ShengshuVidu Q4 Prompt Guide
How to write Vidu Q4 prompts: a structure that works, 4 example prompts for image to video and reference to video, the settings that change the result and how to reference your own media. Copy any prompt into the Studio to try it.
- Example prompts
- 4
- 2 tasks
- Resolution
- 4K
- 540p · 720p · 1080p · 2K · 4K
- Clip length
- 3–16 s
- audio included
- Per try from
- $0.0396/s
- 540p
Structure
A Vidu Q4 prompt, piece by piece
Write in this order and keep each part concrete. Physical detail works better than mood words.
01
Subject
Who or what is on screen, with the details that must stay consistent: age, clothing, materials, colours.
02
Action
One clear action in the present tense. For clips up to 16 s, describe a short sequence of beats.
03
Camera
Shot size and movement: close-up, wide, dolly-in, orbit, handheld, drone.
04
Scene and light
Location, time of day, and where the light comes from.
05
Style
Lens, film look, colour grade or animation style.
06
Sound
Vidu Q4 generates synchronized audio with the clip, so name the ambience, effects or lines of dialogue you want.
07
References
Say what each reference controls, e.g. @Image1, @Audio1: “@Image1 is the main character”.
Examples
Vidu Q4 prompt examples
Prompts written for this model, grouped by task. Open one in the Studio, then change one part at a time.
- Image to Video16:9
A chef tosses noodles in a wok, flames leap, the camera pushes in
Try in Studio - Reference to Video9:16
@Image1 presents the watch from @Image2 on a rooftop at golden hour and says the line from @Audio1
Try in Studio - Image to Video
She looks up from the book and smiles as snow begins to fall outside the window
Try in Studio - Reference to Video
@Image1 greets @Image2 in the café from @Image3 and says the line from @Audio1
Try in Studio
By task
Prompting each Vidu Q4 task
Image to Video
The image is the first frame: describe what moves and how the camera moves, not what the picture already shows.
Reference to Video
Attach references and mention them in the prompt by name, saying what each one should control — character, product, style or camera move.
Referencing your own media
| Input | In the prompt | Limits and rules |
|---|---|---|
| Reference images Reference to Video · up to 15 | @Image1, @Image2… | Up to 15 images for characters, products, style or scene. Refer to them in the prompt as @Image1, @Image2… |
| Reference audio Reference to Video · up to 3 | @Audio1, @Audio2… | Up to 3 MP3 clips for voice, music or sound (3–12 s each, ≤ 50 MB each). Refer to them as @Audio1, @Audio2… Needs at least one reference image or video. |
Settings
Settings that change the result
Set these next to the prompt — in the Studio or as API parameters.
| Setting | Options | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Resolution resolution | 540p · 720p · 1080p · 2K · 4K default 720p | Output resolution. Higher resolutions cost more per second. Price: 540p $0.0396/s · 720p $0.0836/s · 1080p $0.1056/s · 2K $0.1672/s · 4K $0.3432/s |
| Duration duration | 3–16s default 5 | Length of the generated clip in seconds (3–16s). You pay per second. |
| Generate audio generate_audio | on / off default true | Generate synchronized dialogue and sound effects. Included in the price. |
| Seed seed | — | Use the same seed and settings to reproduce a result. Leave empty for random. |
| Aspect ratio aspect_ratio | 16:9 · 9:16 · 1:1 · 4:3 · 3:4 default 16:9 | Output frame shape. |
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