Model pair: Luma Dream Machine and Google Veo
The docs of Luma Dream Machine and Google Veo part on 4 of the six camera points: camera moves, framing, cuts and negative prompt. They read alike on frames and motion amount. As of 2026-09-25.
| Field | Luma Dream Machine | Google Veo |
|---|---|---|
| How a camera move is asked for | Commands or presets | Words in the prompt |
| Shot sizes and angles in the docs | None in the docs | Defined in a glossary |
| Cuts inside one generation | None in the docs | Editing terms only |
| Start and end frames | First and last frame | First and last frame |
| A negative prompt | None in the docs | A negative prompt field |
| A setting for how much the picture moves | None in the docs | None in the docs |
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
Luma Dream Machine reads “Commands or presets” on camera moves, while Google Veo reads “Words in the prompt” on camera moves. Luma Dream Machine's docs say nothing about cuts inside a clip, while Google Veo reads “Editing terms only” on cuts inside a clip. Only Google Veo documents a negative prompt field. Luma Dream Machine's docs use 6 of the site's camera words and Google Veo's use 25, sharing pan, zoom, orbit or arc and crane.
2The differing points, in the docs' words
How a camera move is asked for
Camera is controlled by language in Dream Machine.
Luma AI, Dream Machine API video generation
Pan (left/right) : the camera rotates horizontally left or right from a fixed position.
Google Cloud, Veo video prompt guide
Shot sizes and angles in the docs
Luma Dream Machine: the docs read do not cover this.
Close-up : frames the subject tightly, typically focusing on the face to emphasize emotions or a specific detail.
Google Cloud, Veo video prompt guide
Cuts inside one generation
Luma Dream Machine: the docs read do not cover this.
You can use cinematic terms for editing style and specific techniques.
Google Cloud, Veo video prompt guide
A negative prompt
Luma Dream Machine: the docs read do not cover this.
Negative prompts are a tool that helps specify the elements that you don't want generated in your video.
Google Cloud, Veo video prompt guide
- Camera motionsCamera moves are words in the prompt, taken from a list the API returns
- Camera motionCamera moves are prompt words, each defined with an example: static, pan, tilt, dolly and more
- Camera angles and shot typesShot sizes and angles are defined one by one, from extreme close-up to wide, low-angle and dutch angle
- Cinematic termsEditing terms such as match cut, jump cut and montage can be named in the prompt
- Negative promptsNegative prompts list elements that should not appear in the video
3Luma Dream Machine, Google Veo and a third set of camera docs
| Camera point | SceneMixer | Source |
|---|---|---|
| How a camera move is asked for | Camera moves are written into each shot's text: fixed, handheld, tracking or a slow push in | SceneMixer, how to write one shot |
| Cuts inside one generation | A segment holds several numbered shots and its length is the sum of them | SceneMixer, AI storyboard generator page |
| A negative prompt | Negative wording is advised against: the guide says to describe what is there, because a named absence tends to be drawn | SceneMixer, 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.