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Luma Dream Machine: camera words from a published list

Luma Dream Machine's docs cover 2 of the six points. Camera moves: commands or presets. Frames: first and last frame. Nothing on framing, cuts, negative prompt and motion amount. As of 2026-09-25.

Camera moves per model, this one markedFive ways occur, from prompt words to drawn trajectories.Camera moves per model, this one markedCamera movesAdobe Firefly — Camera moves: Commands or presetsAdobe FireflyGoogle Veo — Camera moves: Words in the promptGoogle VeoGrok Imagine — Camera moves: Words in the promptGrok ImagineHiggsfield — Camera moves: Commands or presetsHiggsfieldHunyuanVideo 1.5 — Camera moves: Words in the promptHunyuanVideo 1.5Kling AI — Camera moves: Words in the promptKling AILeonardo Motion 2.0 — Camera moves: Commands or presetsLeonardo Motion 2.0LTX — Camera moves: Words in the promptLTXLTX Studio — Camera moves: Commands or presetsLTX StudioLuma Dream Machine — Camera moves: Commands or presetsLuma Dream MachineMidjourney — Camera moves: None in the docsMidjourneyMiniMax Hailuo — Camera moves: Commands or presetsMiniMax HailuoMoonvalley Marey — Camera moves: Drawn or set from an imageMoonvalley MareyOpen-Sora 2.0 — Camera moves: None in the docsOpen-Sora 2.0Pika — Camera moves: Words in the promptPikaPixVerse — Camera moves: Commands or presetsPixVerseRunway — Camera moves: Words in the promptRunwaySceneMixer — Camera moves: Words in the promptSceneMixerSeedance — Camera moves: From a referenceSeedanceSkyReels — Camera moves: Words in the promptSkyReelsSora — Camera moves: Words in the promptSoraStep-Video-TI2V — Camera moves: Words in the promptStep-Video-TI2VVidu — Camera moves: None in the docsViduWan — Camera moves: Words in the promptWan
Fig. 1 Five ways occur, from prompt words to drawn trajectories.
How each model asks for a camera move, read 2026-09-25.
ModelCamera moves
Adobe FireflyCommands or presets
Google VeoWords in the prompt
Grok ImagineWords in the prompt
HiggsfieldCommands or presets
HunyuanVideo 1.5Words in the prompt
Kling AIWords in the prompt
Leonardo Motion 2.0Commands or presets
LTXWords in the prompt
LTX StudioCommands or presets
Luma Dream MachineCommands or presets
MidjourneyNone in the docs
MiniMax HailuoCommands or presets
Moonvalley MareyDrawn or set from an image
Open-Sora 2.0None in the docs
PikaWords in the prompt
PixVerseCommands or presets
RunwayWords in the prompt
SceneMixerWords in the prompt
SeedanceFrom a reference
SkyReelsWords in the prompt
SoraWords in the prompt
Step-Video-TI2VWords in the prompt
ViduNone in the docs
WanWords in the prompt

Inclusion rule. All 24 models on the register, each with the way its own docs ask for a camera move. Order. Alphabetical by model name.

Camera moves
Commands or presets
Framing
None in the docs
Cuts
None in the docs
Frames
First and last frame
Negative prompt
None in the docs
Motion amount
None in the docs

1What the docs say

Luma controls the camera with words, and its API returns the list of camera motions the model understands. Its learning hub describes each, pan, orbit, crane, push in and pull out, and its API takes start and end keyframes. Framing, cuts, negative prompts and a motion setting are not documented.

How a camera move is asked for: Commands or presets

Camera is controlled by language in Dream Machine.

Luma AI, Dream Machine API video generation

Luma Dream Machine, camera moves in detail · How a camera move is asked for, every model

Shot sizes and angles in the docs: None in the docs

Shot sizes and angles in the docs, every model

Cuts inside one generation: None in the docs

Cuts inside one generation, every model

Start and end frames: First and last frame

With start and end keyframes

Luma AI, Dream Machine API video generation

Luma Dream Machine, frames in detail · Start and end frames, every model

A negative prompt: None in the docs

A negative prompt, every model

A setting for how much the picture moves: None in the docs

A setting for how much the picture moves, every model

2Camera words in its docs

pan · push-in · pull-out · zoom · orbit or arc · crane

3Neighbouring models

How the docs were read: the method.

4Docs read