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Amazon Nova Reel

By Amazon Web Services · aws.amazon.com

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What it does
Nova Reel generates videos from text prompts and optional reference images.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Purpose
Amazon Nova Reel generates videos from natural language text prompts and optional reference images.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Intended users
AWS describes Nova Reel as designed for enterprise creative workflows such as advertising, branding, product design, and social media.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Privacy
AWS says Amazon Bedrock does not store or review Nova Reel prompts or outputs, share them between customers or with third-party model providers, or use them to train Bedrock models.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Headquarters
Seattle, Washington, United StatesRead 28 Sep 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Founded
2006Read 28 Sep 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Access
AWS says customers can use Nova Reel through the Amazon Bedrock console and API.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
AI avatars
NoRead 22 Sep 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
API access
YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Async jobs
Video generation runs asynchronously and saves the result to an Amazon S3 bucket specified by the customer.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Camera motion
Amazon describes Nova Reel as supporting camera motion controls through text prompts.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Data handling
AWS says Bedrock inputs and outputs are not used to train Bedrock models, including Amazon Nova Reel.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Image-to-video
YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Integration
Video generation runs asynchronously through Amazon Bedrock Runtime and writes results to a specified Amazon S3 bucket.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Known limitations
The service card says Nova Reel does not support audio or 3D content and users should not expect coherent on-screen text.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Language limit
Nova Reel currently supports video generation from English prompts.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Language support
The service card says Nova Reel supports video generation from English prompts.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Lifecycle
The Amazon Bedrock model card lists Nova Reel as legacy with an end-of-life date of September 30, 2026.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Manual storyboarding
Manual multi-shot generation lets users specify a text prompt and optional image for each six-second shot.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Maximum resolution
720pRead 22 Sep 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Maximum video length
2Read 22 Sep 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Multi-shot
Nova Reel 1.1 supports multi-shot videos with a single prompt or custom prompts for individual shots.Read 7 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Multi-shot generation
Automated multi-shot generation accepts prompts up to 4,000 characters and does not accept an input image.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
No fine-tuning
The model page lists fine-tuning and provisioned throughput as unavailable.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Output limits
Nova Reel does not currently support audio or 3D content, and users should not expect coherent on-screen text in generated videos.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Reference images
An input reference image can guide video generation as the starting key frame.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Region availability
The user guide says Nova Reel 1.1 is available only in US East (N. Virginia).Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Regions
The user guide lists Nova Reel 1.0 in N. Virginia, Ireland, and Tokyo, and Nova Reel 1.1 in N. Virginia.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Safety
Nova Reel's safety filters cannot be configured or turned off.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Safety controls
The service card says its safety filters cannot be configured or turned off.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Security and compliance
Amazon Bedrock says data is encrypted in transit and at rest and lists ISO, SOC, CSA STAR Level 2, HIPAA eligibility, and GDPR compliance among its security and compliance coverage.Read 7 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Text-to-video
YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Video format
Videos are generated at 1280×720 resolution and 24 frames per second in six-second increments, up to two minutes long.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Video output
Videos are generated at 1280×720 and 24 frames per second, in six-second increments, up to two minutes long.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Watermarking
Nova Reel applies an invisible watermark to generated videos, and version 1.1 adds C2PA Content Credentials.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com

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