Motion transfer with Runway Act Two

Demo summary
The video shows how to use a webcam recording or uploaded video to transfer facial and body gestures onto a character image (a lion) using the Act Two feature.
Step-by-step
- Switch to Act Two at the bottom of the video generation session
- Record yourself or upload a video reference to capture gestures
- Upload your character as an image or a video
- Set the aspect ratio and expressiveness options
- Toggle whether to transfer gestures from the reference
- Generate the output video
Options
- Capture gestures of the face, hands, and full body
- Switch to facial expressions only mode
- Use an image or a video as the character base
Watch out for
- The output video duration is limited to the length of the provided reference video
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