Magic Hour Changelog: 2024

In the response of GET /v1/video-projects/:id, the expiration time is increased from 1 hour to 24 hours.

The GET /v1/image-projects/:id was already returning 24 hours expiration, so this change make both of these APIs have matching behavior.

Added .downloads key to GET /v1/video-projects/:id

In the response of GET /v1/video-projects/:id, we added .downloads key to return a list of output urls. This make video and image project response have matching behavior so it's easier to work with both APIs.

Note: The .download key is still part of the response to ensure backwards compatibility.

{
- "download": {
-     "url": "https://videos.magichour.ai/id/output.mp4?auth-token=1234",
-     "expires_at": "2024-12-18T00:00:00.000Z"
- },
+ "downloads": [
+     {
+         "url": "https://videos.magichour.ai/id/output.mp4?auth-token=1234",
+         "expires_at": "2024-12-18T00:00:00.000Z"
+     }
+ ],
}

Now you can remove background from your images via API. Get started with this new API using:

• Python SDK

• Node SDK

• Go SDK

• Rust SDK

• Rest API

Head over to Image Background Remover to create yours today!

We also launched a free tool to the Image Background Remover Product Page so you can try out the new product for free!

Now you can create stop-motion animations via API. Get started with this new API using:

• Python SDK

• Node SDK

• Go SDK

• Rust SDK

• Rest API

Note: Fun Fact: Animation was the first mode we built on Magic Hour!

Previously, whenever an error occurred on generation, there's no additional details on why.

We now added an error key to the GET /v1/image-projects/:id and GET /v1/video-projects/:id APIs to give you deeper visibility into what happened.

{
  "error": {
    "code": "<error code>",
    "message": "<explanation of error>"
  }
}

If you see unknown_error as the code, please reach out to our team at support@magichour.ai to debug further.

Delete Image/Video Project APIs

After you downloaded the output, you now can delete the generated asset from our storage. This is a highly requested feature from our API users to improve privacy for the end user.

Now you can call

DELETE /v1/image-projects/:id
DELETE /v1/video-projects/:id

This change is also released to all SDKs.

• Python SDK

• Node SDK

• Go SDK

• Rust SDK

We updated the maximum frames for Face Swap Video and Lip Sync from 6,000 to 20,000 frames.

Now you can generate videos that are 3.3x longer! 📈

The table summaries the length of video you can generate for a few common video FPS:

| FPS | Previous | New | | :-- | :---------------------------------------------- | :----------------------------------------------- | | 24 | {Math.floor(6000 / 24 / 60 / 0.1) / 10} minutes | {Math.floor(20000 / 24 / 60 / 0.1) / 10} minutes | | 30 | {Math.floor(6000 / 30 / 60 / 0.1) / 10} minutes | {Math.floor(20000 / 30 / 60 / 0.1) / 10} minutes | | 60 | {Math.floor(6000 / 60 / 60 / 0.1) / 10} minutes | {Math.floor(20000 / 60 / 60 / 0.1) / 10} minutes |

We added the ability to select specific events to send to your webhook event.

You can create your webhook by going to the Developer Hub

Make name Actually Optional in APIs

Currently, the name field in APIs are nullable, when it should be optional. Before this change, even if you didn't want to add a name for a particular render, you still need to pass in the key with a null value.

{
  "name": null
}

After this change, you can leave off name completely.

Added the following AI image tools to our API:

• POST /v1/ai-headshot-generator

• POST /v1/ai-image-generator

• POST /v1/ai-image-upscaler

• POST /v1/ai-qr-code-generator

All of our SDKs are updated with the new endpoints

• Python SDK

• Node SDK

• Go SDK

• Rust SDK

We have added our first set of APIs for image modes:

• GET /v1/image-projects/:id

• POST /v1/face-swap-photo

Also introduced 3 additional webhook events

• image.started

• image.completed

• image.errored

Documentation Improvements

• We reorganized our API docs to combine all video and image modes under one tag.

• Webhook Documentation is split into its own documentation.

Added high_quality Param to Image-to-Video API

Added High Quality mode to Image-to-Video. "High Quality" is better at detail preservation, ideal for humans and complex images.

Watch the before-and-after video

To use high quality mode, simply check High Quality checkbox.

Added Support for .webm Video

Now you can use .webm files in our web app without having to convert to a supported format.

Added Support for .gif For Face Swap

Ever saw a funny gif and wanted to put yourself in the scene? Now you can! We added support to allow .gif files for face swap mode, both in the web UI and API

When you request to delete your account, we remove all personal data, delete your information from Stripe, and erase all generated videos. We discovered that generated images were not included in this process. This has now been fixed—going forward, and we have reviewed and deleted any remaining images for previously deleted accounts.

Now you can have more control over the upscaled image. We enabled custom prompt for "Creative" style.

We shipped a new too: AI Image Upscaler!

Try it now: AI Image Upscaler

QR Code can represent any text, and we removed the URL limitation to our QR code generator. You can now use any text!

Try it now: AI QR Code Upscaler

We added Face Swap Photo to our dashboard experience.

Try it now: Face Swap Photo

We added AI QR Code Generator to our dashboard experience.

Try it now: AI QR Code Generator

You can now configure a webhook endpoint to be notified of status changes. We support video.started, video.completed, and video.errored events. This is a more efficient way to check whether a video ahs completed as compared to polling GET /v1/video-projects/:id.

