Push-in in AI video prompts: which docs use it

5 of the 24 models' docs use push-in: Luma Dream Machine, MiniMax Hailuo, SceneMixer, Sora and Wan. A push-in moves the camera slowly toward the subject to build intimacy or tension. As of 2026-09-25.

Fig. 1 Counted from the models' docs on the day read.

A push-in moves the camera slowly toward the subject to build intimacy or tension. It is a gentle dolly in under another name.

Models whose docs use push-in, read 2026-09-25.
Model	How the docs use it	From the docs
Luma Dream Machine	defines it	Push In / Pull Out Zooms the camera in or out, creating a sense of closeness or distance.
MiniMax Hailuo	lists it as a command	[Push in] , [Pull out]
SceneMixer	uses it in an example	Say whether the camera is still or moving: fixed, handheld, tracking, a slow push in.
Sora	uses it in an example	slow push-in with gentle parallax from hanging tools
Wan	uses it in an example	a push-in creates intimacy or tension

Inclusion rule. Models whose own docs define the word, list it as a command or preset, or use it in an example prompt. Order. Alphabetical by model name.

1How the docs use it

Luma Dream Machine defines it; MiniMax Hailuo lists it as a command; SceneMixer, Sora and Wan use it in an example.

A word the docs define is one the maker explains to users. A command or preset is one the model is set up to perform on request. A word that appears only in an example prompt is one the maker shows working, without promising more.

The other 19 models' docs do not use it in the pages read: Adobe Firefly, Google Veo, Grok Imagine, Higgsfield, HunyuanVideo 1.5, Kling AI and others.

Push In / Pull Out Zooms the camera in or out, creating a sense of closeness or distance.
Luma AI, learning hub on camera motion

[Push in] , [Pull out]
MiniMax, text-to-video API reference

Camera word: push-in
The docs define push-in and describe what it doesLuma AI, learning hub on camera motion / recorded 2026-09-25
Camera word: push-in
Push-in is one of the bracketed camera commandsMiniMax, text-to-video API reference / recorded 2026-09-25
Camera word: push-in
A slow push in is listed among the ways to say the camera movesSceneMixer, how to write one shot / recorded 2026-10-13
Camera word: push-in
Push-in appears in the docs' own prompt examplesOpenAI Cookbook, Sora 2 prompting guide / recorded 2026-09-25
Camera word: push-in
Push-in appears in the docs' own prompt examplesAlibaba Cloud Model Studio, Wan prompt guide / recorded 2026-09-25

2Neighbouring camera words

pedestal: A pedestal raises or lowers the whole camera while it keeps looking level.
pull-out: A pull-out moves the camera away from the subject to reveal where it is, often closing a scene or showing isolation.

pan · tilt · dolly · truck · pedestal · pull-out · zoom · dolly zoom · orbit or arc · crane · tracking shot · handheld · static shot · aerial shot · whip pan · bullet time