Luma Dream Machine Video API
What the Luma Dream Machine Video API Does
Professional cinematic AI video generation via a single Oracium endpoint. No Luma subscription, no credit wallet management, no account tier restrictions on API access.
Luma AI text to video
Generate photorealistic 1080p video from any text prompt. Luma's 3D capture heritage and physics simulation produce authentic motion that competing models cannot match for realism, fabric movement, water, fire, and human gesture all behave according to real-world physics rather than learned texture patterns.
Image-to-video generation
Animate any reference image into a 1080p HDR video clip with fluid, physically consistent motion. Luma's spatial understanding preserves depth relationships and environmental consistency across the generated frames; the animated scene respects the 3D geometry implied by the reference image.
Native HDR and EXR export
Ray3 is the world's first AI video model with a native 16-bit HDR pipeline. Output is color-gradable in DaVinci Resolve, Premiere Pro, and professional finishing workflows without the banding and clipping that 8-bit SDR output produces when pushed in post. EXR export preserves full dynamic range for VFX compositing pipelines.
Multi-keyframe directional control
Ray3 supports up to 16 keyframes per clip. Each keyframe pins a specific moment in the generation to a specific visual state, enabling scene transitions, character state changes, and camera move sequences that single-keyframe models cannot produce in one API call. Director-level creative control over AI-generated motion.
Camera motion library
Dozens of named camera moves accessible via the concepts parameter in the API: pan, orbit, dolly zoom, aerial, handheld, tilt, crane, and more. Camera moves are physically grounded rather than simulated, inheriting from Luma's original 3D scene reconstruction technology. Consistent spatial behavior regardless of scene content.
Ray3 Modify — video-to-video
Ray3 Modify, released December 2025, adds video-to-video editing capabilities: remove objects, recolor elements, and adjust scene components using natural language prompts applied to existing generated or uploaded footage. The first AI video platform to close the loop between generation and post-production editing in a single workflow.
From API key to Luma video in 60 seconds
One Oracium key. Luma Dream Machine, Runway Gen-4, Seedance Pro, Veo 3, Kling 2.0, Hunyuan Video, FLUX Pro 1.1, and 100+ models. No Luma subscription. No credit wallet.
Create your Oracium account
Sign up at oracium.io. Instant access to Luma Dream Machine via Ray2 and Ray3.2 alongside 100+ generation models. One account, one key, one billing dashboard.
Get your API key
Generate from the Oracium dashboard. No Luma Pro subscription requirement, no API tier gating, no credit wallet management at the Luma level. All billing consolidated through Oracium.
POST to the Luma Dream Machine endpoint
Send your text prompt or image reference with model, duration, aspect ratio, and camera concepts parameters. Poll the task ID. Video URL typically ready within 30 to 90 seconds.
Ship to production
Oracium handles infrastructure, rate limits, and failover across Luma's generation cluster. Build at scale without managing Luma's credit rollover rules or tier switching as your volume grows.
What developers build with the Luma Dream Machine API
Native HDR, multi-keyframe control, and photorealistic physics make Dream Machine the right engine for applications where visual fidelity is the product, not just the output.
Broadcast and streaming content
Ray3's native 16-bit HDR pipeline and EXR export deliver output that meets broadcast color standards without post-production upconversion. Publicis Groupe and Dentsu use Dream Machine for campaign creative that goes to broadcast channels, the HDR pipeline is the reason.
Professional previsualization tools
Draft Mode and multi-keyframe control together produce a previsualization workflow that mirrors how directors and DPs work with animatics. Generate low-cost drafts at the storyboard stage, iterate on camera moves and timing, then render approved shots at HDR quality before committing to physical production.
Automotive and luxury brand video
Mazda chose Dream Machine for photorealistic vehicle visualization that respects real-world lighting, material behavior, and environmental physics. For any brand category where visual accuracy is a brand signal, automotive, architecture, fashion, Luma's physics-grounded generation produces output that premium brands can use without disclaimers.
VFX and compositing pipelines
EXR export at 16-bit HDR makes Dream Machine the only AI video model that integrates directly into professional VFX compositing without additional conversion. Teams using DaVinci Resolve or Nuke can import Luma Dream Machine output into existing compositing workflows without quality loss at the hand-off point.
Video editing SaaS tools
Ray3 Modify's video-to-video editing capability enables building AI video editing tools where users can modify existing footage through natural language. The generation-to-editing loop that Dream Machine closes is the architecture for the next generation of no-timeline video editing products.
High-iteration creative pipelines
For agencies and studios running dozens of creative variations per campaign, Draft Mode combined with $0.08/second Ray2 access via Oracium creates a cost structure where iteration is affordable. Generate ten cheap drafts, select the best direction, render one final at HDR quality, the exact cost model agencies need to adopt AI video at scale.
Luma Dream Machine vs Runway Gen-4 vs Kling 2.0 vs Veo 3
Native HDR output and Draft Mode are Luma's clearest differentiators. All models available via Oracium with unified billing and one API key.
Current model
Ray3.2 / Ray3.14
Gen-4.5
Kling 2.0
Veo 3.1
Native HDR output
16-bit HDR pipeline
No native HDR
No native HDR
No native HDR
EXR export
Yes
No
No
No
Multi-keyframe control
Up to 16 keyframes
Start/end only
Start/end only
Limited
Reasoning video model
World's first (Ray3)
No
No
No
Draft Mode
Yes, low-cost preview
No
No
No
Video-to-video editing
Ray3 Modify
No
No
No
Native audio generation
Not yet
No
Yes
Yes (Veo 3)
Cost per second (Oracium)
$0.08 (Ray2)
$0.05–$0.12
~$0.056
~$0.75
Enterprise clients
Publicis, Mazda, Dentsu
Lionsgate
Undisclosed
Google Cloud
One Oracium API key
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
| Feature | Luma Dream Machine (Oracium) | Runway Gen-4 | Kling 2.0 | Veo 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current model | Ray3.2 / Ray3.14 | Gen-4.5 | Kling 2.0 | Veo 3.1 |
| Native HDR output | 16-bit HDR pipeline | No native HDR | No native HDR | No native HDR |
| EXR export | Yes | No | No | No |
| Multi-keyframe control | Up to 16 keyframes | Start/end only | Start/end only | Limited |
| Reasoning video model | World's first (Ray3) | No | No | No |
| Draft Mode | Yes, low-cost preview | No | No | No |
| Video-to-video editing | Ray3 Modify | No | No | No |
| Native audio generation | Not yet | No | Yes | Yes (Veo 3) |
| Cost per second (Oracium) | $0.08 (Ray2) | $0.05–$0.12 | ~$0.056 | ~$0.75 |
| Enterprise clients | Publicis, Mazda, Dentsu | Lionsgate | Undisclosed | Google Cloud |
| One Oracium API key | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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