Hailuo: video generator — what it does, formats, and rights to the result

Hailuo is a cloud video generator from MiniMax that turns text or an image into a short clip. The service works only through a browser and is not distributed as source code or a local application.

What it does

The service handles two tasks: text-to-video and image-to-video. You can provide an image as input — the authors label this field as Refs (0/1), meaning the reference frame is optional. The output is a video of 6 or 10 seconds in length at 768P or 1080P resolution. The developer does not list specific file formats in the public description.

Generation runs on the MiniMax H3 model. No other versions or operating modes are stated in the fact sheet.

How to use it

Access is only through a browser, via signing in to an account (Sign In). The service does not provide any installable application, its own model, or weights; it does not run locally. The authors do not mention an API in the fact sheet.

Rights to the result

The developer warns that using the tools may incur costs. No other details about licenses or rights to generated clips are provided in the fact sheet — terms must be reviewed in the service agreement.

Who it suits

The service is useful for those who need short animated sketches from a text description or a single key frame and are willing to work in a browser without a local installation. For tasks requiring long videos, precise camera control, or batch processing via an API, the fact sheet's capabilities may fall short — the authors do not describe these scenarios.

Hailuo covers the basic "text or image to short video" scenario on the current MiniMax H3 model, but details about formats, frame rates, and terms of use for the result remain outside the scope of the public fact sheet.