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MiniMax Hailuo and Seedance: camera docs compared

The docs of MiniMax Hailuo and Seedance part on 5 of the six camera points: camera moves, cuts, frames, negative prompt and motion amount. They read alike on framing. As of 2026-09-25.

What the two sets of docs coverLit: the docs cover it. Dark: they do not.What the two sets of docs coverMiniMax HailuoSeedanceHow a camera move is asked forHow a camera move is asked for — MiniMax Hailuo: Commands or presetsHow a camera move is asked for — Seedance: From a referenceShot sizes and angles in the docsShot sizes and angles in the docs — MiniMax Hailuo: None in the docsShot sizes and angles in the docs — Seedance: None in the docsCuts inside one generationCuts inside one generation — MiniMax Hailuo: None in the docsCuts inside one generation — Seedance: Several shots per clipStart and end framesStart and end frames — MiniMax Hailuo: First and last frameStart and end frames — Seedance: N/A, docs unreadableA negative promptA negative prompt — MiniMax Hailuo: None in the docsA negative prompt — Seedance: N/A, docs unreadableA setting for how much the picture movesA setting for how much the picture moves — MiniMax Hailuo: None in the docsA setting for how much the picture moves — Seedance: N/A, docs unreadable
Fig. 1 Lit: the docs cover it. Dark: they do not.
MiniMax Hailuo and Seedance, reading by field, read 2026-09-25.
FieldMiniMax HailuoSeedance
How a camera move is asked forCommands or presetsFrom a reference
Shot sizes and angles in the docsNone in the docsNone in the docs
Cuts inside one generationNone in the docsSeveral shots per clip
Start and end framesFirst and last frameN/A, docs unreadable
A negative promptNone in the docsN/A, docs unreadable
A setting for how much the picture movesNone in the docsN/A, docs unreadable

Inclusion rule. The six points every model on the register is read on. Order. The order the points take on every model page.

1How the two differ

MiniMax Hailuo reads “Commands or presets” on camera moves, while Seedance reads “From a reference” on camera moves. MiniMax Hailuo's docs say nothing about cuts inside a clip, while Seedance reads “Several shots per clip” on cuts inside a clip. MiniMax Hailuo reads “First and last frame” on start and end frames, while Seedance's docs say nothing about start and end frames. MiniMax Hailuo's docs use 9 of the site's camera words and Seedance's use 0, with none in common.

2The differing points, in the docs' words

4 of the 5 differing points are quoted below; the others are in the table above.

Cuts inside one generation

MiniMax Hailuo: the docs read do not cover this.

Natively supports the generation of narrative videos with multiple cohesive shots.

ByteDance Seed, Seedance 1.0

Start and end frames

Control the starting or ending frame; bring a specific frame naturally to life

MiniMax, video generation guide

A negative prompt

MiniMax Hailuo: the docs read do not cover this.

A setting for how much the picture moves

MiniMax Hailuo: the docs read do not cover this.

3MiniMax Hailuo, Seedance and a third set of camera docs

On the camera points where MiniMax Hailuo and Seedance part, what SceneMixer's guides say, read 2026-10-13.
Camera pointSceneMixerSource
How a camera move is asked forCamera moves are written into each shot's text: fixed, handheld, tracking or a slow push inSceneMixer, how to write one shot
Cuts inside one generationA segment holds several numbered shots and its length is the sum of themSceneMixer, AI storyboard generator page
A negative promptNegative wording is advised against: the guide says to describe what is there, because a named absence tends to be drawnSceneMixer, say what is there guide

Inclusion rule. Points where the two models above differ and SceneMixer's guides say something; points its guides leave open are not shown. Order. The order the points take on every model page.

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