Introducing Luma Modify Video on WaveSpeedAI

Luma Modify Video Is Now Available on WaveSpeedAI

Video content creators have long faced a challenging dilemma: how do you transform existing footage without expensive reshoots, complex VFX software, or endless hours of manual editing? Luma AI’s Modify Video solves this problem with remarkable elegance, and it’s now available on WaveSpeedAI with instant inference, zero cold starts, and affordable pay-per-use pricing.

What is Luma Modify Video?

Luma Modify Video is an AI-powered video transformation model that takes your existing footage and reimagines it based on text prompts. Unlike text-to-video generators that create content from scratch, Modify Video specializes in sophisticated post-production transformations—preserving the essential elements of your source video like motion, performance, and camera dynamics while enabling radical changes to environment, style, and visual aesthetics.

The technology uses advanced performance signal analysis, including pose estimation, facial expression tracking, and scene structure recognition, to intelligently determine what to preserve and what to transform. The result is coherent, high-quality output that feels natural rather than artificially generated.

Key Features

• Nine Transformation Modes: Choose from three categories—Adhere, Flex, and Reimagine—each with three intensity levels. Adhere modes make subtle enhancements while keeping footage close to the original. Flex modes allow stylistic changes while maintaining recognizable elements. Reimagine modes enable dramatic, creative transformations.

• Text-Guided Modifications: Use natural language prompts to describe exactly how you want your video transformed. Want to convert a sunny street scene into a rainy noir atmosphere? Simply describe it.

• First Frame Control: Optionally provide a modified first frame image to guide the entire video’s transformation style, giving you precise creative control over the final aesthetic.

• Motion Preservation: The AI captures full-body motion, facial expressions, and even lip-sync from your source footage with remarkable accuracy—no expensive motion capture equipment required.

• Coherent Output: Unlike simpler filters or effects, Modify Video produces smooth, temporally consistent transformations that maintain visual quality throughout the entire clip.

Use Cases

Film and Video Production

Filmmakers can test different set designs, lighting setups, and mood variations without costly reshoots. Directors can refine continuity across scenes, swap environments without green screens, and apply unique visual styles without compromising photorealism. What once required substantial VFX budgets can now be accomplished through text-based directives.

Advertising and Marketing

Marketing teams can update existing video assets to reflect new branding, seasonal themes, or product variations without organizing new productions. The same footage can be transformed into multiple visual styles for different audience segments, maximizing the ROI of every video asset.

Content Creation

YouTubers, TikTokers, and Instagram creators can turn ordinary footage into cinematic content with minimal effort. Transform yourself into different characters, create stunning visual effects, or transport your audience to imaginary worlds—all from video shot in everyday environments.

Style Transfer and Visual Effects

Convert realistic footage into anime, oil painting, or cinematic styles. Add atmospheric effects, dramatic color grading, or artistic filters. A simple clip captured in a neutral setting can become a stylized noir sequence, a surreal fantasy landscape, or a high-gloss sci-fi scene.

Getting Started on WaveSpeedAI

Using Luma Modify Video on WaveSpeedAI is straightforward:

import wavespeed

output = wavespeed.run(
    "luma/modify-video",
    {
        "video": "https://your-video-url.com/source.mp4",
        "prompt": "Transform into a cinematic cyberpunk scene with neon lights and rain",
        "mode": "flex_2"
    },
)

print(output["outputs"][0])

The model accepts videos up to 30 seconds long and 100MB in file size. Choose your transformation mode based on how dramatic you want the changes:

• Adhere (1-3): Subtle enhancements and minor adjustments
• Flex (1-3): Stylistic changes while keeping recognizable elements
• Reimagine (1-3): Dramatic transformations and creative reinterpretations

For precise style control, include a modified first frame image to guide the entire video’s aesthetic direction.

Pricing

WaveSpeedAI offers transparent per-5-second billing:

Duration	Cost
Up to 5s	$0.095
10s	$0.19
15s	$0.285
20s	$0.38
30s (max)	$0.57

With a rate of $0.019 per second and a 5-second minimum charge, you only pay for what you use.

Why WaveSpeedAI?

Running Luma Modify Video through WaveSpeedAI gives you several advantages:

• No Cold Starts: Your requests begin processing immediately without waiting for infrastructure to spin up
• Fast Inference: Optimized infrastructure delivers quick turnaround times
• Simple API: Clean REST interface that integrates seamlessly into existing workflows
• Pay-Per-Use: No subscriptions or monthly commitments—pay only for the transformations you run

Transform Your Video Workflow

Luma Modify Video represents a significant step forward in AI-assisted video editing. By intelligently preserving what matters—motion, performance, emotional delivery—while transforming the visual layer, it opens creative possibilities that were previously accessible only to studios with substantial VFX resources.

Whether you’re a filmmaker testing visual concepts, a marketer repurposing content for different campaigns, or a creator looking to elevate your videos with professional-quality effects, Modify Video delivers results that feel intentional rather than artificial.

Ready to transform your footage? Try Luma Modify Video on WaveSpeedAI and discover what’s possible when AI understands both the technical and creative dimensions of video transformation.