How to Use Wan Animate Step-by-Step Guide

Learn how to create stunning AI-powered character animations with Wan Animate in just a few simple steps.

1
Upload Your Character Image

Upload Your Character Image

Start by uploading a static image of your character, avatar, or illustration. Wan Animate supports a wide range of character styles including anime characters, 3D avatars, digital humans, mascots, and stylized illustrations.

  • Supported formats: JPG, PNG, WebP
  • Recommended resolution: 512x512 or higher
  • Clear, front-facing character images work best
2

Upload a Reference Video

Select a video that contains the motion, expressions, and gestures you want to transfer to your character. The reference video should clearly show the movements you want to replicate.

  • Supported formats: MP4, MOV, AVI
  • Recommended duration: 5-120 seconds
  • Clear, well-lit videos produce better results
3

Generate and Download

Choose your animation mode (Animation or Replacement), select the desired resolution (480P or 720P), and let Wan Animate generate your animated video. Preview the result and download a high-quality animation ready for sharing or commercial use.

  • Animation Mode: Creates character animation from static image
  • Replacement Mode: Replaces character in reference video
  • Resolution options: 480P (1 point/sec) or 720P (2 points/sec)

Perfect Synchronized Full-body Motions

Motion Reference

Reference video showing full-body motion and gestures

Image Reference

Image Reference

Character image for animation

Output

Animated character performing synchronized full-body motion

Masterful Performance of Complex Motions

Motion Reference

Complex motion reference with intricate movements

Image Reference

Image Reference

Character image ready for complex animation

Output

Character performing complex motion sequence

Precision to Hand Performances

Motion Reference

Detailed hand gesture and finger movement reference

Image Reference

Image Reference

Character image with clear hand positioning

Output

Character performing precise hand gestures

One Shot Action

Motion Reference

Single action motion reference

Image Reference

Image Reference

Character image for one-shot action

Output

Character performing one-shot action sequence

Scene Details of Your Command

Motion Reference

Motion reference with scene context

Image Reference

Image Reference

Character image matching scene style

Output

Character animated with detailed scene integration

Prompt: A character performing actions in a detailed scene environment with proper lighting and background elements.

What is Wan2.2 Animate?

Wan Animate is a unified framework for character animation generation and character replacement. Given a character image and a reference video, Wan Animate supports two modes:

Animation Mode

Generates high-fidelity character animation videos by precisely replicating the facial expressions and body movements from the reference video.

Replacement Mode

Seamlessly integrates the character into the reference video, replacing the original character while reproducing the scene's lighting and color style to achieve natural environmental blending.

Technical Innovation

Advanced Input Paradigm

Built upon the Wan model with an improved input paradigm that distinguishes reference conditions from regions to be generated, thereby unifying multiple tasks under a common symbolic representation.

Relighting LoRA Module

Features an auxiliary relighting LoRA module that applies appropriate environmental lighting and color tones while preserving the character's appearance consistency for enhanced environmental blending.

We replicate body movements using spatially aligned skeletal signals and extract implicit facial features from the source image to reproduce expressions, thus generating character videos with high controllability and expressiveness.

Amazing Gallery of Wan Animate

Explore the capabilities of Wan Animate with diverse examples across different scenarios.

Pro Tips for Best Results

  • Use high-quality character images for best results
  • Reference videos with clear facial expressions work better
  • Ensure good lighting in your reference video
  • For replacement mode, the character should match the scene style
  • Preview before downloading to ensure quality

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