Wan2.2-Animate | Character animation and replacement
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Wan2.2-Animate | Character animation and replacement
Ok, while we are working on adding it to AI FILMS Studio, in case you want to get your hands on it now, here it goes.
Wan2.2-Animate is the Wan2.2 release's unified model for character animation and replacement. It is built to reproduce whole-body motion and facial expression faithfully.
What it does
You provide a source video and a target character image. The model outputs either:
- an animated version of the target character driven by the source actor, or
- a replacement that maps the source actor onto the target character image.
Modes: animation or replacement.
Availability and license
The Animate-14B weights and inference code are published on Hugging Face and GitHub. The published model card and repo list Apache-2.0 as the license. Review the model card and repo before using outputs commercially. Model checkpoints, example scripts, and a demo Space are available for testing.
- Hugging Face Space (demo): https://huggingface.co/spaces/Wan-AI/Wan2.2-Animate
- Wan demo site: https://wan.video/
- Model card: https://huggingface.co/Wan-AI/Wan2.2-Animate-14B
- Paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.14055
Quality and targets
Wan2.2-Animate supports 480p and 720p workflows and targets cinematic-level aesthetics and improved motion generalization compared to earlier versions. Preprocessing of source footage is required for best results. Single-GPU inference is possible for smaller jobs, but multi-GPU setups are recommended for faster throughput and higher-res pipelines.
System notes and workflow tips
- Expect preprocessing steps to clean and align source footage.
- For production, use multi-GPU or server-grade hardware for throughput.
- Follow the repo quick start to run the Space locally or to reproduce demos.
- Use the model card and examples to tune frame rates, face landmarks, and blending settings.
Why this matters for AI FILMS
Wan2.2-Animate lets creators replace actors with stylized characters or animate concept characters from performance footage. That speeds casting experiments, previsualization, and character-driven shorts while preserving realistic motion and expression.
Try it
Embed the Hugging Face Space demo below to try the model without installing anything.
Notes: always verify license terms for commercial projects and follow any model card restrictions before deployment.
