Choose a readable reference
Use footage that clearly shows the intended movement or timing. Note any camera cuts, occlusion, or changes that may be irrelevant to your goal.
Video / Use case
Use the movement.
Find a new scene.
Plan a reference-led video from source footage that communicates movement, timing, or visual context.
A video reference can express behavior that a still image cannot. The important distinction is what you intend to borrow: the action, the camera, the pacing, or the broader scene. This use case belongs under Reference to Video.
Studio image / Visual referenceStudio-generated reference
A still-image reference, not footage.Missing video output
- 01 / Start with
- Permitted reference footage
- 02 / Direct
- The movement or structure to use
- 03 / Review
- A new reference-led clip
From input to intention
Give the idea a clear path.
Prepare the input, express the intention, and review what actually changed.
State what transfers
Explain whether the reference is about subject motion, camera behavior, or sequence structure. Name the visual attributes that should come from another input or the written brief.
Review the relationship
Compare the output with the intended role of the reference. Check whether the movement remains coherent rather than expecting a frame-by-frame copy.
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 reference clip for the broad rhythm of the movement and the direction of the camera. Create a new scene with the supplied visual subject. Keep the action readable and avoid adding a cut where the reference is continuous.
Illustrative creative brief. It is not the recorded prompt for the displayed sample.
01
Borrowing motion is different from editing the source
If the intention is to change the existing clip while keeping it as the base, Video Edit may be the better category. Videos to Video describes a reference-led generation intention.
The exact distinction should remain visible in the final controls, so users do not confuse generating a new interpretation with preserving and revising the original footage.
02
Remove ambiguity in the brief
A clip contains many signals at once. The camera may move while the subject performs an action, lighting changes, and the background shifts. Not every signal needs to transfer.
Describe the specific role of the video reference. Simplify the first test so you can see whether the intended movement or timing was followed.
03
Inspect the full performance
Motion can look similar at a glance while losing important contact, pacing, or body relationships. Review the beginning, active movement, and ending in context.
No verified video-reference result is bundled for this mode. The source clip, prompt, and actual result must be added before the page is used as evidence of product capability.
The useful details
A few good
questions.
Is this Video Edit?
Not automatically. Reference-led generation uses footage as guidance for a new result; Video Edit revises an existing clip. The connected controls should make that difference explicit.
Will the output match the source frame for frame?
That should not be promised without verification. Evaluate the relationship to the reference rather than assuming exact copying.
Can I use a clip with several cuts?
Only where the connected mode supports it. A clear, simple reference is easier to evaluate than one containing several unrelated shots.
Where can I find this workflow?
Open Videos, then Reference to Video, then Videos to Video. This uses footage as a generation reference; changing the source itself belongs under Edit & Extend.
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.