Bytedance Dreamactor V2

Bytedance Dreamactor V2

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ByteDance DreamActor V2 transfers motion from a driving video to characters in an image. Great performance for non-human and multiple characters. Ready-to-use REST inference API, best performance, no coldstarts, affordable pricing.

Features

ByteDance DreamActor V2

DreamActor V2 is ByteDance’s advanced motion transfer model that animates any character image using a driving video. Upload a portrait or character image and a reference video — the model makes your character perform the same movements, expressions, and gestures as the person in the driving video.

Why Choose This?

• Motion transfer Transfer movements, expressions, and gestures from a driving video to any character image.

• Any character Works with photos, illustrations, anime characters, or any portrait-style image.

• Expression capture Accurately captures facial expressions, head movements, and body gestures.

• Natural animation Generates smooth, realistic motion that matches the driving video timing.

• Simple workflow Just two inputs — an image and a video — no complex setup required.

Parameters

How to Use

1. Upload your character image — provide a portrait or character image to animate.
2. Upload your driving video — provide a video with the movements you want to transfer.
3. Run — submit and download the animated video.

Pricing

Billing Rules

• Rate: $0.05 per second of driving video
• Total cost = video duration × $0.05

Best Use Cases

• Virtual Avatars — Create animated avatars that mirror real human movements.
• Content Creation — Make characters or illustrations come to life with realistic motion.
• Digital Humans — Generate expressive digital human videos for marketing or entertainment.
• Social Media — Create engaging character animations for viral content.
• Gaming & Entertainment — Animate game characters or mascots with real motion capture.

Pro Tips

• Use a clear, front-facing character image for best results.
• The driving video should have clear, visible movements and expressions.
• Ensure good lighting in the driving video for accurate motion capture.
• Shorter driving videos are faster to process and more cost-effective for testing.
• Use videos with a single person and minimal background movement.

Notes

• Both image and video are required fields.
• Billing is based on the duration of the driving video.
• Ensure uploaded URLs are publicly accessible.

# Submit the task
curl --location --request POST "https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/bytedance/dreamactor-v2" \
--header "Content-Type: application/json" \
--header "Authorization: Bearer ${WAVESPEED_API_KEY}" \
--data-raw '{
    "enable_sync_mode": false,
    "enable_base64_output": false
}'

# Get the result
curl --location --request GET "https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/predictions/${requestId}/result" \
--header "Authorization: Bearer ${WAVESPEED_API_KEY}"