Alibaba Happyhorse 1.1 Image To Video

Alibaba Happyhorse 1.1 Image To Video

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Alibaba HappyHorse 1.1 Image to Video animates a reference image into a cinematic 720P or 1080P video, with optional text prompt guidance, smooth camera movement, and expressive, stable motion. Ready-to-use REST inference API, best performance, no coldstarts, affordable pricing.

Features

Alibaba Happy Horse 1.1 Image-to-Video

Alibaba Happy Horse 1.1 Image-to-Video animates a reference image into a cinematic video with optional text guidance for motion, camera movement, and scene direction. It supports 720p and 1080p output, while preserving the reference image’s subject, composition, and visual style.

Why Choose This?

• Image-faithful generation
  Preserves the reference image’s subject, composition, and style while adding motion.

• Optional prompt guidance
  Describe the camera movement, mood, action, and scene development in plain language.

• Cinematic motion
  Generate smooth, expressive motion with stable subject preservation.

• Flexible resolution options
  Choose 720p for standard generation or 1080p for higher-resolution output.

• Production-ready API
  Use REST inference for image-to-video generation workflows.

Parameters

How to Use

1. Upload image — Provide a first-frame image URL.
2. Add prompt guidance (optional) — Describe the desired motion, camera behavior, mood, or action.
3. Select resolution — Choose 720p or 1080p.
4. Set duration — Choose a duration from 3 to 15 seconds.
5. Set seed (optional) — Use a fixed seed for reproducible results.
6. Generate — Create the image-to-video output.

Pricing

Pricing scales linearly with duration.

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Best Use Cases

• Image-to-video animation — Animate a reference image into a short video.
• Cinematic motion generation — Add smooth camera movement and scene motion to a still image.
• Character and subject animation — Preserve the main subject while generating natural motion.
• Creative video previews — Create short visual clips from concept images or storyboards.
• Social media content — Generate short-form video assets from still images.

Pro Tips

• Use a clear first-frame image with the main subject visible.
• Keep the prompt focused on motion, camera behavior, and scene development.
• Use 720p for standard generation and lower cost.
• Use 1080p when higher-resolution output is needed.
• Use a fixed seed when you want more reproducible results.
• Make sure the input image matches the desired output composition.

Related Models

• Alibaba Happy Horse 1.1 Text-to-Video — Generate video directly from text.

# Submit the task
curl --location --request POST "https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/alibaba/happyhorse-1.1/image-to-video" \
--header "Content-Type: application/json" \
--header "Authorization: Bearer ${WAVESPEED_API_KEY}" \
--data-raw '{
    "resolution": "720p",
    "duration": 5
}'

# Get the result
curl --location --request GET "https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/predictions/${requestId}/result" \
--header "Authorization: Bearer ${WAVESPEED_API_KEY}"