Happy Horse 1.0 Video Edit: retouch the take, do not re-roll the idea (1080p, 28cr)

Happy Horse 1.0 Video Edit edits footage you already have. A new generate is a different identity.

Alibaba files this row under edit-video. The catalog description is the whole contract: it "edits a source video using a prompt and up to 5 reference images, with auto/origin audio handling — output capped at 15 seconds." Max output is 1080p. The listed price is 28 credits. requires_image is false because the required input is the clip, not a still. The stills, when you use them, are references. They are not a reason to throw the take away and roll Happy Horse 1.0 Text to Video again.

The 15-second ceiling is the job size

There is no duration enum on this record. The description caps output at 15 seconds. That is the size of the retouch, not a suggestion. A 40-second source does not become a 40-second edited master on this SKU. Cut the section you actually want changed, edit that, and put it back.

Qualities listed: 720p and 1080p. The max is 1080p. 28 credits is the catalog figure on this row. You are paying to modify a source, not to invent a scene. If you do not have a source you would keep with one object changed, you are in the generator, not here.

The agent route for "tweak what I already made" is edit or redo a previous generation. The tool shelf is the AI video editor. Happy Horse's roster is the rest of the family. This page is the 1.0 edit SKU only.

Prompt plus five stills, not a second identity

Write the change. Do not re-describe the entire frame. The source video already holds identity, blocking, and lighting. The prompt should name what moves: jacket, backdrop, a prop, a colour. Up to five reference images can pin character, clothing, or a look. That is a retouch budget. It is not "generate me a new commercial and also here are some vibes."

If the idea itself is wrong — wrong talent, wrong product, wrong blocking — five references will not save it. That is a new generate. Re-rolling feels productive because the UI is the same. It is a different identity. You will spend another 28 credits (or the generator's own bill) and lose the take you had already approved.

Audio handling on this row is auto or origin. Catalog audio is not a boolean on the record; the description is the source of truth. If the original soundtrack must survive, set origin. Leaving auto is how the model decides whether your voiceover lives.

Retouch is cheaper than a new idea only when the idea is closed

The test is ugly and short: would you ship this clip if one named thing were different?

• Yes → edit. 1080p, 15-second cap, up to five stills, 28 credits.
• No → generate. Different row, different identity.

Teams burn this SKU by treating it as a cheap generator with a video attached. The video is the plate. If the plate is not a keeper, you are paying edit prices to argue with a miss. Alibaba's Happy Horse roster also has text-to-video. Use that when the slate is empty. Use this when the slate is full and one instruction would finish it.

FAQ

Do I have to upload reference images?

No. The record does not require an image. References are optional, capped at five, and they exist to guide character, clothing, or style. Skip them if the prompt is a simple object change. Bring them if the edit has to match a still you already approved.

Will this make a clip longer than 15 seconds?

The catalog description caps output at 15 seconds. Treat that as the job size. Trim first. Do not paste a minute-long source and hope the edit SKU becomes an extender. Extending is a different category.

Is this the same as regenerating the last Happy Horse take?

No. A remake samples a new identity. This row modifies a source video. If you liked the performance and hate the wardrobe, edit. If you never liked the performance, generate. Edit or redo can do either; you still have to pick which.

What resolution am I actually buying?

Max output is listed at 1080p, with 720p and 1080p in the quality list. 28 credits is the catalog figure for this row. Confirm the resolution step before you run a batch so you are not surprised that a 4K-priced edit is still an edit of the 15-second plate you fed it.