You already have the visual you want to animate. |