# Vidu AI Video Generator

> Vidu is the video model from ShengShu Technology. Vidu Q1 (April 2025) brought 1080p clips and first-to-last-frame transitions; Q2 (September 2025) focused on acting and micro-expressions; Vidu Q3 (January 2026) makes up to 16 seconds with dialogue, voiceover, sound effects and music generated in one pass. In Kenerate's studio you can run Vidu Q3 Pro (1–16 s, 540p–1080p, start and end frames) and Vidu Q3 (up to 4 reference images) — both with sound. The clips here are real Vidu Q3 Pro outputs.

URL: https://kenerateai.com/vidu-ai-video-generator
Publisher: Kenerate AI (https://kenerateai.com)
Last updated: 27 September 2026

## Key facts
- Longest clip: 16 s
- Top resolution: 1080p
- Sound: Dialogue + music
- Versions here: 2
- Vidu Q3 Pro (ShengShu): Text or image (+ end frame) → 1–16 s · 540p–1080p · sound. Start-to-end transitions.
- Vidu Q3 (ShengShu): Text, image or 4 reference images → 1–16 s · up to 1080p · sound. Reference clips.

## Steps
1. Open the video studio — Pick Vidu Q3 Pro or Vidu Q3.
2. Start from text or an image — Add an end frame on Q3 Pro, or up to 4 reference images on Q3.
3. Describe motion and sound — Vidu generates dialogue, effects and music with the clip.
4. Pick 1–16 s and a resolution — 540p, 720p or 1080p.

## In depth

### Vidu, version by version
Q1 (April 2025) brought 1080p, first-to-last-frame transitions and sound effects, and 7-image references in July 2025. Q2 (September 2025) focused on acting. Q3 (January 2026) reached 16 seconds with native audio; Q3 reference-to-video arrived in April 2026.

## FAQ
Q: What is Vidu AI?
A: ShengShu Technology's video model. Vidu Q3 (January 2026) makes up to 16-second clips with dialogue, sound effects and music in one pass.

Q: Is Vidu free?
A: Vidu's own app gives new users trial credits plus daily-login and event credits, per its pricing page; its free plan is watermarked and capped at 720p, per its blog. In Kenerate's studio it runs on one-time credit packs that never expire.

Q: What is Vidu Q3?
A: Vidu's third-generation model: up to 16 s with native audio, multi-shot and multilingual dialogue; a reference-to-video mode followed in April 2026.

Q: How many reference images can Vidu use?
A: In Kenerate's studio, Vidu Q3 takes up to 4 reference images. (Vidu Q1 introduced 7-image references in 2025.)

Q: Does Vidu Q3 generate audio?
A: Yes — dialogue, voiceover, sound effects and music in one pass.

Q: How long can Vidu videos be?
A: 1–16 seconds on Vidu Q3 and Q3 Pro.

## Related pages
- PixVerse AI: https://kenerateai.com/pixverse-ai-video-generator
- LTX 2.3: https://kenerateai.com/ltx-2-3-video-generator
- Image to video AI: https://kenerateai.com/image-to-video-ai
- AI video generator: https://kenerateai.com/ai-video-generator

## Sources
- Kenerate video studio: https://kenerateai.com/app/video
- Vidu — Q3: https://www.vidu.com/vidu-q3
- PR Newswire — Vidu Q3 reference to video: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/shengshu-launches-vidu-q3-reference-to-video-with-expanded-visual-and-audio-capabilities-302740489.html
- Vidu — pricing: https://www.vidu.com/pricing