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Generating video in Dreamina

Video is where credits disappear. One top-tier clip costs more than forty draft images — which makes the cheap test render the most valuable habit on this page.

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Short answer

How does Dreamina video generation work?

Either animate a still image or generate from text alone. Image-to-video is the more controllable route because composition is already settled and the model only has to solve motion. Costs run from 25 credits on Video 1.0 to 100 on Video 3.0 Pro — so the daily free allowance covers 2 top-tier clips and nothing else.

Models
3
Cheapest clip
25 credits
Top tier
100 credits
Free per day
2–9 clips

Models

Three tiers, very different costs

The cheap model exists to be wrong cheaply. Use it that way.

ModelCreditsLengthFree clips/dayStrength
Video 1.0253s9Cheap motion pass. Good enough for simple parallax and drifts.
Video S2.0 Pro755s3Stable realistic motion with usable camera control.
Video 3.0 Pro1005s2Multi-shot sequences, stronger physics, best prompt following.
A single Video 3.0 Pro clip consumes 44% of the daily free allowance.
Dreamina video model selector showing available generation models
The video model selector. The gap between the cheapest and the most expensive option here is four times the credit cost.

Workflow

The two routes into video

Recommended

Image → video

Generate or upload a still you are happy with, then describe only the motion. The composition is locked, so the model has one problem to solve instead of two. Failure rate is markedly lower and the failures are cheaper to diagnose.

Higher variance

Text → video

Describe the whole scene and the motion together. More creative freedom, considerably less control — and when composition comes out wrong you have paid full video price to learn something a 2-credit still would have told you.

  1. 1

    Settle the still first

    2–6 credits
    Even for a text-to-video idea, generating the key frame as an image first is the cheapest way to test whether the composition works.
  2. 2

    Set the aspect ratio for the destination

    Free
    Vertical for Reels, TikTok and Shorts; landscape for YouTube and embeds. Fixed at generation time, as with images.
  3. 3

    Test the motion on Video 1.0

    25 credits
    This render tells you whether the model understood the camera move. It will look rough — that is not what you are checking.
  4. 4

    Describe motion, not appearance

    Free
    For image-to-video the still already carries appearance. Every word spent re-describing it dilutes the motion instruction.
  5. 5

    Final render on the tier you need

    75–100 credits
    Only once the cheap test confirms the motion reads correctly. This is the render you keep.

Motion prompts

Camera moves the model reliably understands

Named, single moves work. Chained instructions generally do not — the model picks one and ignores the rest.

Write thisWhat you getReliability
slow dolly inCamera advances steadily toward the subjectHigh
pan left to rightHorizontal sweep across the sceneHigh
static locked-off camera, subject movesFixed frame, motion inside itHigh
orbit around the subjectCamera circles the subjectMedium
crane shot rising upwardVertical rise revealing the sceneMedium
handheld tracking shotFollowing movement with natural shakeMedium
dolly in then whip pan to the leftUsually just the dollyLow — split into two clips

One move per clip

Compound camera instructions are the most common reason a video prompt disappoints. If you need two moves, that is two clips and a cut — which is how it would be shot anyway.
Dreamina multi-shot video output showing a sequence of related shots
Multi-shot output from the top-tier model. Several related shots from one generation, rather than a single continuous take.

FAQ

Video generation questions

How many videos can I generate free per day?
Between 2 and 9 clips, depending on the model. Video is where the free allowance runs out — a single Video 3.0 Pro clip consumes 44% of your daily credits.
Is image-to-video better than text-to-video?
More controllable, yes. Starting from a still you have already approved means the composition is locked and the model only has to solve motion. Text-to-video gives it both problems at once, and composition is the one it is more likely to get wrong.
How long are Dreamina video clips?
A few seconds each, varying by model. There is no timeline extension — longer sequences are made by generating several clips and assembling them in an editor.
Why does my video ignore the motion I described?
Motion prompts compete with scene description. If your prompt spends thirty words on what the scene looks like and four on what moves, the model prioritises appearance. For image-to-video, describe only the motion — the still already carries the appearance.
Can I control the camera movement?
To a degree. Simple, named moves — dolly in, pan, orbit, crane up — are understood reliably. Compound instructions that chain several moves in one clip generally are not, and the model picks one.
What is multi-shot generation?
The higher-tier model can produce a sequence of related shots rather than a single continuous take, which is closer to how an actual edit is structured. It costs more per generation but replaces several separate clips that you would otherwise have to match by hand.

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Keep reading

Image generation

Getting the key frame right before you spend video credits.

Credit calculator

How many clips a day your allowance really supports.

Lip sync and avatars

Making a generated character speak.

Prompt guide

The formula, including where motion terms belong.