# vidu/vidu-q3/image-to-video

> Vidu Q3 Image-to-Video transforms images into high-quality videos with exceptional visual fidelity and diverse motion using prompts. The model delivers best performance with no coldstarts and highly competitive pricing.

## Overview

- **Endpoint**: `https://api.shortapi.ai/api/v1/job/create`
- **Model ID**: `vidu/vidu-q3/image-to-video`
- **Category**: image-to-video
- **Kind**: inference

## Pricing

The pricing for this model is as follows per second: in Pro mode, the rate is $0.056 for 540p, $0.12 for 720p, and $0.128 for 1080p; in Turbo mode, the rate is $0.032 for 540p, $0.048 for 720p, and $0.064 for 1080p.

For more details, please check our pricing page.

## API Information

This model can be used via our HTTP API or more conveniently via our client libraries.
See the input and output schema below, as well as the usage examples.

### Input Schema

The API accepts the following input parameters:

- **`mode`** (`string`, _required_):
  Video generation mode
  - Default: `pro`
  - Options: "pro", "turbo"

- **`prompt`** (`string`, _required_):
  Text prompt
  - Examples: "An action shot of a black lab swimming..."

- **`duration`** (`string`, _optional_):
  Video Length, unit: s (seconds)
  - Default: `5`
  - Range: `1` to `16`

- **`image`** (`string`, _required_):
  Reference Image

- **`resolution`** (`string`, _optional_):
  Output video resolution
  - Default: `720p`
  - Options: "540p", "720p", "1080p"

### Output Schema

The API returns a JSON response with a `job_id` for tracking the request status.

**Create Job Response:**
```json
{
  "code": 0,
  "data": {
    "amount": "0.02",
    "job_id": "<JOB_ID>"
  }
}
```

**Query Job Result (when status is 2, meaning succeeded):**
```json
{
  "code": 0,
  "data": {
    "status": 2,
    "result": {
      "images": [{ "url": "https://..." }]
    }
  }
}
```

## Use Example

To use this model, make an HTTP POST request to the API endpoint, then poll for results using the returned `job_id`.

### Bash (cURL)
```bash
# Step 1: Create a job
response=$(curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.shortapi.ai/api/v1/job/create \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $SHORTAPI_KEY" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data '{
  "model": "vidu/vidu-q3/image-to-video",
  "args": {
    "mode": "pro",
    "prompt": "The little parrot looked around, flew out of the screen, and landed on the palm of a hand; the masterful camera work created a sense of realism.",
    "image": "https://file.shortapi.ai/assets/examples/vidu/vidu-q3/image-to-video-image.webp"
  },
  "callback_url": "CALLBACK_URL"
}')
JOB_ID=$(echo "$response" | grep -o '"job_id": *"[^"]*"' | sed 's/"job_id": *//; s/"//g')

# Step 2: Poll for results
curl --request GET \
  --url "https://api.shortapi.ai/api/v1/job/query?id=$JOB_ID" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $SHORTAPI_KEY"
```

### JavaScript (Fetch API)
```javascript
// Step 1: Create a job
const response = await fetch(`https://api.shortapi.ai/api/v1/job/create`, {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": `Bearer ${SHORTAPI_KEY}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "model": "vidu/vidu-q3/image-to-video",
    "args": {
      "mode": "pro",
      "prompt": "The little parrot looked around, flew out of the screen, and landed on the palm of a hand; the masterful camera work created a sense of realism.",
      "image": "https://file.shortapi.ai/assets/examples/vidu/vidu-q3/image-to-video-image.webp"
    },
    "callback_url": "CALLBACK_URL"
})
});
const data = await response.json();
const JOB_ID = data.job_id;

// Step 2: Poll for results
const result = await fetch(`https://api.shortapi.ai/api/v1/job/query?id=${JOB_ID}`, {
  method: "GET",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": `Bearer ${SHORTAPI_KEY}`
  }
});
const resultData = await result.json();
console.log(resultData);
```

### Python (Requests)
```python
import requests

# Step 1: Create a job
url = "https://api.shortapi.ai/api/v1/job/create"
payload = {
  "model": "vidu/vidu-q3/image-to-video",
  "args": {
    "mode": "pro",
    "prompt": "The little parrot looked around, flew out of the screen, and landed on the palm of a hand; the masterful camera work created a sense of realism.",
    "image": "https://file.shortapi.ai/assets/examples/vidu/vidu-q3/image-to-video-image.webp"
  },
  "callback_url": "CALLBACK_URL"
}
headers = {
    "Authorization": f"Bearer {SHORTAPI_KEY}",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, json=payload)
data = response.json()
JOB_ID = data.get("job_id")

# Step 2: Poll for results
result_url = f"https://api.shortapi.ai/api/v1/job/query?id={JOB_ID}"
result = requests.get(result_url, headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {SHORTAPI_KEY}"})
print(result.json())
```