Vidu Q1 came out in April 2025 from Shengshu Tech tied to Tsinghua University.
It runs text‑to‑video, image‑to‑video, reference‑to‑video and video‑to‑video.
Clips are 5 seconds long at 1080p with smooth transitions and consistent scenes.
It has built-in sound at 48 kHz with music and effects tied to the prompt. Frame rate’s now 24 FPS up from 16.
Output looks sharp and textured, good for anime style with solid flow.
You can lock start and end frames, keep multiple characters steady and control scene flow.
It ranked higher than Runway Gen‑2, Sora and Dream Machine in in-house tests for prompt match and frame steadiness.
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