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What each AI video model's release notes say changed

When did AI video models get camera controls?

The first dated camera controls read are Firefly's angle, motion and zoom controls in its October 2024 beta and Runway's Camera Control with direction and intensity in November 2024. MiniMax's Director models followed in February 2025, Luma's camera concepts in March and April, PixVerse's camera movement field in June and LTX's settings in January 2026. As of 2026-09-25.

The entries by dateOne dot per dated entry.The entries by date2024-10-14Adobe Firefly Video, Firefly Video Model2024-11-01Runway, Gen-3 Alpha Turbo2024-12-04Runway, Gen-3 Alpha Turbo2025-02-11MiniMax Hailuo, Hailuo Director2025-03-31Luma Ray, Ray22025-04-18Luma Ray, Ray22025-06-20PixVerse, Not named in the note2025-12-16Adobe Firefly Video, Firefly Video Model2026-01-01LTX, Not named in the note
Fig. 1 One dot per dated entry.
Entries that answer this question, oldest first, read 2026-09-25.
DateLineVersionWhat changed
14 October 2024Adobe Firefly VideoFirefly Video ModelText-to-video and image-to-video open in a limited public beta, with camera controls for angle, motion and zoom
1 November 2024RunwayGen-3 Alpha TurboCamera Control with direction and intensity for Gen-3 Alpha Turbo
4 December 2024RunwayGen-3 Alpha TurboA static option in Camera Control
11 February 2025MiniMax HailuoHailuo DirectorThe Director models follow camera movement instructions more closely
31 March 2025Luma RayRay2Camera Motion Concepts give Ray2 composable camera moves
18 April 2025Luma RayRay2Nine Camera Angle Concepts are added for Ray2
20 June 2025PixVerseNot named in the noteText-to-video and image-to-video take a camera movement field
16 December 2025Adobe Firefly VideoFirefly Video ModelA start frame can be paired with a reference video whose camera motion the generation recreates
1 January 2026LTXNot named in the noteCamera motion settings for text-to-video and image-to-video

Inclusion rule. Entries whose note bears directly on the question. Order. By date, oldest first; undated rows last.

The controls come in four shapes: a setting with a direction and a strength, as at Runway; a named concept added to a prompt, as at Luma; a field in an API request, as at PixVerse and LTX; and a model trained to follow camera instructions written in the prompt, as MiniMax describes its Director models.

Firefly's December 2025 note adds a fifth: a reference video whose camera motion the new clip copies, anchored to a start frame the user supplies.

1In the makers' words

Adobe Firefly Video, 14 October 2024

With Text to Video, video editors can generate video from text prompts, access a variety of camera controls such as angle, motion and zoom to finetune videos

Adobe, news release: Firefly Video Model launch

Runway, 1 November 2024

Choose both the direction and intensity of how you move through your scenes for even more intention in every shot.

Runway, changelog
  • Camera Control in Gen-3 Alpha Turbo
    Camera Control with direction and intensity for Gen-3 Alpha TurboRunway, changelog / since 2024-11-01 / checked 2026-09-25

Runway, 4 December 2024

Reduce camera motion with the static checkbox for Camera Control in Gen-3 Alpha Turbo.

Runway, changelog
  • Static camera control in Gen-3 Alpha Turbo
    A static option in Camera ControlRunway, changelog / since 2024-12-04 / checked 2026-09-25

MiniMax Hailuo, 11 February 2025

Released a video generation model with enhanced camera control, offering superior adherence to camera movement directives

MiniMax, model release notes
  • T2V-01-Director / I2V-01-Director
    The Director models follow camera movement instructions more closelyMiniMax, model release notes / since 2025-02-11 / checked 2026-09-25

Luma Ray, 31 March 2025

Today, we are releasing our first set of Concepts for Ray2 – Camera Motion Concepts – allowing reliable and composable control over camera motion in video generation.

Luma, Camera Motion Concepts post

Luma Ray, 18 April 2025

Our first release includes nine camera angle concepts, each highly effective and composable with other controls in Ray2 .

Luma, Camera Angle Concepts post

PixVerse, 20 June 2025

Text-to-video, Image-to-video supports camera_movement fields

PixVerse, API changelogs
  • 2025/06/20
    Text-to-video and image-to-video take a camera movement fieldPixVerse, API changelogs / since 2025-06-20 / checked 2026-09-25

Adobe Firefly Video, 16 December 2025

With Firefly Video Model, you can now upload your start frame image, along with a reference video showing the camera motion you want to recreate.

Adobe Blog, Firefly video tools update

LTX, 1 January 2026

Camera motion support for image-to-video and text-to-video endpoints, giving direct control over camera movement in generated videos.

LTX, API changelog
  • Camera Motion Effects
    Camera motion settings for text-to-video and image-to-videoLTX, API changelog / since 2026-01-01 / checked 2026-09-25

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