Wan 2.6 prompt guide
Wan 2.6 from Alibaba makes clips of 5, 10 or 15 seconds. Write one subject and its action, the place, one camera move and the look; for a longer clip, the beats in order.
What Wan 2.6 takes
- Takes a prompt and a first frame.
- Clips of 5 or 10 or 15 seconds.
- Aspect ratios: 16:9, 9:16, 1:1.
- Settings: 720p; 1080p.
- From 7.25 credits per second.
The order to write a prompt in
- The subject and the one thing it does.
- The place and the light.
- The camera: the shot size and one move.
- The look: realistic, cinematic, anime, claymation and so on.
Tips
- Five seconds hold one action. For 10 or 15 seconds, write two or three beats in order: first, then, finally.
- With a photo as the first frame, describe the motion, not the photo: the model already sees what is in it.
- Name the camera move, such as a slow push-in, an orbit or a static shot; otherwise the model picks one.
- Keep the prompt under 1,500 characters; a longer one is refused at once and costs nothing.
- Draft at 720p, then make the final clip at 1080p.
Example prompts
A can of sparkling lemonade on a wet rock by a waterfall, drops running down the side as mist drifts past. Slow push-in. Bright daylight, crisp commercial look.
The curtains billow in the wind and sunlight sweeps across the room as clouds move outside. The camera holds still. Natural light, realistic motion.
A paper-cut fox runs through a forest of folded paper trees, leaves fluttering behind it. Side tracking shot. Handmade papercraft style, soft warm light.