As a daily tortured by the video editing workers (occasionally also do a little self-media video), I have been highly concerned about all kinds of AI video tools. Recently, the domestic conch video (Hailuo AI) wind is very big, claiming that “every idea is a blockbuster”, from the hand of AI company MiniMax. After two weeks of in-depth use, I come to some real experience - not blowing not black, the advantages and disadvantages are spread out to say.

I. Who is Conch Video? What can I do?
Conch video is an AI-driven video generation tool, the core function of the two blocks:
Text to video (Text to Video/T2V): input a sentence or a script, AI directly generate dynamic images.
Image to video (I2V): upload static images and make the elements in the image “move”, such as making the clouds in the photo flow and the characters blink and walk.
Earlier this year, it upgraded the Hailuo 02 engine, improving the picture quality to native 1080p, and making the physical movement more realistic, especially for complex movements such as gymnastics and throwing and catching objects, which used to be the “hardest hit area” for AI videos.

2. personally test the core function: surprise and overturned record 
1. Vincent video: physics engine really something
basic scene steady as an old dog
test “clown throw and catch three small balls” - three ball parabolic trajectory is completely reasonable, the clown action is natural, but also with a smile and wink details 3. Compared to the “ghostly hands and feet” generated by other tools half a year ago, the progress is obvious to the naked eye.

Complex Physics Scene 
Challenge: “Lady putting on makeup in front of a mirror”.
The result: lipstick action is delicate, the mirror imaging is flawless - this is a classic test of the authenticity of the AI video, conch actually passed the level 3!
Extra-long instructions restore high degree
Input an elemental explosion of cue words:
“Yellow-skirted woman on floral couch, red book on table, yellow plate with steak asparagus, golden retriever walking, tuxedoed man seated, snowy child playing outside window, painting of sailboat on wall...”
The finished film: the elements are almost all hit! The steak plate, the snow child, the golden retriever walking are all accurately rendered.3 However, the characters' looks are randomized each time they are generated, requiring multiple “card draws”.​

Figure born video: let the still picture “live” out of the sense of the movie
A key to generate short video material
Upload a Labubu doll picture, input: "promotional video, multi-scene display doll, the end of the addition of ‘Labubu’ text special effects ".
The finished movie: child models in different scenes transitions smoothly, text effects without spelling errors (this point is better than some international tools), can be used directly as advertising material 3.

Professional lens-running is the hidden trump card
“Director Mode” Provides 15 lens languages (push/pull/shake/shift, etc.), which can be freely combined.
Test case: upload a picture of snowy mountain scenery + cue word “camera left, woman walks towards the snowy mountain”.
Effect: Cinematic panning, simultaneous changes in characters and depth of field, and a sense of atmosphere.46
also supports Hitchcock zoom - a technique that is difficult to get even with manual editing!

Main reference (S2V): this is the “king bomb”
This is the most convincing feature: upload a photo of a person's face, and the AI can make him act in any scene.

Test: Upload a photo of Dragon Mom from “Power Trip”, input: “Standing in front of the dragon in the valley, long hair flowing, the camera pulls up to show the dragon's wings unfolding”.

Effect: Longmama's facial features are stable, the dragon's wings swing naturally, and the camera movement accurately matches description 5.

The traditional solution requires uploading photos of the same person from a large number of angles (time-consuming and labor-intensive), whereas Conch only relies on a single picture to achieve consistency of the subject, crushing efficiency!

Real Experience

• ✅ Advantages Summary
  Operation is huge simple: official website/APP interface is refreshing, text/graphic raw video is done in 5 steps (registration→select mode→input→generate→download);
• Cost-friendly: new users get 500-1000 points (10 seconds of video ≈ 50 points), members support HD without watermark;
• Mobile creation friendly: APP supports mirror control and real-time preview, and you can cut movies even on the commute;
• Ridiculously fast iteration: three major updates in three months, from static graph animation to physics engine breakthroughs.

• ❌ Pain Point Reminders
  Video Duration Hard Hit: single video is limited to 6 seconds or 10 seconds3 , long videos need to be spliced manually;
• Occasional bugs in the physics engine: e.g. unnatural mountain articulation in “Train through the Alps”;
• Multiplayer subjects are not yet supported: S2V is currently limited to single-player only, and multi-player interactive videos will have to wait for upgrades;
• Text generation is weaker than screen: complex layout is prone to errors, so we suggest avoiding the need for large subtitles.