Character close-up orientation
Built for character shots that need readable facial performance. Close-ups, talking-head-style shots, and lifestyle character clips land closer to a character deliverable than pure motion-oriented tiers.
Shengshu Technology · Vidu Q1
Vidu Q1 — a character-first video model for micro-expressions and smooth motion
What is Vidu Q1?
Vidu Q1 is an earlier character-first model in Shengshu's Vidu line, often listed under the slug vidu in open catalogs. It emphasizes readable micro-expressions and relatively smooth body motion, suited to character close-up test takes and projects still on the Q1 workflow. Compared with the newer Vidu Q2 family, Q2 continues to improve motion coherence and expression detail; if your workflow isn't locked in yet, we'd suggest comparing Q2 / Q2 Pro directly for new projects. Actual duration, resolution, and references follow the current iMini workspace tier. Select Vidu Q1 in the iMini video workspace to use it.
- Vendor
- Shengshu Technology / Vidu
- Positioning
- Q1-generation character-first model
- Clip length
- Per current workspace tier
- Resolution
- Per available workspace tiers
- Character performance
- Micro-expressions · smooth motion
- Best for
- Character test takes and legacy Q1 workflows
Relatively smooth motion
The Q1 generation already emphasized reducing visible motion jumps. Simple walking, turning, and gesture scenes work well as character-direction test takes.
Upgrade path to the Q2 family
Once a test take clears, move up to Vidu Q2 or Q2 Pro for the character final cut; for faster comparisons, look at Q2 Turbo.
Compare against Kling and Seedance
Compare Kling for complex human motion and ensemble scenes; compare Seedance 2.5 for longer single-pass brand storytelling with multi-reference control.
Choosing vs Vidu Q2 and Kling 3.0
All three can produce character- or motion-led shorts. The differences come down to generational capability, motion orientation, and audio-video capability.
| Dimension | Vidu Q1 | Vidu Q2 | Kling 3.0 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clip length | Per current workspace | Per current workspace | Typical cap around ~15s |
| Resolution | Q1-generation tier | Standard Q2 tier | Commonly 1080p / higher tiers available |
| Native audio | Per current workspace | Per current workspace | Strong multilingual dialogue and A/V sync |
| Multimodal refs | Text-to-video · image-to-video (by tier) | Text-to-video · image-to-video (by tier) | Image / video refs, motion- and character-led |
| Motion & physics | Q1-generation character test takes | Micro-expressions and smooth motion | Strong complex human motion and action |
| Prefer when | Character test takes on the Q1 workflow | Standard Q2 character clips | Complex human motion and multilingual dialogue |
Choose Vidu Q1 when…
Your workflow is still tied to the Q1 generation, you only need character-led test takes, and you don't yet need Q2-level performance.
Choose Vidu Q2 when…
It's a new project, or you need the Q2 generation's stronger motion coherence and expression detail.
Choose Kling 3.0 when…
You need complex human motion, ensemble scenes, or multilingual dialogue with A/V sync.
Use Vidu Q1 on iMini
Three steps from opening the workspace to exporting a test clip.
01
Open the video workspace
Go to iMini video creation and select Vidu Q1.
02
Prompt or upload references
Spell out the character, emotion, and shot; upload character reference images too if you have them.
03
Generate and decide whether to upgrade
Export once the test take clears, or move to Vidu Q2 / Q2 Pro for the finished cut.
Using Vidu Q1 on iMini
Quotas, positioning, and upgrading.
Generate Vidu Q1 free on iMini
Character test takes with micro-expressions and smooth motion. Open the video workspace to use it — no separate vendor API key.
No separate vendor API key required.