Vidu Q1: Text & Image to Video Online
Bottom line
One format, no menus: every Vidu Q1 clip is five seconds of 1080p, from text or image. Start from a prompt or a still image in the Text to Video tool; VdoBloom shows the exact credit cost before each Vidu Q1 run, with no separate Vidu account.
Most video models hand you a menu of durations and quality tiers before you can render a frame. Vidu Q1 removes the menu. Every generation is five seconds long and every generation is 1080p — the only decisions left are your prompt, an optional reference image, and a frame shape of 16:9, 9:16, or 1:1.
The fixed format has practical upside. You never accidentally spend credits on a longer clip than you needed, and results are directly comparable across attempts because the container never changes — useful when you are iterating on wording and want the prompt to be the only variable. Five seconds is also a natural length for a single shot, which is how most generated video ends up being used in edits anyway.
Q1 is the professional-quality tier of Shengshu's Vidu line, supporting both text-to-video and image-to-video. It holds a 3.9 rating on VdoBloom with MODERATE content filtering, and as with every model on the platform, the credit cost appears before you confirm a render.
What creators use Vidu Q1 for
- Generating single-shot b-roll at a consistent 5-second length for assembly in an editor.
- Running prompt-wording experiments where the fixed 1080p format keeps every attempt directly comparable.
- Animating a reference image into a clean five-second beat for vertical 9:16 or square 1:1 placements.
How to use Vidu Q1 on VdoBloom
- 1Open the Text to Video tool and select Vidu Q1 from the model picker.
- 2Write your prompt — or upload a starting image for image-to-video.
- 3Choose your duration (5–5s), quality (1080p), aspect ratio, review the credit cost, and generate.
Frequently asked questions
Can I choose a different duration or resolution on Vidu Q1?
No. Q1 is fixed at 5 seconds and 1080p by design. Your remaining choices are the aspect ratio — 16:9, 9:16, or 1:1 — and whether to start from a text prompt or an image.
Does Vidu Q1 accept image input?
Yes. It handles both text-to-video and image-to-video, so you can prompt a scene from scratch or upload a still and describe how it should move.
How strict is Vidu Q1's content moderation?
Q1 is labeled MODERATE, VdoBloom's standard filtering tier. Ordinary creative subjects generate without issue; explicit content is blocked at the provider level.
Is 5 seconds enough for real projects?
For single shots, usually yes — five seconds covers an insert, a reaction, or a standard beat in an edit. If a concept needs an 8- or 16-second take, the longer-duration Vidu tiers are the better fit; Q1 is built for the one-shot case.