# H3 Max Camera Controls

Hold a scene still and move the camera through it. Pick a move, three to fifteen seconds, up to 1080p.

Model id: `h3-max-camera`
Type: Video
Made by: MiniMax
Inputs: Text, First frame
Length: 3 to 15 s
Resolution: 480P, 768P, 1080P
Updated: Oct 12, 2026

## Pricing

| Setting | MiniAPI | fal | Difference |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 480p | $0.055 / s | $0.05 | +10% |
| 768p | $0.088 / s | $0.08 | +10% |
| 1080p | $0.176 / s | $0.16 | +10% |

You are not charged for a job that fails.

## Parameters

| Name | Required | Values | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `prompt` | No | text |  | What to make, in plain words. |
| `image_url` | Yes | https URL |  | A picture to start from. We fetch it and keep a copy for the job. |
| `duration` | No | 3 to 15 | 5 | Length in seconds. The price changes with it. |
| `resolution` | No | 480P, 768P, 1080P | 480P | Output size. Higher is sharper, slower and costs more. |
| `prompt_expansion_mode` | No | text | balanced | How much effort to spend rewriting the prompt before generation. 'disabled' skips prompt expansion. 'balanced' returns in about a second. 'quality' spends up to ~30s on a richer prompt. |
| `camera_trajectory` | No |  |  | Ordered camera keyframes. The first pose is held before its time and the final pose is held for the remainder of the video. Signed full turns are preserved, with at most 32 turns of total azimuth travel. |
| `seed` | No | integer |  | The same seed with the same settings gives a similar result. Leave it out for a random one. |

## Quickstart

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.minicut.ai/v1/queue/h3-max-camera" \
  -H "Authorization: Key $MINIAPI_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"prompt":"a red fox runs through snow at dawn","image_url":"https://example.com/start.jpg","duration":5}'
```

```json
{
  "request_id": "0192f3a4-5b6c-7d8e-9f01-23456789abcd",
  "status": "IN_QUEUE",
  "queue_position": 0,
  "status_url": "https://api.minicut.ai/v1/queue/h3-max-camera/requests/0192f3a4-5b6c-7d8e-9f01-23456789abcd/status",
  "response_url": "https://api.minicut.ai/v1/queue/h3-max-camera/requests/0192f3a4-5b6c-7d8e-9f01-23456789abcd",
  "cancel_url": "https://api.minicut.ai/v1/queue/h3-max-camera/requests/0192f3a4-5b6c-7d8e-9f01-23456789abcd/cancel",
  "price": "0.275000",
  "currency": "USD"
}
```

Page: https://api.minicut.ai/models/h3-max-camera
API reference: https://api.minicut.ai/docs/api