The clip is the prompt
Reference footage carries the direction — no prompt engineering needed to describe a camera move.
Video Motion Transfer
The motion belongs to the reference. The subject in the frame belongs to you.
Modèle IA 4 crédits
GPT Image 2Génération d’images polyvalente en 4K Instructions0/2000
Évitez les personnages, logos et musiques protégés ainsi que les contenus sensibles ou explicites — ils peuvent être bloqués.
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Génération par lots1
Coût estimé : 4 crédits
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Choisissez une référence, ajoutez vos sujets et cliquez sur Générer.
Why Video Motion Transfer
Why creators choose Video Motion Transfer
Video Motion Transfer runs inside the Katana AI studio, so you can generate, edit, and export images without juggling separate tools or subscriptions.
Your subjects stay yours
Subject photos anchor identity — faces, products and outfits survive the rebuild.
Motion that already works
Presets and your own clips supply choreography that is proven to land on feeds.
Share-ready MP4
Vertical, landscape or square — download and post with your own soundtrack.
The technique
Video motion transfer without the rig
Motion transfer used to mean mocap suits and a VFX pipeline. The reference-to-video version is simpler: a clip carries the movement, your photos carry the subject, and the engine rebuilds one around the other.
What actually transfers
Three things move from reference to output: the camera path, the subject's motion, and the edit's timing — cuts, holds, and rhythm. The pixels do not transfer; the choreography does.
What replaces the original cast is your subject set — one to eight photos that tell the engine who or what should occupy the frame.
Why it suits short edits
Transfer quality is a function of legibility: a clear, single move survives the rebuild better than dense choreography. That is why the studio caps references at fifteen seconds — inside the window where motion stays readable.
Four to fifteen seconds also happens to be the shape of a feed clip, so the constraint doubles as a format.
Getting the subject to hold
Identity drift is the failure mode to watch: faces softening, logos sliding, fabrics changing. The countermeasures are sharp photos, multiple angles of the same subject, and reviewing the take frame by frame before you post.
If the subject slips mid-clip, the fix is usually better source photos — not a longer instruction.
How to use Video Motion Transfer
How to use Video Motion Transfer in three steps
Upload the reference clip
4–15 seconds of footage — yours or a preset — sets the motion and rhythm.
Add your subject photos
1–8 images of the person, product or outfit that should appear.
Generate and review
Watch the rebuild, check the subjects, download the MP4.
Who uses Video Motion Transfer
Who uses Video Motion Transfer for image work
Creators & editors
Rebuild trending formats with your own cast — no reshoot.
Brands & sellers
Product photos step into proven ad-style motion.
Social teams
Format-matched clips sized and paced for feeds.
Fans & communities
Put yourself inside the edits you already love — with rights confirmed.
More models
Video Motion Transfer and the rest of the studio in one place
Katana Edit handles the video pipeline end to end; companion image models cover thumbnails, covers and stills.
Reference-to-videoMotion transferSubject photosOptional audio4–15s editsImage generationMP4 exportPreset library
FAQ
Video Motion Transfer FAQ
01What transfers from the reference?
Camera movement, subject motion, framing, cut points and overall rhythm — the choreography of the clip, not its pixels.
02What comes from my photos?
Identity. Faces, outfits, products and styling in your subject photos replace the original cast inside the same motion.
03Does the edit keep the reference length?
Yes — output duration matches the reference clip, which is why references are capped at 15 seconds.
04Can I keep the reference audio?
You can attach one audio file per render. Otherwise the edit exports silent and you add sound where you post.