Outcome
- One vertical 9:16 video with your avatar (or any photo of a person) doing the same movement as your reference clip, keeping the original audio.
Time and credits
- Total time: ~5-10 minutes.
- Credits: 18-48 cr for a 3-8 s clip on Motion standard.
Steps
Film the motion clip
3-30 s of yourself moving or talking, with good light and your
face visible if you want it in the result. Steady camera, close
or medium shot. Any phone works.
Prepare the character image
A vertical image of the character that will “perform” the clip.
It can be:
- An avatar you already have saved (see Characters).
- A real photo (yours, a client’s, etc.).
- An image generated with Image.
Take everything to Motion
In Create → Motion:
- CHARACTER slot: the character image.
- MOTION VIDEO slot: your motion clip.
- Prompt: optional, the clip leads.
Generate
The result keeps the original audio from the reference clip.
Useful when the audio was half the value of the video (talking
gestures, laughs, etc.).Cost: 6 cr/s on Motion standard, 8 cr/s on Motion Pro.
Best practices
- Face visible in the motion clip: if you want the transfer to look natural, the camera has to see the face well.
- Clear movement, not too chaotic. A simple dance or a defined gesture works better than very fast motion.
- Same framing: if the reference clip is a medium shot, upload an image also at medium shot. Very different framing breaks the transfer.
- Reuse the same avatar across clips to build recognition (see Build an AI influencer).
Common mistakes
- Full-body image + close-up clip: Motion doesn’t invent a body. Match the image to the clip’s framing.
- Profile character: loses detail. Front or 3/4 always.
Step-by-step walkthrough with examples at
zevor.ai/motion.