Vidu is a video generation product from Shengshu Technology with a Chinese web interface. Its most cited feature is subject reference: upload an image of a person or character and try to keep the same face and outfit across shots, which is the hardest part of continuous narrative. Beyond text-to-video, it supports image-to-video and camera motion control. Using a real person in commercial content requires their consent, and the platform reviews uploaded material.
What it does
- Upload a reference subject to keep a person or character across shots
- Both text-to-video and image-to-video
- Chinese interface and prompts work directly
- Camera motion and visual style options
- A gallery for studying others' prompts and settings
Who it is for
- A short story needs a fixed protagonist without a new face every shot
- E-commerce or a personal brand needs a character sheet brought to life
- A Chinese-speaking team needs quick motion samples for a pitch
- An opener for a vertical short
How to get started
- Prepare a clean, front-facing subject image as reference
- Write one shot and one action at a time, then move to the next
- Keep character sheets in one place and reference the same image for later shots
