Create a character from an image or a description

A saved character is a person, an animal or a creature that you make one time and use in many videos. You can make it from an image or from a description. The only cost is the reference sheet that you choose in the last step.

Open the Create character window

1. Select Characters in the sidebar, or open Characters.
2. Select Create Character. On a phone, it is the + button.
3. Select Upload Image to start from a picture, or Create Manually to type the details yourself.

Start from an image

1. Select Choose image and pick your file.
2. Select Next. The window shows Analyzing Image. This step costs no credits.
3. If the app finds more than one character, select the one you want, then select Next. One upload makes one character.

What the app accepts:

• The upload box says JPG, PNG or GIF · up to 25MB. If the app cannot use a format, it asks for a JPG, PNG, WebP or HEIC image.
• Use an image with one clear subject. The app refuses an image with no subject.
• The app refuses images with nudity or explicit sexual content.
• If the app cannot read the image, save it to your device, then select it again.

Fill in the details

From an image, the app fills in these fields. Check them.

• Character Name: at most 120 characters.
• Description: who the character is.
• Physical Appearance: height, build, hair and features.
• Clothing & Style: what the character wears.

All four fields are required, also for an animal, a creature or an object. For those, write in Clothing & Style what covers the body.

For Personality (optional), see Rename or change a saved character.

Choose a voice

Select a voice, or select Skip for now. If you skip, the AI chooses a voice later. See Pick character voices and change how a line sounds.

Choose a reference sheet

The last step shows your credit balance and two choices, each with its price.

• Basic Sheet, 5 credits: one reference image. The window says it usually takes 30-60 seconds.
• Premium Sheet, 20 credits: the app makes four options, and you select one. The window says this usually takes 2-3 minutes. Regenerate options costs 20 more credits.

Select one, then select Create character. This saves the character. If your balance is too low, the step shows Get more credits.

You do not need to wait: close the window. If the app asks, select Finish later. To finish the sheet, open the character and go to Character Reference Sheet.

If a sheet cannot be made, you do not pay for it. When the sheet is ready, select Done.

Find the character afterwards

• Open Characters. The newest character is first. Made by you shows only the characters you made.
• Type in Search name or @handle to find a character. The filters and the search look in all your characters. The list loads more as you scroll down.
• To put the character in a video, select it on the create page. See Make sure your saved characters appear in the video.

What you cannot do today

• You cannot add an image to a saved character. Make a new character.
• You cannot upload your own reference sheet. The app makes it.
• On a plan with a character limit, the Character Limit Reached window opens at the limit. Archived characters do not count.
• For scenery and props, see Save and use locations and objects.