Hailuo AI review — Cinematic camera moves out of the box
Hailuo AI by MiniMax (China, since 2024): MiniMax's video model, known for camera language — dolly, orbit, crane — that reads as deliberate cinematography
- Hailuo AI — Cinematic camera moves out of the box
- AI video generators
- Blender — A free 3D suite that’s quietly reached the level of professional production — and it’s got a real video editor in it, too.
- Motion and special effects
- Google Veo — The most convincing motion, with sound
- Adobe Premiere Pro — The industry default choice for teamwork on video, and the safest option if you’re working with other editors.
- Video editor
- Adobe After Effects — It’s still standard motion graphics, and it’s still slow. Both are correct.
- OpenAI Sora — Storyboards, remixing and a real editing timeline
- Runway — A working post-production suite that happens to generate