Style Transfer
Style Transfer
AI Motion Control
AI Motion Control for Character Animation
Upload a character image and a motion reference clip. Topview transfers dance, gestures, and full-body performance onto your character with studio-grade precision.
- Free to try
- Seedance 2.0 Motion Control
- HD character output
AI Motion Control Use Cases
See how AI Motion Control helps teams create product ads, cinematic scenes, and action-driven videos with more deliberate camera movement.
Expression & Motion
Perfect Expression & Motion Replay
Live Performance
Performance-Driven Cinematic Video
Precision Motion
Precise & Fluid Motion Performance
Why Use AI Motion Control
Why Use AI Motion Control
Get more reliable motion transfer, steadier character identity, and clearer camera-direction control for motion-driven AI video creation.
Lip Sync & Expression Control
Pixel-Perfect Lip Sync & Expression Control
Map subtle human performance onto any AI avatar.
Advanced AI motion control precisely captures every subtle nuance from your source video, from a raised eyebrow to accurate phonemes. Instantly map real human emotions, head poses, and exact lip movements onto any AI avatar.
Visual lip syncExpression controlAI avatar performance
Studio-Grade Motion
Animate Any Character with Studio-Grade Motion
Retarget complex actions without expensive motion-capture gear.
Turn complex real-world actions into flawless character animations without expensive mo-cap gear. Seamlessly retarget human movements to any 3D IP or animated character while preserving anatomical consistency and gravity-aware motion.
Character retargetingPhysics-aware motionCinematic animation
Universal Motion Retargeting
Universal Motion Retargeting Across Any Art Style
Retarget one performance to vastly different character styles.
Transform a single video into infinite artistic styles. Effortlessly map complex human movements to 3D chibi models, game figures, or 2D anime characters while preserving the original rhythm and energy without custom rigging.
Art-style retargetingBody proportion adaptionRig-free transfer
High-Dynamic Acrobatics
Master High-Dynamic Acrobatics & Complex Poses
Handle extreme motion, inverted poses, and agile action cleanly.
Push the boundaries of AI animation with flawless execution of extreme, high-agility movements. Whether it is martial arts, parkour, or complex acrobatics, this AI motion control tool keeps structure stable while mapping rapid and highly dynamic poses into new cinematic scenes.
Complex posesPhysics stabilityZero limb distortion
Technical Specs
Built on Seedance 2.0 Motion Control
Seedance 2.0 brings unified motion, camera, and character control into a single generation pipeline.
- Model
- Seedance 2.0 Motion Control
- Mode
- Unified Motion
- Duration
- 3s – 30s
- Input
- Video + Image
- Motion Coverage
- Full-Body + Hand
- Camera Control
- Pan / Tilt / Zoom / Dolly
What You Can Create
Motion Reference, Precision Control, Character Animation
Start from a motion clip, dial in hand/face/body detail, then apply it to talking photos, styled characters, and avatar ads.
Motion Reference
Dance Reference
Turn any dance clip into a driving reference and make your character match every beat, spin, and step.
Action Clips
Feed in action footage — fights, sports, stunts — and transfer the choreography onto your own character.
Reuse Winning Movement
Already have a motion clip that performed well? Reapply it to new characters and multiply your best-performing content.
Precision Control
Hand Gestures
Preserve fine finger movement and hand articulation for sign language, product demos, and expressive storytelling.
Facial Expression
Carry over subtle facial micro-expressions — smiles, brows, eye contact — so characters feel emotionally alive.
Full-Body
Capture the entire body in motion, from footwork to posture, for complete performance transfer.
Character Animation
Talking Photos
Turn a single still photo into a talking, moving character synced to your reference performance.
Styled Characters
Apply motion control to illustrated, 3D, or stylized characters without breaking their art style.
Avatar Ads
Animate branded avatars and spokes-characters for scroll-stopping ad creative at scale.
Who It's For
Built for Every Team Bringing Characters to Life
From ecommerce brands to creator studios, motion control adapts to your workflow.
Served for
Ecommerce Brands
Animate product mascots and spokes-characters for listings, ads, and livestream clips.
Served for
Avatar & Virtual Influencer Studios
Give digital avatars natural, expressive motion for always-on content.
Served for
Content Creators
Turn a single photo into a moving, dancing, or talking character in minutes.
Served for
UGC Ad Teams
Produce endless UGC-style variations by remixing one reference performance.
Served for
SaaS & Product Teams
Bring product explainer avatars to life without hiring animators.
Served for
Localization Teams
Re-animate the same character across markets while keeping motion and lip sync intact.
Served for
Creative Agencies
Deliver character animation at campaign scale without a mocap budget.
Served for
DTC Marketers
Animate brand characters for paid social creative that keeps performance high.
How to Use AI Motion Control
From still image to animated character in three steps.
- 1
Upload a Character Image
Start with any photo, illustration, or 3D render of the character you want to animate.
- 2
Upload a Motion Reference
Add a dance clip, action footage, or any video with the movement you want to transfer.
- 3
Generate & Download
Topview's AI motion control renders the animation — download and publish in minutes.
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Frequently Asked Questions
AI motion control is a technology that transfers movement from a reference video onto a different character. Upload a character image and a motion clip, and the AI generates a new video of your character performing that exact motion, without rigging, mocap suits, or manual animation.
You can use almost any video with a person or character moving, including dance clips, sports footage, action scenes, or your own recorded performance. Topview's motion control extracts the movement and reapplies it to your uploaded character image.
A single character image is enough to get started. You can upload a photo, an illustration, or a 3D render, and Topview's AI motion control will animate it using your chosen motion reference.
Yes. The model preserves fine hand articulation and facial micro-expressions from the reference clip, so gestures, finger movement, and emotional expressions carry over accurately onto the animated character.
Yes. Topview's motion control includes automatic lip sync, so dialogue and mouth movement stay aligned with your audio track while the rest of the body follows the motion reference.
Generated videos can range from 3 seconds up to 30 seconds per clip, which covers most social, ad, and short-form content needs. Longer sequences can be produced by generating and stitching multiple clips.
No. Traditional motion capture requires markers, suits, and a capture stage. Topview's AI motion control works from a normal reference video, delivering studio-grade motion fidelity without any specialized hardware.
Yes. Motion control supports camera direction including pan, tilt, zoom, and dolly, so you can add cinematic camera movement on top of the character's motion.
Yes. Motion control works with illustrated, 3D, and stylized characters, applying the reference motion while preserving the character's original art style and proportions.
Yes. Brands use motion control to animate product mascots, spokes-characters, and branded avatars for listings, UGC-style ads, and livestream clips, producing scroll-stopping creative at scale.
Yes. Universal retargeting lets you reuse a single motion reference across any number of characters with different shapes, styles, and proportions, so you can multiply your best-performing content.
Topview's AI motion control is built on Seedance 2.0 Motion Control, combining motion transfer, camera control, and character animation in a single generation pipeline.
Bring Any Character to Life
Upload a character image and a motion reference clip, and let Topview's AI motion control handle dance, gestures, and full-body animation for you.
One reference clip. Any character. No mocap required.