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MiniMax H3 Max Camera Controls

MiniMax · Video · Image → Video

MiniMax H3 Max video from a start frame with scripted camera motion — 2-12 keyframes set the camera angle, height, and distance over time. Leave the prompt blank to freeze the scene and move only the camera. Up to 15s at 1080p.

Model ID: minimax-h3-max-camera-controlsWorkflow: minimax/h3-max/camera-controls
Camera ControlsImage Input1080p5-15 sec
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Overview

Alongside the unified model APIs, we expose compatibility APIs that take each vendor's original parameters exactly as the vendor defines them — nothing renamed, nothing reshaped on the way through.

That makes them the shortest path onto Picsart if you already work with the vendor directly: the request bodies you've already written keep working as they are. You keep their parameter names and defaults, and you get the vendor's full parameter set rather than the subset that is shared across every model.

The cost is that a request is written for one vendor — switching models later means rewriting it, and results come back in the vendor's own shape. When you'd rather write once and change models freely, use the unified API.

Make a request

Call the workflow with ai.apis.run() in TypeScript, or hit /workflows/{workflow}/execute directly — params is passed through untouched either way.

These endpoints are addressed by workflow name rather than model id: the one in this model's header, since one model runs as one workflow. Authentication is unchanged — your Picsart API key as a bearer token (see Authentication).

ts
import { createClient, ApiRunMode } from '@picsart/ai-sdk';

const ai = createClient({
  apiKey: process.env.PICSART_API_KEY,
  apiUrl: 'https://api.picsart.com',
});

// Calls the 'minimax/h3-max/camera-controls' workflow directly — params are sent as-is.
const { result, usage } = await ai.apis.run('minimax/h3-max/camera-controls', {
  prompt: "Orbit precisely around the subject while preserving its identity and the scene.",
  prompt_expansion_mode: "balanced",
  image_url: "https://storage.googleapis.com/falserverless/example_inputs/hailuo23/pro_i2v_in.jpg"
}, {
  mode: ApiRunMode.SYNC,
});

console.log(result); // workflow-specific output
console.log(usage?.credits); // credits charged

Async (submit & poll)

This model can run longer than the sync limit (~20s). In TypeScript, ai.apis.run(…, { mode: ApiRunMode.ASYNC }) polls for you; over HTTP, submit and poll yourself.

ts
import { createClient, ApiRunMode } from '@picsart/ai-sdk';

const ai = createClient({
  apiKey: process.env.PICSART_API_KEY,
  apiUrl: 'https://api.picsart.com',
});

// mode: ASYNC submits the job and polls under the hood — you just await.
const { result } = await ai.apis.run('minimax/h3-max/camera-controls', {
  prompt: "Orbit precisely around the subject while preserving its identity and the scene.",
  prompt_expansion_mode: "balanced",
  image_url: "https://storage.googleapis.com/falserverless/example_inputs/hailuo23/pro_i2v_in.jpg"
}, {
  mode: ApiRunMode.ASYNC,
});

console.log(result);

Parameters

10 parameters, sent inside params. These are the vendor's own names, so they line up one-for-one with the vendor's documentation. Required ones must be supplied; the rest fall back to their defaults.

ParameterTypeRequiredDefaultDetails
resolution
The native generation resolution, or 1080P latent refinement from a native 768P source.
stringno480P
480P768P1080P
duration
The duration of the video in seconds.
integerno5
5–15
seed
Random seed. A random seed is selected when omitted.
integerno
enable_safety_checker
If set to true, the safety checker will be enabled.
booleannotrue
prompt
Text prompt for video generation. When omitted or blank, defaults to preserving the frozen reference scene while only the camera moves.
stringnoThe same elements in the reference are rigid. Preserve every element exactly. The entire scene is frozen. Only the camera moves. no scene motion only camera motion
max 50000 chars
e.g. Orbit precisely around the subject while preserving its identity and the scene.
camera_trajectory
Ordered camera keyframes. The first pose is held before its time and the final pose is held for the remainder of the video. Signed full turns are preserved, with at most 32 turns of total azimuth travel.
H3MaxCameraKeyframe[]no
max 12 items
e.g. [{"azimuth":0,"elevation":0,"distance":1,"time":0},{"azimuth":45,"elevation":15,"distance":0.2,"time":0.3},{"azimuth":90,"elevation":-90,"distance":1,"time":0.8}]
azimuth
Horizontal camera angle around the subject, in degrees.
numberyes
elevation
Vertical camera angle around the subject, in degrees.
numberyes
-90–90
distance
Camera distance from the subject in normalized scene units.
numberyes
> 0
time
Normalized video time, from 0 at the start to 1 at the end.
numberyes
0–1
prompt_expansion_mode
How much effort to spend rewriting the prompt before generation. 'balanced' returns in about a second. 'quality' spends up to ~30s on a richer prompt.
stringyesbalanced
e.g. balanced
sync_mode
Return the generated video as base64 instead of a CDN URL.
booleannofalse
image_url
URL of the image to use as the first frame.
stringyes
min 1 chars
e.g. https://storage.googleapis.com/falserverless/example_inputs/hailuo23/pro_i2v_in.jpg
options
Platform-specific options for safety checks and Picsart Drive integration.
objectno
safety_checks
Safety check configuration.
objectno
enabled
Enable or disable text safety checks. Defaults to true.
booleannotrue
drive
Picsart Drive storage options. When provided, the result will be saved to the user's Drive.
objectno
name
Filename to save the result as in Picsart Drive.
stringyes
attributes
Additional file metadata attributes.
objectno
folder
Destination folder in Picsart Drive.
objectno

Response

Over HTTP the output arrives inside a status envelope, at response.result. ai.apis.run() unwraps that envelope for you and resolves to { result, usage } instead. Either way the resultitself is the vendor's own shape.

json
{
  "result": {
    "timings": {},
    "video": {
      "content_type": "image/png",
      "file_name": "z9RV14K95DvU.png",
      "file_size": 4404019,
      "url": "https://cdn.picsart.com/…/result.mp4"
    },
    "expanded_prompt": "…"
  },
  "usage": {
    "credits": 2
  }
}