magic-hour-character-replace
Magic Hour character replace
Reuse a performance the user already likes. Accept “make my character do this” or “replace this performer”; infer the correct mode from what the user wants to preserve. Keep the reference and source footage distinct and complete the requested clip within the existing budget.
Choose replace or animate
| Request | Mode | What to inspect |
|---|---|---|
| Put my character into this footage, keeping the setting | replace |
Intended subject replaced, source action and surrounding scene retained |
| Make the character in my image perform this motion | animate |
Reference character and image composition, transferred performance |
| Change only this person's face | Face Swap | Facial identity; body and costume are outside that operation |
| Same character in a newly invented scene | Image Editor → Image-to-Video | New approved still before motion |
Do not use a text prompt to invent a source performance that was already supplied. The current Character Replace schema has mode and subject-selection controls, not a general scene-prompt field. Do not fabricate camera, seed or strength settings.
Prepare the performance
Inspect the actual video interval, dimensions, cuts, subject count, visible limbs, occlusions and motion speed. Match the character reference to the visible body and framing when possible. A portrait cannot establish faithful unseen legs; complicated hand contacts and fast turns need a representative output check. Keep the original, rather than repeatedly feeding generated revisions back into the model.