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AI Motion Control for Character Animation
Transfer body movement, gestures, and expression from a reference video to a character image—without rebuilding the performance frame by frame.
See Motion Control in action
Nine public community demonstrations show how recorded performances can drive realistic people, stylized characters, dance, and longer creative workflows.
Public X metrics captured August 15, 2026. Videos and prompts belong to their credited creators and are shown as community evidence, not Motiofy-generated results.
Why creators use Motion Control
Use a recorded performance when the movement matters more than asking a video model to invent it.
Keep the character recognizable
A clear character image anchors appearance while the reference video supplies the performance. Matching the image and video framing gives the face and body a better chance to remain stable through turns and expression changes.
Follow a real performance
Drive full-body movement, gestures, visible expression, contact, and momentum from one continuous reference video instead of describing every beat in a prompt.
Choose which source leads
Follow motion uses the video’s body orientation for complex movement. Keep image preserves the pose direction of the character image when composition matters more.
How to get a cleaner motion transfer
Better source material usually matters more than a longer prompt.
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Upload one character image
Use a clear full-body or upper-body image with visible limbs and a simple silhouette.
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Add a motion reference
Choose an MP4 or MOV between 3 and 30 seconds. Keep image mode is limited to 10 seconds.
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Choose orientation and generate
Select 720p or 1080p, review the Credits estimate, then follow progress in History.
Motion Control vs Seedance 2: Which should you use?
Choose by what must stay under your control: a recorded human performance or a prompt-led scene with multimodal references and sound.
Need the model to invent the shot instead of following a performance? Create with Seedance 2.0.
AI Motion Control questions
How to choose references, protect identity, handle difficult motion, and decide when Seedance 2 is a better fit.
It transfers visible body movement, gestures, and facial performance from a reference video to a character image. The image defines the character’s appearance; the video defines the performance. This makes Motion Control useful when a dance, product gesture, or acting beat must follow a recorded take rather than be invented from text.
Start with one sharp, evenly lit character image whose face and body framing resemble the reference video. Avoid combining a tight headshot with a distant full-body dance. The current Motiofy Motion Control workbench accepts one character image and one motion video, so the quality and framing of that image matter more than adding a longer prompt.
Use one clearly visible person in a continuous 3–30 second shot. Keep the camera stable, show the limbs needed for the action, and avoid hard cuts, heavy motion blur, crossed-body occlusion, or a subject repeatedly leaving the frame. Matching upper-body footage with an upper-body character image usually transfers more cleanly.
Fast fingers, overlapping hands, object grabs, and motion blur remain difficult because the model has less visible information to follow. Use a short reference where hands stay large and unobstructed, and make sure the character image contains useful hand detail. Splitting a complex routine into shorter clips can also reduce drift.
The current Motiofy Motion Control workbench does not expose a dedicated audio or lip-sync control. It can transfer visible facial performance, but audio-led generation is a separate need. Choose Seedance 2 when generated or reference audio is part of the shot, or add dialogue and precise lip sync in a later editing step.
This workflow is designed around one character image and one motion video, so it is most reliable when one clear subject owns the frame. Multiple performers, hugs, fights, and crossed limbs introduce ambiguous tracking. For multi-character work, generate separate single-character shots and composite or edit them into the final sequence.
Follow motion lets the reference video control the character’s body orientation and supports motion videos up to 30 seconds. Keep image preserves the orientation established by the character image and supports up to 10 seconds. If the image and performer face different directions, test both because the setting can materially change composition and stability.
Keep it short and use it for scene, lighting, camera intent, style, or elements that are not already defined by the inputs. Do not describe the complete dance or gesture again—the reference video already supplies that information. When results become confused, simplify the prompt before changing the motion source.
More ways to create video
Give your character a movement
Return to the workbench, add your character and motion reference, and review the exact Credits before generating.