MiniMax Image to Video Generator

Hailuo 2 Standard Image to Video: Motion Tests at Volume Prices

Point Hailuo 2 Standard at a product photo, a portrait, or a generated keyframe and get a moving version for 5 credits a second — the low-risk way to find out which stills deserve a Pro render.

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A dependable entry image-to-video model for testing motion from stills.

Your generated video will appear here.

Enter a prompt and click 'Generate Video' — or start from an example:

Examples

Hailuo 2 Standard Image to Video video examples

Hover a card to preview, then open the player to watch with sound and review the full prompt.

Vintage mug with rising steam

Vintage mug photo animated with rising steam as a budget motion test, image to video by Hailuo 2 Standard

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Animate this photograph of a vintage mug on a wooden kitchen counter into a simple product motion test, keeping the mug, counter, and kitchen background exactly consistent. From 0s to 2s: gentle steam begins rising from the mug, curling naturally in the kitchen air, morning light holding steady through the window. From 2s to 4s: the camera pushes in very slowly toward the mug, the steam continuing its lazy drift, a soft shadow shifting subtly on the wood grain. From 4s to 6s: the push-in settles and holds, steam still rising, everything else perfectly still. Photorealistic steam motion only, no changes to the mug's artwork or the scene, locked warm natural light.

Source: RandalWhitmore — CC-BY 2.0 via Flickr.

Café exterior comes alive

Café exterior photo animated with pedestrians and breeze, image to video by Hailuo 2 Standard

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Animate this daytime café exterior photograph into a lively street ambience clip, keeping the café facade, signage, and street exactly consistent. From 0s to 2s: leaves on the street trees stir in a light breeze, sunlight dappling and shifting on the pavement, a curtain inside the café window swaying gently. From 2s to 4s: two pedestrians walk past the café front at a natural pace, their shadows moving across the facade, a bicycle wheel passing at the edge of frame. From 4s to 6s: the breeze strengthens slightly, an awning edge fluttering once, the scene settling back to calm. Locked camera, photorealistic daylight, natural pedestrian motion, no changes to the building or signage.

Source: decar66 — CC-BY 2.0 via Flickr.

Magazine cover motion preview

Magazine cover layout tested as a motion cover, image to video by Hailuo 2 Standard

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Animate this design magazine cover into a subtle motion-cover preview, keeping the masthead "GRID", the dancer photo, and all cover lines — "THE NEW MINIMALISM", "TYPE AS ARCHITECTURE", "24 PAGES OF SWISS POSTERS" — perfectly legible and in place. From 0s to 2s: the translucent yellow fabric wrapped around the dancer begins drifting slowly, as if in a gentle studio draft, the fabric catching the light. From 2s to 4s: the fabric flows upward in a graceful slow arc around her while she holds the pose, soft shadows moving across the concrete wall. From 4s to 6s: the fabric settles into a new sculptural shape and holds, everything else frozen. All typography remains razor sharp and static, no layout drift, fashion-film fabric motion only, locked camera.

Watercolor still life breathes

Watercolor still life animated inside its own medium, image to video by Hailuo 2 Standard

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Animate this watercolor still life painting while strictly preserving the watercolor medium: visible paper texture, soft pigment edges, translucent washes. From 0s to 2s: a soft light change drifts across the painted scene as if the sun moved outside the painter's window, pigment blooms shifting subtly. From 2s to 4s: the painted shadows under the pot and fruit deepen and migrate slowly, a barely-there tremble in the wet washes as if the paint were still settling. From 4s to 6s: the light settles back and the painting returns to stillness. No camera movement, no photorealistic conversion, motion confined to light and pigment behavior, the paper grain constant throughout.

Source: rawpixel — CC-BY 2.0 via Flickr.

What is Hailuo 2 Standard Image to Video?

Hailuo 2 Standard Image to Video animates a single source image into a 6 or 10 second clip on RenderFlow AI, with your prompt steering the motion and an optional expansion toggle staging sparse instructions.

Its role in a MiniMax workflow is reconnaissance. Animating a still costs 30 credits at the 6-second setting, so you can probe which photos hold up in motion — and which fall apart — before spending Pro-tier money on the final version.

Why Hailuo 2 Standard is the low-risk motion test

Thirty-credit motion tests

Thirty-credit motion tests when you have a folder of candidates. Run every product angle or portrait option through a 6-second clip and let the results choose the hero. Standard tier pricing makes that kind of survey practical.

MiniMax responsiveness from a still

MiniMax responsiveness from a still for clips that need actual energy. Hailuo 02 is tuned for physics-driven scenes, so a static splash photo becomes moving water rather than a gentle zoom. Social formats live or die on that difference.

Expansion as a safety net

Expansion as a safety net for one-line motion prompts. Leave the toggle on and "make it move" becomes a staged scene; switch it off when your motion notes are exact. The same control carries over to the Pro tier.

Stills worth a Hailuo 2 Standard spin

  • Screening stills for motion potential
  • Product photo animation drafts
  • Portrait and character motion tests
  • Social animation at daily volume

Testing a still in motion with Hailuo 2 Standard

Upload the candidate still

Pick a sharp image with a clear subject and a little headroom for movement. The source frame fixes the composition, so choose framing you already like.

Describe the motion only

The image owns the look; your prompt owns the verbs. Say what moves, in which direction, and how the camera behaves — one dominant action per clip.

Pick 6 or 10 seconds

Six seconds (30 credits) answers "does this still work in motion?"; ten seconds (50 credits) gives the action a setup and a payoff. Default to six while screening.

Promote keepers to Hailuo 2 Pro

Take the stills that animate well and re-render at 1080p on the Pro image-to-video tier for anything client-facing. Standard told you which asset deserved it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need to supply an image for this model?

Yes. Hailuo 2 Standard Image to Video starts from your source frame and uses the prompt purely for motion direction. If you have no image, the Standard text-to-video page is the right starting point.

What durations and pricing apply?

Clips run 6 or 10 seconds at 5 credits per second — 30 or 50 credits per generation. That is cheap enough to test several stills before committing to a Pro render.

Should I leave prompt expansion on?

On, if your motion notes are short and you want MiniMax to fill in staging. Off, if your instructions are exact — expansion sometimes rewrites the specific movement you asked for.

What images animate poorly?

Crowded group shots, heavy text overlays, and low-resolution sources tend to smear or tangle in motion. Clean product shots, single portraits, and uncluttered scenes are the reliable inputs.

When do I move up to Hailuo 2 Pro Image to Video?

When the source image is final and the audience is a client or a campaign. Pro renders at 1080p for a flat 50 credits per clip, with the sharper finish presentation work demands.