Quick Guide: How to Use Character Motion Swap in PhotoDirector

Let AI give the person in a photo the moves from a video clip.

Updated Oct. 26, 2026 · 1 min read

Steps

1Load your two files

Character Photo takes the person you want moving. Reference Video takes the clip the movement is copied from.

Crop the photo to the video's shape first if the framing matters, or PhotoDirector will crop it around the face for you.

The Image to Video window with the tab row and the auto-crop notice highlighted

2Pick a model and Method, then Generate

Pick a model in Select Model, then choose a Method. Keep photo background leaves your character where the photo was taken, and Keep video background moves them into the clip's surroundings. Then click Generate.

Both files loaded, with a model picked in Select Model, the Method options, and the Generate button highlighted

3Download the clip from My Creations

You can close the window, and PhotoDirector notifies you in the app and by e-mail when the clip is ready. Clips wait in My Creations for a year. Open it, click View on your clip, and click Download.