Motion Control AI transfers the movement in a reference video onto a still character image, so one portrait can dance, gesture and present without rigging or keyframes. Upload a character image and a 3 to 30 second reference clip, and the Motion Control AI video renders on Kling 2.6 or Kling 3.0 in 720p or 1080p.
Motion Control AI is a video-to-video model that reads human movement out of one clip and re-performs it with the character in your image, keeping that character intact.
Motion Control AI separates the performance from the performer. Your reference video supplies timing, body angles and gesture; your character image supplies face, wardrobe and proportions. The render is one new clip where your character carries out that exact performance.
Two files. A character image with head, shoulders and torso clearly visible at 340 pixels or more, and a reference video of 3 to 30 seconds showing the same upper body region. A text prompt is optional in Motion Control AI.
Prompt-driven animation invents movement from a description, so every run drifts. Motion Control AI copies motion you already chose, frame by frame, which is why choreography and sign language survive the motion transfer intact.
Five things the Motion Control AI video pipeline handles for you, from motion extraction through to the final render.
The model reads your reference video frame by frame and maps head turns, shoulder rotation, arm arcs and torso lean onto the character image. Timing is preserved, so a beat on second four in the source lands on second four in the result. Motion Control AI never resamples the take into something generic.
Face, hairstyle, wardrobe and proportions come from your still character image and stay locked across the clip. Because the AI motion control pass never regenerates the character from a prompt, the person on screen at second one is still there at second twenty. Motion Control AI keeps them recognisable.
Motion Control AI runs on four presets: Kling 2.6 at 720p or 1080p and Kling 3.0 at 720p or 1080p. Kling 2.6 returns faster and costs fewer credits, while Kling 3.0 handles fast limbs, partial occlusion and dense choreography with less warping.
There is no fixed five-second cap. The rendered clip matches your reference video, anywhere from 3 to 30 seconds. One long take through Motion Control AI replaces four stitched generations that never quite match at the seams.
Leave the prompt empty and Motion Control AI follows the reference video exactly. Add a line about lighting, background or mood and the render leans that way while the movement stays untouched — one motion, several looks.
Both uploads have to show the same upper body region. These are the limits Motion Control AI checks before a render starts.
| Input | Requirement | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Character image | PNG or JPEG up to 5 MB, 340px minimum | Head, shoulders and torso clearly visible |
| Reference video | MP4 or MOV up to 100 MB | 3 to 30 seconds, one performer in frame |
| Continuous motion | At least 3 seconds | Hard cuts and freeze frames weaken tracking |
| Upper body framing | Required in both files | Hands-only or very wide shots fail the match |
| Output resolution | 720p or 1080p | Chosen separately, billed per second |
| Output audio | No audio controls | The model adds no soundtrack of its own |
Credits scale with resolution and length, so a 720p pass is the cheap way to test a motion before committing to a 1080p Motion Control AI video render.
Four habits that decide whether a Motion Control AI render looks directed or looks melted.
Pick a reference video framed like your character image. Feed a chest-up portrait with a full-body dance clip and the model has to invent legs it never saw. Matching crops is the biggest quality lever here.
Two people in the reference video split the motion signal. Trim to the stretch where one performer is clearly visible and the AI motion control pass has an unambiguous body to track.
Sharp gestures transfer better than motion blur, hard cuts or heavy occlusion. When limbs vanish behind furniture in the source, expect them to smear on the way out.
Run the first pass cheap. Once framing, identity and timing read correctly, send the same pair back through Motion Control AI at 1080p for the final file.
Six places where copying a real performance beats describing one, and where AI motion control removes an entire animation step.
Reuse one filmed take across a whole cast of AI characters so a virtual creator posts daily without a new shoot. Motion Control AI holds the face and outfit steady between uploads.
Capture a routine once, then re-perform it with different characters, costumes and rooms for TikTok, Reels and Shorts. A free motion control AI pass at 720p is plenty for social.
Show a presenter holding, opening or demonstrating something with the exact hand path you filmed, instead of hoping a text prompt finally lands the gesture.
Block out a shot with reference video of yourself, then swap in the character design. Animators use Motion Control AI to test timing before anyone commits to a rig.
Run one approved performance through several character images to build regional versions of a spot without rebooking talent or rebuilding the edit.
Preserve hand shape and rhythm where meaning depends on exact movement. Motion Control AI copies the source instead of guessing, which prompt-driven video models routinely garble.
No timeline, no rig and no keyframes. Motion Control AI needs two files and one click.
Step 01
Pick a photo or generated portrait with head, shoulders and torso clearly visible, at least 340 pixels on the short side. One subject, even lighting, no heavy crop.
Step 02
Drop in a 3 to 30 second clip of the performance you want copied. The same upper body region has to be visible, with at least three seconds of continuous motion.
Step 03
Choose Kling 2.6 or Kling 3.0 at 720p or 1080p, add an optional prompt, then start the Motion Control AI render and download the finished clip when the job completes.
Answers to the questions people ask before their first Motion Control AI video.
Kling 3.0 tracks fast limbs, partial occlusion and dense choreography with fewer artefacts, and costs more credits per second. Kling 2.6 is quicker and cheaper, and it is usually enough for steady upper body motion, talking gestures and simple dance.
Between 3 and 30 seconds, up to 100 MB. Shorter clips do not give the model enough continuous motion to lock onto, and longer footage has to be trimmed before upload. The rendered motion control video matches the length of your reference video.
Motion Control AI has no audio setting either way: the Kling endpoint takes no sound parameter, so nothing is generated and nothing is promised. If the track you want is missing, add the original back in any editor — timing is preserved, so it lines up.
Renders come back clean, with nothing burned into the frame. What you download is what you publish.
Paid plans include commercial use of what you generate. You remain responsible for the rights to both inputs: Motion Control AI does not clear permission for footage of a person or a copyrighted performance.
No rigging, keyframing or motion capture setup is involved. Two uploads and a model choice is the entire workflow, which is why the best AI motion control result comes down to picking a good reference video, not to technical skill.
Upper body performance: gestures, head turns, dance, presenting and sign language. Whole-body acrobatics, heavy camera movement and shots where the subject leaves frame are the weakest cases for any AI motion control model.
Mouth movement is copied along with the rest of the face, but this is not a lip sync tool. When speech has to be driven by an audio file, use the dedicated AI Lip Sync page instead.
Generate one. A short text-to-video clip of a person moving works as the motion source; feed it into Motion Control AI with the character image you actually want on screen.
Upload a character image and a reference video, pick 720p or 1080p, and let Motion Control AI handle the animation pass. Free credits get you started.
