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Wan 3.0 Video Reference Prompts

Sixty-four Wan 3.0 prompts from the official Wan 3.0 creator handbook, each shown next to the clip it produced: 30-second text-to-video, image, video and audio references, document-to-video, editing, extension and first-frame jobs. Hover to play, one click to copy.

← All 64 Wan 3.0 prompts

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TL;DR

Wan 3.0 is Alibaba's all-in-one video model: one model name covers text-to-video, first-frame and first+last-frame image-to-video, and omni-reference generation from up to 10 reference images, 5 reference videos and 5 audio clips, or straight from a document or a public web page. It outputs a native single shot of up to 30 seconds at 30fps with a synced audio track, in 480P, 720P or 1080P. On apimodels.app it is model wan-3.0-video at $0.045, $0.09 and $0.18 per second by resolution, with a prime mode that is about 6x faster for roughly 50% more. This page collects the 64 prompts and sample clips published in the official Wan 3.0 creator handbook, grouped by job type and free to copy.

Source: Wan 3.0 视频创作者手册(通义万相) (the model vendor’s official site)

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Motion reference: swap the skater for the woman in figure 1

参考视频，视频1 @Video 中的滑板男人替换为图片 @Image1 中的女人和衣服，注意：只替换人物，保留原视频中滑板动作、运动轨迹和滑板场背景完全保持不变。

Reference prompts (1)

This clip was made by generating reference images with the prompts below, then driving the video with the prompt above.

参考视频1(reference_video_urls)

https://r2.apimodels.app/assets/wan3-cases/wan3-case-40-in-1.mp4

by Wan 3.0 视频创作者手册 · 通义万相
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Camera-move reference: a coffee cup on a rooftop table

参考视频的运镜方式，场景更改为一杯咖啡放在天台咖啡桌上。

Reference prompts (1)

This clip was made by generating reference images with the prompts below, then driving the video with the prompt above.

参考视频1(reference_video_urls)

https://r2.apimodels.app/assets/wan3-cases/wan3-case-41-in-1.mp4

by Wan 3.0 视频创作者手册 · 通义万相
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VFX reference: reproduce the energy effect and action

图片1人物参考视频1的能量特效，生成同样的特效和动作。

Reference prompts (1)

This clip was made by generating reference images with the prompts below, then driving the video with the prompt above.

参考视频1(reference_video_urls)

https://r2.apimodels.app/assets/wan3-cases/wan3-case-42-in-1.mp4

by Wan 3.0 视频创作者手册 · 通义万相

How to write great Wan 3.0 prompts

  1. 1Number your materials and address them by slot. Wan 3.0 reads references positionally: "figure 1", "video 1", "audio 1", with images, videos and audio counted separately. The handbook prompts do exactly this, for example "the girl in figure 1 wears the blouse from figure 2". Name the slot, never the file.
  2. 2Write a timeline for anything over 10 seconds. Nearly every 30-second case is written as segments: "0-4 s wide shot", "shot 2 (4-9 s) close-up". The model follows a timeline far better than a paragraph of adjectives, and saying "one continuous take" keeps it from cutting.
  3. 3Write the sound, Wan 3.0 generates it. Every clip carries a synced audio track. The handbook marks effects inline as <cloth rubbing the bar> and dialogue in {braces} or quotes; ambience, a BGM cue and a spoken line each land as written. A prompt with no sound gets generic audio.
  4. 4For edits, say what changes and what must not. Editing prompts open with "edit the video", name the element, and always close with a lock: "the woman's action and the rest of the frame stay unchanged". Without that lock the model re-imagines the whole frame.
  5. 5References carry identity, words carry the action. With a character card or portrait attached, the prompt repeats the traits that must not drift (hair, wardrobe, accessories) and spends the rest on blocking and camera. Two people need two references; two voices need two audio clips.
  6. 6Give an extension a script, not just a length. Extension prompts state the direction ("extend forward 15 s") and then write the new beats with the characters named from the existing footage, dialogue included. A bare "continue" produces filler.
  7. 7Frame mode and reference mode do not mix. On the API first_frame_url / last_frame_url and reference_* / file_url / link_url are mutually exclusive. A first-frame prompt describes motion out of that frame; a reference prompt talks to figure 1 and friends.
  8. 8State duration and aspect ratio up front. The handbook prompts open with "10 s, 16:9, 1920x1080" or "vertical 9:16, 15 s". Wan 3.0 takes 2-30 seconds and 480P / 720P / 1080P; put the numbers in the prompt and match them with the duration parameter.

Prompt formula

Duration + aspect ratio + reference slots (figure 1 / video 1 / audio 1) + timeline segments + subject with locked traits + camera move + light and palette + sound tags + what must stay unchanged

Example: 15 s, 16:9. Figure 1 is the only reference for the woman; keep her short black hair and beige trench. 0-5 s: wide shot, she pushes open a glass café door onto a cobbled street, <heels on stone>. 5-10 s: slow dolly in to a mid shot as she unfolds a paper map. 10-15 s: close-up, she looks up and says "It should be this way." Warm afternoon backlight, film grain, street ambience throughout.

Frequently asked questions

Where do these Wan 3.0 prompts come from?

All 64 prompts and clips come from the Wan 3.0 creator handbook that the Tongyi Wanxiang team published for the model launch, linked above. Every prompt is kept verbatim in its original Chinese, and the sample clips are re-hosted so they keep playing; nothing was regenerated. The reference images and documents some cases used were not published with the handbook, so those cards carry the prompt and the result only.

Where can I run Wan 3.0?

On apimodels.app as model wan-3.0-video, on the same unified video endpoint as VEO, Kling and Seedance: $0.045 per second at 480P, $0.09 at 720P, $0.18 at 1080P, billed only on success, with mode "prime" for the faster tier at roughly 50% more. Reference images, audio, documents and web pages cost nothing extra; a reference video adds its own duration to the billed seconds. No Alibaba Cloud account or mainland real-name verification is needed. The model is also available on Alibaba Cloud Model Studio and the Wan web app.

Do the prompts work in English?

Yes. Wan 3.0 accepts English and Chinese; what matters is the structure the handbook uses: numbered material slots, time segments, sound tags and an explicit "everything else stays unchanged" on edits. Translate the words and keep the skeleton. We leave the originals in Chinese because a translated prompt is not the prompt that produced the clip.

How do the editing and extension cases pass the input video?

Through reference_video_urls, with the prompt addressing it as "video 1". Edits keep the input length; extension prompts state the direction and the added seconds. Upstream caps input plus output at 30 seconds, and billing counts both.

Can I use these clips commercially?

The clips belong to their publisher and are shown here as examples of what each prompt produced. Anything you generate yourself is governed by Alibaba's terms for Wan. The prompt text you can copy, edit and reuse freely.

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