Hailuo 2.3 Text to Video: Turn Written Scenes into Clips
Last verified: October 19, 2026
Hailuo 2.3 turns a written description into a short video clip. You type the scene, choose how long it runs, and the model renders it without a reference image. That makes Hailuo 2.3 Text to Video a job of description: the model builds the video from your text alone, so the subject, action, setting, light and camera all have to be in the words you write.
MiniMax built Hailuo 2.3 to make motion and performance more convincing. Physical action, stylized looks and small changes of expression are rendered more convincingly, and the model follows instructions about movement more closely. For prompt writing, this means movement is worth spelling out: how a body moves, how a face changes, how an object turns.
Vidofy keeps the form to three controls: the Prompt box, a Video Duration choice, and an Enhance Prompt switch that decides whether the model expands your text before it generates. Below you'll find the kinds of clips the model handles best, how to direct the camera from inside the prompt, and what to change when a run misses.
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Hailuo 2.3 at a Glance
What goes in, what you can set and what comes out of each run.
Input
A text prompt of up to 2,048 characters
Video Duration
6 or 10 seconds
Output
1 video per run
Prompting Techniques for Hailuo 2.3
Direct the Camera with Bracketed Commands
Switch Off Enhance Prompt When Your Wording Is Final
How to Generate a Video with Hailuo 2.3
Four steps take you from a written scene to a downloaded clip.
Text-to-Video or Image-to-Video with Hailuo 2.3
When to start from words, and when an existing picture is the better starting point.
| Criterion | Hailuo 2.3 | Alternatives | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starting point of the shot | In text-to-video the model builds the whole shot from your description, with no image involved. | Hailuo 2.3 image-to-video takes a picture as the clip's first frame, together with a text prompt. | Choose text-to-video when you're inventing a scene from scratch, and image-to-video when a specific picture, such as an approved product photo or a character design, has to open the clip. |
| Directing camera moves | You can write camera moves into the prompt using MiniMax's bracketed commands, which are documented for this model in text-to-video. | Image-to-video with Hailuo 2.3 accepts the same fifteen bracketed camera commands in its prompt. | Camera control doesn't separate the two, so choose by starting point; commands you've tested in text-to-video use the same syntax if you later move a shot to an image-led workflow. |
Fixing Common Hailuo 2.3 Problems
Common reasons a run misses, and what to change before the next one.
My prompt was rejected for sensitive content
The camera movement looks chaotic or skips some of the moves I asked for
My prompt is too long for the Prompt box
I need a video longer than a single clip
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to generate a Hailuo 2.3 video?
The credit cost of each run is calculated from the options you choose and shown above the Generate button once you're signed in. Video Duration is the setting that changes it, so check the cost after you pick a length and before you click Generate.
Can Hailuo 2.3 show realistic facial expressions and emotion?
Yes. MiniMax made live-action facial performances and micro-expression changes more natural in Hailuo 2.3, and uses small changes of expression to build character performances. To get that from a prompt, describe the expression changing over time, such as a smile fading and the eyes looking away, and frame the face close enough to see it. A fixed label like "sad woman" gives the model nothing to act out.
Does lighting stay realistic when the camera moves?
Hailuo 2.3 keeps lighting direction, shadow changes and color tones close to photorealistic even when the camera moves dynamically. Use that by naming the light source and its direction, such as a low sun from the left or a neon sign behind the subject, whenever you plan a tracking or pushing camera. That gives the model a fixed light to keep consistent as the view changes.
Can Hailuo 2.3 create visual effects shots?
MiniMax lists strong VFX among Hailuo 2.3's strengths, aiming for cinematic realism and immersive effects, alongside style shifts and surreal looks. In the prompt, describe what the effect physically does, such as where it starts, how it spreads and what it lights up, instead of just naming it. That gives the model motion to render.
What frame rate are Hailuo 2.3 videos?
MiniMax lists Hailuo 2.3 at 24 fps, the standard film frame rate. Clips drop into a 24 fps edit without frame-rate conversion.