MiniMax h3 Lite
Generate 480p or 768P video with native audio from a single reference image using the MiniMax H3 Lite API. Upload a product photo or a photo from your menu and describe the movement, camera work, and sound for a 4–15 second clip. Draft animated menu clips, product previews, and social videos at 480p, then switch to 768P to review food textures and packaging details. Find video generation request examples, supported parameters, and usage pricing on the model page.
Overview for yir
MiniMax H3 Lite turns a single reference image into a short clip for a menu, product listing, or social post. On OpenAny, start at 480p to check the action and framing, then reuse the same prompt at 768P to examine textures, label text, and product edges. MiniMax H3 family overview · OpenAny route parameters
Example output
Still reference image of freshly baked scones
Watch the H3 Lite fresh scones demo ↗
Input | Action | Sample settings |
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A photo of scones and a brief that keeps the arrangement and warm kitchen light. | Steam rises, butter melts, and the camera slowly pushes in. | 5 seconds, 480p |
Cloudflare published the sample and used the photo as a first frame. The OpenAny request below uses it as a reference image and sets the output aspect ratio explicitly. Sample and original input
Choose your settings
Parameter | OpenAny template |
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Reference image | One public HTTPS image with the |
| 4–15 seconds. Start with four to six seconds for a small action. |
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If the final clip will be vertical, use 9:16 for the draft too. Specify where the subject should sit and how much room to leave around it so you can check the crop.
Quickstart
In the OpenAny Playground, choose Reference image to video. To use the API, send a POST request to https://api.openany.si/v1/videos with the header Authorization: Bearer $OPENANY_API_KEY.
{
"model": "minimax-h3-lite",
"route": { "provider": "yir" },
"route_mode": "balanced",
"input": {
"type": "reference",
"prompt": "Use the reference photo to keep the scones and baking tray in the same arrangement. Add a thin trail of steam and a slow camera push toward the front scone. Keep the kitchen light warm and add a quiet room tone.",
"references": [
{
"role": "reference_image",
"url": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-samples-data/generative-ai/image/scones.jpg"
}
]
},
"parameters": {
"duration": 5,
"resolution": "480p",
"aspect_ratio": "16:9",
"generate_audio": true,
"n": 1
}
}
Poll GET /v1/videos/{task_id} and retrieve the video URL from the result's file list when the task succeeds. Check the steam, the shape of the scones, and the tray edges. To review finer textures, keep the prompt, duration, and aspect ratio fixed and change resolution to 768P.