AI · Web app
Runway Act-Two
Transfers facial expressions and body motion from video onto characters.
Act-Two is a performance capture feature in Runway that animates a static image or existing video character using a driving performance video. It transfers speech, facial expressions, and upper-body gestures while automatically introducing realistic camera and environmental motion.
What it's for
- Animate still character art or portraits using recorded webcam acting
- Transfer facial expressions and lip-sync speech onto non-human or stylized characters
- Produce dialogue scenes and character animation without motion capture suits
- Replace or modify facial performances in existing character videos
Features
- Driving performance capture via webcam or uploaded video
- Supports character references as either static images or videos
- Gesture control for mapping hand and upper-body poses onto character images
- Adjustable facial expressiveness slider to balance motion fidelity and character consistency
- Automatic environmental and subtle handheld camera motion generation
- Voice replacement tool to change spoken audio after generation
- Multi-aspect ratio export (16:9, 9:16, 1:1, 4:3, 3:4, 21:9) at 24fps
Pricing
Paid. Requires Standard plan or higher; costs 5 credits per second (3-second minimum).
Details
- Type
- Web app
- Category
- AI
- Topic
- AI Video Generation
- Open source
- No
- Platforms
- Web
- For
- Animators, video creators, game artists, and filmmakers seeking rapid performance capture.
- Alternative to
- Hedra Character-2, LivePortrait, Viggle AI
- Tags
- video generation, motion capture, animation, lip sync, runway, character animation
Why it was saved
- @kiselevatut: Enables creators to produce expressive character animations, marketing creatives, and lip-synced scenes without high-end mocap equipment.
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