Hailuo 02 Pro Text to Video for Realistic Action Shots
Last verified: October 19, 2026
Hailuo 02 Pro text-to-video works best for short live-action shots built around hard movement, like gymnastics routines, stunts or fast choreography. The model follows complex instructions closely and renders extreme physics, and MiniMax lists both of these strengths for its text-to-video work. That makes a detailed written description of a body in motion the kind of prompt it handles best.
The form is simple: one prompt box, an optional Enhance Prompt switch that lets the model expand your text, the Generate button, and a download at the end. With so few settings, your wording is the main thing you control. That's why the sections below focus on what to write: which kinds of motion to ask for, how much detail to give, and how to direct the camera in text.
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Hailuo 02 Pro at a Glance
What goes into this generator and what you get back from each run.
Input
A text prompt of up to 2,048 characters
Output
1 video per run
Prompting Techniques for Hailuo 02 Pro
Match Enhance Prompt to How Finished Your Prompt Is
Build Longer Pieces from Separate Shots
How Do You Make a Video with Hailuo 02 Pro?
Three steps take you from a written shot to a downloaded clip.
Describe the shot in the Prompt box
Type your scene into the "Prompt" box. It's required and holds up to 2,048 characters. Start with who or what moves and how, then add the setting, light and style, because the action is what this model is best at rendering. If you want a specific camera move, write the bracketed command right into the text next to the action it belongs to.
Set Enhance Prompt and click Generate
Before you click "Generate", check the "Enhance Prompt" switch. It sits among the settings, is marked (Optional) and is on by default. When it's on, the model expands your prompt before generating, which changes what the model actually works from, so decide on it now. Then click "Generate" to start the run.
Review and download the result
Each run returns one video. Watch it all the way through and check that the action and the camera move came out as you wrote them before you download the result. If something missed, change the wording of the prompt and generate again rather than settling for a near-miss.
Hailuo 02 Pro, Hailuo 2.3 or Image-to-Video?
Three choices where a different Hailuo route might suit your shot better.
| Criterion | Hailuo 02 Pro | Alternatives | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starting point of the shot | The shot starts from words alone, with subject, action, setting and camera all described in the prompt. | Hailuo 02's image-to-video workflow uses an image as the first frame, and the text prompt is optional. | Write from scratch here when the shot exists only as an idea, and switch to image-to-video when a product, character design or composition has to look exactly right from the first frame. |
| Response to camera commands | In text-to-video, Hailuo 02 Pro accepts MiniMax's bracketed camera commands written straight into the prompt. | Hailuo 2.3 accepts the same command syntax, and MiniMax says it responds better to motion commands, including those aimed at objects. | Stay with Hailuo 02 Pro when one or two bracketed moves already give you the shot you want, and try Hailuo 2.3 when a shot keeps missing a demanding motion direction. |
| Art styles and close-up facial acting | Hailuo 02 Pro's documented strengths are following complex instructions closely and rendering extreme physics convincingly. | Hailuo 2.3 builds on Hailuo 02 with improvements MiniMax names in stylization, including anime, illustration, ink wash and game CG, and in more natural character micro-expressions. | Choose Hailuo 2.3 when the look depends on an art style or on subtle facial acting, and stay with Hailuo 02 Pro for live-action shots where the action and detail in your prompt carry the scene. |
Fixing Common Hailuo 02 Pro Problems
Four problems that come up when prompting this model, and what to change before the next run.
The camera moves even though I wanted a steady shot
Combining several camera moves gives me a chaotic shot
My prompt was rejected for sensitive content
My prompt doesn't fit in the Prompt box
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need special syntax to write a Hailuo 02 Pro prompt?
No. A plain description of the scene is enough: in MiniMax's text-to-video setup you give a text description, and the model generates the video from it. Bracketed camera commands are optional and only needed when you want to control the camera precisely.
How is the cost of a Hailuo 02 Pro run shown?
Once you're signed in, the credit cost of a run is worked out from the options you've chosen and shown above the Generate button, so you see it before you start.
Which camera commands does Hailuo 02 Pro understand?
In text-to-video, Hailuo 02 accepts 15 bracketed commands: [Truck left], [Truck right], [Pan left], [Pan right], [Push in], [Pull out], [Pedestal up], [Pedestal down], [Tilt up], [Tilt down], [Zoom in], [Zoom out], [Shake], [Tracking shot] and [Static shot]. Type them straight into the Prompt box as part of your text.
Where in the prompt should a camera command go?
Put each command directly after the description it applies to, since MiniMax's guidance is to add camera instructions right after key descriptions. For moves that should happen one after another, write them in order through the prompt, for example a character crossing to a window followed by [Push in], then turning back followed by [Pull out].