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SANA-WM model generates minute-scale videos efficiently

Researchers have introduced SANA-WM, an open-source world model capable of generating one-minute, 720p videos with precise camera control. This model achieves visual quality comparable to larger industrial systems while significantly improving efficiency. Key innovations include a hybrid linear attention mechanism for long-context modeling, a dual-branch system for accurate camera trajectory adherence, and a two-stage generation pipeline for enhanced video consistency. SANA-WM demonstrates remarkable efficiency in data usage, training compute, and inference hardware, enabling generation on a single GPU. AI

IMPACT Enables efficient generation of long-form, high-fidelity video content with precise camera control, potentially impacting media production and simulation.

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SANA-WM model generates minute-scale videos efficiently

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  1. arXiv cs.CV TIER_1 English(EN) · Enze Xie ·

    SANA-WM: Efficient Minute-Scale World Modeling with Hybrid Linear Diffusion Transformer

    We introduce SANA-WM, an efficient 2.6B-parameter open-source world model natively trained for one-minute generation, synthesizing high-fidelity, 720p, minute-scale videos with precise camera control. SANA-WM achieves visual quality comparable to large-scale industrial baselines …