Wan and start, end or middle frames: the dated notes
3 Wan entries on start, end or middle frames, 20 January 2025 to 12 September 2025, across Wan 2.1 and Wan 2.2. The latest: a Wan 2.2 first-and-last-frame model for transitions between two images. From 1 source page, read 2026-09-25; no maker pays to be listed.
| Line | Entries |
|---|---|
| Adobe Firefly Video | 2 |
| Gemini Omni | 2 |
| Google Veo | 3 |
| HappyHorse | 1 |
| Kling AI | 5 |
| LTX | 1 |
| Luma Ray | 2 |
| Midjourney video | 1 |
| MiniMax Hailuo | 1 |
| PixVerse | 2 |
| Runway | 5 |
| Seedance | 1 |
| Vidu | 1 |
| Wan | 3 |
Inclusion rule. Lines with at least one entry of this kind. Order. Alphabetical by line.
Of Wan's entries, 3 concern start, end or middle frames, the first from January 2025.
1The entries
20 January 2025, Wan 2.1
Wan2.1 image to video Plus version, make the static image generated video.
Alibaba Cloud Model Studio, newly released models
- wan2.1-i2v-plusWan 2.1 image-to-video Plus turns a still into a clip
7 April 2025, Wan 2.1
Wan2.1 start and end frames to video Plus version, generate a smooth transition video for two images.
Alibaba Cloud Model Studio, newly released models
- wan2.1-kf2v-plusWan 2.1 start-and-end-frame model makes a transition between two images
The gap from the previous entry: 77 days.
12 September 2025, Wan 2.2
The all-new Wan2.2 First and Last Frame to video model is here.
Alibaba Cloud Model Studio, newly released models
- wan2.2-kf2v-flashA Wan 2.2 first-and-last-frame model for transitions between two images
It came 158 days after the previous one.
2The same kind of change in other lines
- Adobe Firefly Video: 2 entries, February 2025 to December 2025
- Gemini Omni: 2 entries, August 2026
- Google Veo: 3 entries, June 2025 to October 2025
- HappyHorse: 1 entry, June 2026
- Kling AI: 5 entries, March 2025 to May 2026
- LTX: 1 entry, August 2026
- Luma Ray: 2 entries, December 2025 to June 2026
- Midjourney video: 1 entry, July 2025
- MiniMax Hailuo: 1 entry, August 2026
- PixVerse: 2 entries, November 2025 to March 2026
- Runway: 5 entries, July 2024 to January 2026
- Vidu: 1 entry, September 2025
Wan, every entry · Start, end and middle frames, every line · Wan 2.1 · Wan 2.2
3Notes read
- Alibaba Cloud Model Studio, newly released models, read 2026-09-25
4Using the models, not reading about them
Release notes such as “Wan” matter once a pipeline runs the models; SceneMixer's guides describe how it does:
The second trim replaces the first trimmed version; the generated clip stays in Version History.
SceneMixer, Trim a Clip: Cut the Start or the End Without Regenerating — “Can I trim the same clip twice?” (read 2026-10-13)
Wan 3.0 · 480P is the tier every new project starts on.
SceneMixer, Wan 3.0 · 480P: the default video tier (read 2026-10-13)