OpenArt: Character animation generation from 3D motion source

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Demo summary

The creator uses a Mixamo animation as a motion source in OpenArt to generate a consistent character video based on a specific character identity reference image.

Step-by-step

Upload the playblast video as the motion source
Upload the visual style reference image
Upload the character identity reference image
Input the master prompts and task explanation
Set the video orientation to horizontal
Select the max quality setting
Click the generate button

Tips

Use a specific template for prompts that explains the relationship between the motion source, visual style, and character identity
Explicitly state in the prompt that the character from the identity image should follow the motion of the video source

Highlights

“it looks pretty good. Everything is intact.”

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