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Text-to-Video or Image-to-Video?

Answer

Use Text-to-Video when the scene can be invented. Use First/Last-Frame Image-to-Video when the opening composition, subject, product, or interface must begin or end from a supplied image.

Try this sequence
  1. List what must remain recognizable.
  2. If a supplied frame already contains it, choose Image-to-Video.
  3. If nothing needs a visual lock, begin with Text-to-Video and keep the first test simple.
Plan this workflowOpen MiniMax sourceVerified against MiniMax docs / Aug 5, 2026
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