Choose an understandable performance
Use a reference in which the intended action is visible. Note occlusions, camera movement, and cuts that may make the performance harder to interpret.
Video / Use case
Borrow the movement.
Keep your direction.
Explore a reference workflow that uses a permitted performance to guide another visual subject’s movement.
Motion transfer is a specific intent within video-reference generation. A source performance can communicate action and timing, while another reference may define appearance. Keep those roles clear and evaluate how the new subject interacts with the scene.
Studio image / Visual referenceStudio-generated reference
A still-image reference, not footage.Missing video output
- 01 / Start with
- Permitted motion reference
- 02 / Direct
- Movement and appearance roles
- 03 / Review
- A motion-guided video
From input to intention
Give the idea a clear path.
Prepare the input, express the intention, and review what actually changed.
Separate motion from appearance
Explain which input provides the movement and which defines the visual subject. Avoid accidentally asking the new result to inherit the entire original scene.
Review body and scene relationships
Inspect balance, limb motion, contact with objects, and timing. Compare the intended action rather than looking only for a similar silhouette in one frame.
Start with a useful brief
A direction you can adapt.
Use this as a starting brief, then adjust it to your own source and intention.
Example direction
Use the permitted performance reference for the broad action and timing. Use the supplied character reference for appearance. Keep the action readable, preserve the intended direction of movement, and review contact with the ground throughout the sequence.
Illustrative creative brief. It is not the recorded prompt for the displayed sample.
01
A performance contains more than pose
Movement includes transitions, acceleration, balance, and interactions with the environment. A series of similar-looking poses may still fail to communicate the intended action.
Review how the subject gets from one position to the next, especially when changing direction or making contact with another object.
02
Camera motion can confuse the reference role
A moving camera changes the apparent position of a subject even when the subject is relatively still. Decide whether that camera behavior should transfer with the performance.
Make the brief explicit. When the reference is visually complex, a simpler performance can be a better starting test.
03
Keep identity and permission in view
Use source footage and character references you are permitted to process. Do not present a synthetic performance as authentic footage of an identifiable person.
This mode needs a matched reference and result for a meaningful demonstration. The current visual is illustrative rather than proof of motion-transfer quality.
The useful details
A few good
questions.
Is this a separate sidebar tool?
No. It belongs to the reference-led video family inside Video Generator.
Does motion transfer preserve every movement exactly?
That is not guaranteed by this page. Inspect the output and verify the connected mode’s actual behavior.
What should the reference emphasize?
The action you want to guide, with enough visibility to understand its timing and transitions.
How does this differ from Character Swap?
Motion transfer uses a performance as guidance. Character Swap describes replacement within target media. The exact connected controls determine how much of the source is preserved.
Connected workflows
A different starting point?
One tool. More possibilities.
Keep the workflow simple.
This use case belongs inside the broader tool. Explore related approaches without learning a different navigation system.