MiniMax H3

Reference to Video

Use image, video, or audio references for direction.

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MiniMax H3 Reference to Video

MiniMax H3 Reference to Video

Create a controlled AI video from the references you already have. Combine a written prompt with images, video clips, and audio references to guide subject identity, style, motion, camera behaviour, pacing, and native sound.

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Create Multimodal Videos with MiniMax H3 Reference to Video

MiniMax H3 Reference to Video is designed for projects that need more control than text-only generation. A prompt describes the overall scene, while references communicate details that are difficult to explain precisely.

An image can establish a character or product, a video can demonstrate movement or camera direction, and audio can guide voice, rhythm, ambience, or sound design. Each asset can serve a defined purpose in the same request.

What Is MiniMax H3 Reference to Video?

This reference-based AI video workflow creates a new clip from a prompt and supporting media. Instead of asking the model to invent every visual, motion, and audio detail, you provide source material that defines what matters most.

A character image can guide facial appearance, clothing, and proportions. A product image can define packaging, shape, materials, and colour. A motion clip can demonstrate a gesture or camera path, while audio can guide pacing, ambience, or scene rhythm.

Assign a Clear Role to Every Asset

Reference to Video works best when the prompt assigns a specific role to each asset: use the image for identity, the video for motion, and the audio for timing. This makes the relationship between references explicit.

Use fewer, stronger references. Add a supporting asset only when it supplies information that the primary reference does not contain, and state which asset takes priority when two inputs conflict.

Reference roles

Reference Types for MiniMax H3 Reference to Video

Image References

Use images to define identity, product design, visual style, environment, composition, or colour direction. Clear portraits, product photos, style frames, and storyboards work best.

Video References

Use clips to guide body movement, object motion, camera behaviour, timing, or editing rhythm. Keep each clip focused on one useful movement.

Audio References

Use audio to communicate voice, emotion, cadence, ambience, music, effects, or rhythm. Explain whether it should guide timing, mood, or sound treatment.

How to Use MiniMax H3 Reference to Video

  1. 1

    Define the Main Goal

    Decide what the result must preserve: character identity, product accuracy, motion, camera behaviour, visual style, or sound.

  2. 2

    Upload Relevant References

    Use the clearest image for identity, the strongest clip for motion, and the cleanest audio for voice or timing. Avoid unrelated files.

  3. 3

    Assign a Role to Every File

    Explain how each asset should be used and which one has priority. Separate identity, motion, environment, and sound.

  4. 4

    Describe the New Scene

    Add the new action, setting, camera, lighting, style, audio, and ending. References guide the brief; they do not replace it.

  5. 5

    Choose Output Settings

    Select the available duration, resolution, and aspect ratio to match the destination and keep the main subject inside the safe area.

  6. 6

    Generate and Refine

    Review identity, product detail, motion, camera behaviour, stability, audio, timing, and the final frame. Change one variable at a time.

Prompt formula

MiniMax H3 Reference to Video Prompt Formula

Reference roles + Consistency rules + Action + Camera + Environment + Lighting + Style + Audio + Ending

Separate the details that must remain unchanged from the new creative elements that can change.

Prompt examples

Start with Clear Reference Roles

Character Reference Prompt

Use Image 1 as the locked character reference. Preserve face, hairstyle, age, outfit, and proportions. Use Video 1 for walking motion and camera pace. Use Audio 1 for city ambience. End as the character stops beneath a blue streetlight and looks at the camera.

Product Reference Prompt

Use Image 1 for the exact bottle shape, label, cap, materials, and colours. Use Video 1 for a slow clockwise camera orbit. Keep the product centered on a reflective stone platform and end on a front-facing hero shot.

Motion Reference Prompt

Use Video 1 only for the dancer’s movement and timing. Use Image 1 for the character’s face, clothing, and proportions. Transfer the performance into a bright studio and end in the same pose.

Audio-Guided Prompt

Use Image 1 for the speaker’s appearance and Audio 1 for voice character, pacing, and emotional delivery. Keep the camera fixed at a medium close-up in a warmly lit studio.

Use cases

What Can You Create with MiniMax H3 Reference to Video?

Consistent Character Videos

Guide established character identity with images while a motion clip directs performance for stories, social clips, mascots, and previsualization.

Product Advertising

Animate approved product assets with accurate shape, packaging, materials, and brand details alongside motion or camera references.

Motion Transfer

Use reference material to guide performance, dance, product interaction, camera matching, and action tests while replacing other visual elements.

Social Media Content

Create vertical hooks, creator-style ads, fashion clips, product demos, and music-driven videos with references for identity, motion, and pacing.

Film, Game, and Advertising Concepts

Combine concept art, performance clips, camera tests, and audio direction into reviewable scenes for teams to discuss before production.

Best practices

Tips for Better Reference-to-Video Results

  1. 01

    Use fewer, stronger references with one clear function each.

  2. 02

    Avoid conflicting faces, outfits, product versions, lighting styles, or body proportions.

  3. 03

    State the identity and design details that must remain unchanged.

  4. 04

    Match the reference framing to the requested motion.

  5. 05

    Name the final composition so the scene has a clear ending.

MiniMax H3 Reference to Video FAQ

Which reference types can I use?

Use supported images, video clips, and audio alongside the prompt. The exact formats and limits are shown in the live interface.

Can it preserve a character or product?

A clear reference can guide facial appearance, clothing, product shape, packaging, materials, and colour. Results still depend on source quality and prompt clarity.

Can it use motion and audio references?

Use a clip to guide movement, object motion, camera behaviour, or timing, and audio to guide voice, ambience, rhythm, or sound direction when available.

Ready when you are

Create with MiniMax H3 Reference to Video

Bring character images, product assets, motion clips, camera references, and audio direction into one workflow for clearer control over identity, movement, style, pacing, and sound.

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