Transfer Real Motion onto Any Character with Wan 2.2 Animate 2
Transfer body motion and expressions from a reference video onto any character image with Wan 2.2 Animate 2. 480p or 720p, clips up to 120s, from 24 credits.
Overview
Motion Transfer, Not Re-Recording
Wan 2.2 Animate 2 is Alibaba's motion-transfer model in the Wan 2.2 family. It takes one character image and one driving video, and re-plays the video's body motion, gestures, and facial expressions on your character while keeping the character's look. The output follows the driving video's length and aspect ratio, so the timing you record is the timing you get.
- One image + one video in
- 480p and 720p
- 3–120 second clips
- Output follows your video
- From 24 credits
Features
Wan 2.2 Animate 2 Features
Motion transfer built around two inputs you already have: a character and a performance.
Motion from any driving video
Body motion, gestures, and facial expressions are read from your video, with no rigging or pose editing to set up.
Upload a characterCharacter locked to your image
The output keeps the character from your image — costume, proportions, and style — while the pose follows the video.
Try motion transferUp to 120 seconds
Longer performances than most motion tools allow. Timing follows the driving video, second for second.
Use a long takeCost scales with video length
480p runs 8 credits per second and 720p runs 16. A 10-second 480p transfer is 80 credits, shown before you generate.
Check the costHow to use
How to Use Wan 2.2 Animate 2
Upload one character image and one driving video, describe the character and background, then generate. The output copies the motion and the timing of your video.
Upload a character image
One clear image of the character you want to animate. The character's look is kept; the image's own background is ignored.
Upload a driving video
A clip of the motion you want, 3 to 120 seconds. The output matches this video's length and aspect ratio.
Describe character and background
The prompt describes the character's appearance and the background you want. Motion guidance is optional for steering how the action reads.
Pick a resolution and generate
480p for tests, 720p for the final cut. Credits scale with the driving video's length, and the cost is shown before you generate.
Who it's for
Who Should Use Wan 2.2 Animate 2
Creators who have a character and a performance, and need them combined.
Dance and trend remakes
Record the routine once, then re-play it with any character for fan edits and social trends.
Brand mascots in motion
Put a mascot through a walk cycle or product demo using any reference performance.
Animation previz
Block a character's acting with your own recorded performance before committing to full animation.
Cosplay and avatar clips
Turn a costume photo plus a recorded fight or pose sequence into a finished clip.
Same motion, many characters
Reuse one driving video across a cast — swap the image, keep the choreography.
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FAQ
Wan 2.2 Animate 2 FAQ
Common questions about inputs, credits, and what the model keeps from your material.
- What is Wan 2.2 Animate 2 best for?
- Copying body motion, gestures, and facial expressions from a video you record onto a character image you upload — dance covers, mascot demos, cosplay clips, and character previz.
- What do I need before generating?
- Two files: one character image and one driving video of 3 to 120 seconds. The prompt describing the character and background is optional, but it improves background control.
- Does Wan 2.2 Animate 2 support text-to-video?
- No. On Epochal this model is wired for video-to-video motion transfer — it always needs both a character image and a driving video. For text-to-video, start from Wan 2.7 or the Seedance models.
- How long can the driving video be?
- Between 3 and 120 seconds. The output matches the driving video's length and aspect ratio, and billing rounds the length up to whole seconds with a 3-second minimum.
- What affects the credit cost?
- Two things: resolution (8 credits per second at 480p, 16 at 720p) and the driving video's length. A 5-second 480p run is 40 credits, and the workbench shows the exact cost before you generate.
- How is this different from Kling Motion Control?
- Both transfer motion from a reference. Wan 2.2 Animate 2 takes the character's full look from your image and supports performances up to 120 seconds. Kling Motion Control offers standard and pro modes with its own motion fidelity. Try the same inputs on both and compare.
- Can I use the generated videos commercially?
- Generated content can generally be used for commercial projects, subject to the applicable model terms and any rights in the materials you upload. Make sure your character image and driving video are yours to use.
- Why doesn't the output keep the background from my driving video?
- The background comes from your prompt, not from either file — Animate 2 builds its own scene and ignores the backgrounds of both the image and the video. Describe the scene you want, for example: "Character: a dancer in a red jacket. Background: a night street with neon signs." If you leave the prompt empty, the model picks the background on its own.
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Start creating with Wan 2.2 Animate 2
Upload a character image and a driving video in your browser. The workbench shows the credit cost before every run.
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