On January 27, 2026, Vidu officially announced the global launch of the Q2 Reference Life Pro model, proposing a highly disruptive "everything can reference" video generation concept. This model breaks through by supporting multimodal mixed input of 2 videos and 4 images, covering six core reference dimensions including special effects, expressions, textures, actions, characters, and scenes, achieving a leapfrog upgrade from random "card drawing" to "fine and controllable addition, deletion, and modification" in video generation.
Vidu Q2 Reference Pro is not only a generation tool, but also a production level engine for the anime, short drama, and film industries. Its core positioning is to solve the pain points of poor consistency and uncontrollable details in traditional AI video generation through extremely high controllability.
Universal format brush: With "reference videos/images" as the core anchor point, it can easily replicate and transfer special effects, actions, expressions, and texture styles with just one click, just like the "format brush" in the field of video editing.
Multi reference fusion: supports simultaneous input of 2 reference videos and 4 reference images, and greatly improves the consistency and logical coherence of the generated results through deep fusion of multimodal information.
Production level engine: designed specifically for high-frequency creative scenes, emphasizing the engineering editing ability of "controllable addition, deletion, and modification", meeting the strict requirements of professional creators for camera language.
Interactive upgrade: The reference editing function has fully evolved, and users are no longer passively waiting for the generated results. Instead, they can use reference materials as anchors to actively and finely intervene in creative work.
In order to meet the professional level creative needs, Q2 Reference Pro divides reference dimensions into six categories, which can achieve pixel level replication and transfer without relying on complex tools such as C4D or AE.
Special Effects Reference: By providing a special effects reference video, you can replicate a million level special effects texture and lower the threshold for post production.
Texture reference: Accurately extract and replicate materials and texture styles to ensure the unity of artistic style in the picture.
Scene reference: Reproduce the lighting atmosphere and spatial structure of the scene to achieve background alignment between different shots.
Emoji reference: Supports the transfer of subtle expressions and natural emotional transformation, perfectly adapted to AI short dramas and digital avatar production.
Action reference: Drive character movements with reference videos, accurately reproduce the director's intentions, and avoid stiff AI actions.
Character reference: Strictly lock the character image to ensure that the identity and appearance of the character are highly consistent in different shots.
In anime, short dramas, and film production, Vidu recommends using a "reference first" standardized workflow, which minimizes the randomness and drift of generated content through multiple reference inputs and mirror by mirror calibration.
Set main reference: First, select the core reference video or image to establish the main tone and visual style of the lens.
Extract elements: Based on storyboard requirements, extract independent reference materials for special effects, actions, or scenes, and prepare multimodal inputs.
Multi reference fusion editing: Import both primary and auxiliary references (2 videos+4 images) simultaneously in Q2 Reference Pro for storyboard level generation.
Quality review: Check the consistency of the generated results, adjust reference weights if necessary, and ensure the construction of a consistent style of shot sequence.
The launch of Vidu Q2 Reference Pro marks the official transition of AI video generation from "inspiration demonstration" to the era of "production level engine". With the powerful compatibility of "everything can be referenced" and the precise control of "multi reference fusion", the controllable editing mode anchored by references is expected to quickly become the mainstream workflow in the industry, bringing unprecedented freedom and efficiency to creators.
