A Target Character Image
The image identifies the person, avatar, illustration, or character that should appear in the result.
Motion Transfer
Use a character image and a reference video to create a new performance built around the reference movement. The Pexo AI video agent keeps the target subject, motion timing, framing, and shot continuity aligned with your direction.
Character and motion references
Upload a Character Image and Motion Video
Add the subject you want to animate and the reference clip whose movement should guide the result.
The Pexo agent uses both files as context for one motion-transfer task.
Reference-guided animation
Move a Character with a Recorded Performance
Motion Transfer separates the movement in a reference clip from the person who performed it, then uses that movement to animate your chosen character.
Unlike prompt-led image animation, the reference video provides the action, pace, and gesture sequence. Pexo uses your direction to coordinate the character, motion timing, framing, and shot continuity.
A Reference Performance
The reference video supplies the body movement, poses, gestures, rhythm, and timing to follow.
A Reviewable Performance
Review the generated character performance, then request focused changes through the Agent.
How it works
Transfer Motion in 3 Steps
Provide both references, direct the performance, and review how the character follows the movement.
Provide Both References
Upload one clear target character image and a reference video with the movement you want to reproduce.
Direct the Performance
Tell the Agent what matters in the action, including the subject, framing, pace, and part of the motion to emphasize.
Review the Animated Shot
Check how the character follows the reference performance, then request focused changes in the same conversation.
Agent decisions
Controls That Shape the Transfer
The Agent uses both files and your direction to keep appearance and movement connected through the shot.
Character Appearance
Keeps the generated subject grounded in the uploaded character image while the pose changes.
Pose and Gesture Path
Uses the reference performance to guide how the body, arms, hands, and head move through the shot.
Timing and Rhythm
Coordinates the pace and sequence of the movement with the action shown in the reference clip.
Framing and Continuity
Accounts for how the subject is framed and how the performance stays visually coherent from start to finish.
Common questions
Motion Transfer FAQ
What is Motion Transfer?
Motion Transfer uses movement from a reference video to animate the subject in a target character image. The output is guided by the recorded performance rather than motion invented only from a text prompt.
What files should I provide?
Provide a clear character image for appearance and a reference video for movement. A visible main subject and an easy-to-follow action give the Agent clearer direction.
What makes a useful motion reference?
Choose a clip where the intended performer and movement are easy to see. Heavy obstruction, several competing subjects, rapid cuts, or unclear framing can make the requested action harder to interpret.
How is Motion Transfer different from Image to Video?
Motion Transfer starts with a reference video because you want a particular performance to guide the character. Image to Video is the broader choice when you have a still image but do not need to follow an existing movement sequence.
Can I revise the transferred performance?
Yes. Review the generated shot and tell the Pexo agent what should change, such as the part of the movement to emphasize, the pacing, or the framing.
Start with both references
Animate a Character from Your Motion Reference
Give the Pexo AI video agent a character image and a reference performance, then direct the animated shot you want to create.