Get more details in our webhook overview

Launching 4 Additional Video-to-Video Art Styles

Try them now: Video-to-Video

Now you can try out our lip sync tool even without creating an account.

Try it now: Free Lip Sync

we just launched a highly requested feature: Multi-Face Swap!

Now, you can swap individual faces in a video with anyone you choose. Just head to https://magichour.ai/create/face-swap, upload your video, and select "Individual Faces" to get started

We launched a new AI image generator - it's now higher resolution, faster, more photorealistic, and has better prompt adherence.

You can try it at https://magichour.ai/create/ai-image-generator, available to all users.

We launched a new version of Video-to-Video called V2.

It has a stylistic quality that is more consistent and less "noisy" than V1.

Some styles that work well with V2 are "The Void," "Android," and "Street Fighter," try them out yourself!

Watch the before-and-after video

Try them now: Video-to-Video

Text-to-Video is now available via API! Get started with this new API using:

• Python SDK

• Node SDK

• Go SDK

• Rust SDK

• Rest API

Image-to-Video is now available via API! Get started with this new API using:

• Python SDK

• Node SDK

• Go SDK

• Rust SDK

• Rest API

Video-to-Video is now available via API! Get started with this new API using:

• Python SDK

• Node SDK

• Go SDK

• Rust SDK

• Rest API

We made a major speed improvement that reduced AI Headshot generation time

> ~90s -> ~30s. 3x faster! 🚀

we launched a new free tool today: AI headshot generator. It takes one selfie and turns it into a professional photo.

Try it out at https://magichour.ai/products/ai-headshot-generator

we launched a free AI image generator. Generate any image using text!

Try it out at https://magichour.ai/products/ai-image-generator

Launching Free Face Swap Video

we launched a free version of our face swap video tool.

Try it out at https://magichour.ai/products/face-swap?mode=video

You can now swap faces into photos completely free, sign in not required (but we would love it if you do)

Try it now: https://magichour.ai/products/face-swap?mode=photo

API Now Available to Pro Users

We opened up our API to more users. Anyone with an active Pro or Business subscription to access the API.

Magic Hour officially has an API offering! It is currently available to users with an active Business subscription. But we plan to open up the API to more users.

As part of the initial launch, you can upload assets to our storage and create face swap videos.

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.magichour.ai/v1/face-swap \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
  "name": "Face Swap video",
  "height": 960,
  "width": 512,
  "start_seconds": 0,
  "end_seconds": 15,
  "assets": {
    "image_file_path": "image/id/1234.png",
    "video_source": "file",
    "video_file_path": "api-assets/id/1234.mp4"
  }
}'

The following APIs are available as part of the initial launch

• POST /v1/face-swap

• GET /v1/video-projects/:id

• POST /v1/files/upload-urls

Get started by creating an API key

We just added 10 more art styles you can use for video-to-video

• Ink

• Underwater

• On Fire

• Tarot Card

• Power Armor

• Unholy

• Thick Impasto

• Impressionism

• Film

• Lego

We just replaced our old "Feed" page with a new templates page with thousands of editable, high quality templates that make creating engaging videos easy.

We launched a new pricing tier, benefits includes:

• 250,000 frames per month.

• 4K resolution for Face Swap and Lip Sync.

• 3GB file uploads

• Direct line to the CEO

We are discounting this plan by 40% to start!

Check it out now https://magichour.ai/pricing

We understand if you just want to try us out and delete your account for privacy reasons. So we now allow you to delete your account.

To delete, visit https://magichour.ai/settings and click Delete Account.

For certain modes, you now can submit your output as a template.

Every day, you can now claim 100 free frames! That's 3000 frames per month!

Visit https://magichour.ai/create to claim yours today!

Now you can pick between Dreamshaper and Realistic AI models to use when generating your video.

We updated creator plan monthly frames from 5,000 to 10,000. So now you can make twice as many videos!

We launched a new in-app notification center, so you can see all of your video progress in one place.

We updated the maximum frames for Face Swap Video from 4,000 to 6,000 frames.

Now you can generate videos that are 1.5x longer!

The table summaries the length of video you can generate for a few common video FPS:

| FPS | Previous | New | | :-- | :---------------------------------------------- | :---------------------------------------------- | | 24 | {Math.floor(4000 / 24 / 60 / 0.1) / 10} minutes | {Math.floor(6000 / 24 / 60 / 0.1) / 10} minutes | | 30 | {Math.floor(4000 / 30 / 60 / 0.1) / 10} minutes | {Math.floor(6000 / 30 / 60 / 0.1) / 10} minutes | | 60 | {Math.floor(4000 / 60 / 60 / 0.1) / 10} minutes | {Math.floor(6000 / 60 / 60 / 0.1) / 10} minutes |

We've just made some major improvements to our subscription plans.

Creator

• 960x960 to 1024x1024 max resolution

• 500 MB uploads to 1 GB uploads

Pro

• 1344x1344 to 1476x1476 max resolution

• 1 GB uploads to 2 GB uploads

Plus, we made some behind the scene changes that starts your video upload as soon as you drag it in, so you won't have to wait as long after clicking render.

Exciting news: we've upgraded Video-to-Video, enhancing quality across all tiers, especially for Pro users.

The changes, subtle yet significant, are ideal for discerning and professional users. Check out our before-and-after video to see the improvements:

Watch the before-and-after video

We drastically improved the output quality of faces in Face Swap

Watch the before-and-after video