7.1.1 — Release Notes

Changelog for Agnes Video Generator: new features, improvements and bug fixes for every release.

PatchReleased on October 15, 2026View on GitHub ↗

What's New

Features & Improvements

  • `agnes-video-2.5-flash` is the default video model. With the legacy Video 2.0 channel retired upstream, the model lineup now covers the 2.5 series only, and every video task is submitted through the 2.5 standard protocol (mode / seconds / size / aspect_ratio). The per-model guidance shown in the create-task form reflects the available models.
  • Configurable configuration directory for npm deployments. A new AGNES_CONFIG_DIR environment variable lets npx free-short-video users keep config.json (their saved keys and settings) in a stable location such as ~/.agnes_config, instead of inside the ephemeral npm cache that is lost on npm cache clean or a cache-directory change.
  • Image uploads are validated on arrival. Non-whitelisted file types are rejected with a readable message instead of being silently rewritten, and uploaded bytes are checked to be a decodable image. A corrupt file now fails immediately with a clear, scene-scoped message rather than surfacing as a low-level error during generation.
  • Feedback panel and diagnostic report fully localized. The remaining feedback-panel and diagnostic-report labels that still appeared in English on non-English interfaces are now translated across all 22 interface languages.

Bug Fixes

  • Custom end-frame images keep their scene mapping. Uploaded end-frame images are now saved to their own scene index, so an empty slot no longer shifts later images onto the wrong scenes.
  • Chat calls retry once on an empty response instead of aborting the screenwriting stage with a None or KeyError.
  • Poetry scene prompts use a language-neutral default style. When no style is specified, the default hint is no longer a hardcoded Chinese phrase, so non-Chinese runs stay in their own language.
  • API-key authentication diagnostics no longer write the configured site domain into the log line.

About Agnes Video Generator

A completely free, open-source AI video generator: turn text into multi-scene AI videos with narration and subtitles.

  • Free and open source — no payment, no high-end GPU required
  • Text-to-video, image-to-video, digital anchor and image generation
  • Powered by free Agnes AI models, rendered entirely in the cloud
  • Runs via Web UI, Docker or npm, and supports self-hosting

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Author of Agnes Video Generator · Full-stack Developer

Independent developer and author of Agnes Video Generator, an open-source (MIT) AI video generation tool built on Agnes AI's free video models. Has helped 1,000+ creators produce AI videos at zero cost. Focused on making video generation models accessible and production-ready; content is based on hands-on practice and primary research.

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Last updated:2026-08-21

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