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Minimax H3 Video To Video
Give a locked take a brand-new cast: Minimax H3 Video To Video maps your photos onto the existing performers while the edit and soundtrack stay untouched.
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Minimax H3 Video To Video Keeps the Take, Swaps the Talent
Think of it as replacing the performers in a take that is already cut and mixed — every gesture, lens choice and audio cue from the source survives.
- Recasting, not regeneratingNothing is generated from scratch here. Your existing footage supplies the performance, and only the identities visible on screen are substituted.
- Up to four performers, cast from photosSupply a single clear picture per newcomer — four at most — and they inherit the main roles, matched left to right in every shot those roles appear in.
- Your original take remains the performanceLine delivery, movement, lighting, pacing and the original audio bed all carry through, so the output drops straight into an approved timeline.
Running Minimax H3 Video To Video in Three Steps
Start with footage you are happy with, load a picture for each new face, then preview and render the switch.
Core Strengths of Minimax H3 Video To Video
Every strength below comes from one idea: keep the take exactly as it is and change only the identity of the people inside it.
Four performers, ordered left to right
You can introduce as many as four new identities, and by default they claim the principal roles in left-to-right order across every cut. A one-line prompt overrides that mapping whenever you need it.
The performance belongs to the source
Timing, expression, lighting and lens behaviour are inherited from the original clip, while faces and clothing are drawn from the pictures you provide.
Edits and audio come through unchanged
Your cut rhythm and soundtrack survive the process, which means the finished file can be dropped into an approved timeline without any re-editing.
Draft in 768p, deliver in 1080p
Validate the switch on a low-cost 768p pass first, then commit to 1080p. Cost follows clip length, since output duration mirrors the input.
Hair and wardrobe travel with the photo
If your reference captures more than the face, hairstyle and garments come along with it — a waist-up photo therefore outperforms a cropped headshot.
Made for takes that are otherwise perfect
Production teams, advertisers, social publishers and commerce studios reach for it the moment a shoot is flawless except for the person in frame.
Minimax H3 Video To Video: Common Questions
Straight answers on swapping performers in existing footage, from photo selection to resolution and clip limits.
What exactly does Minimax H3 Video To Video do?
It substitutes the people visible in a video you already own with the faces from your uploaded pictures. Motion, framing, cuts and audio are inherited from the source, and by default your photos take the principal roles left to right in each shot.
Is there a length limit on the source video?
Between 5 and 30 seconds in total, and no single shot above 15 seconds, so trim or split longer material beforehand. What you get back runs for exactly the same duration.
How many faces can I swap at once, and who goes where?
Up to four, one picture each. By default they occupy the principal on-screen roles in left-to-right order; a short instruction such as 'the woman on the right becomes person 1' rewrites that assignment.
Which photos produce the cleanest results?
A sharp, front-facing, evenly lit portrait for every person. Waist-up frames carry hair and clothing more reliably than cropped headshots. Skip sunglasses, caps, hands across the face, group shots and heavily filtered or low-resolution images.
Do I need 768p or 1080p?
Run a 768p draft to confirm the identities read correctly, then render the 1080p master for delivery. Pricing tracks clip length far more than it tracks resolution.
Are there cases where this tool is the wrong choice?
Yes — when you need brand-new movement, different camera work or a new setting. Accuracy also drops in crowded scenes, with tiny or distant faces, during fast action or heavy occlusion, and identity can drift back toward the original performer in long or profile-heavy shots.
Swap the Cast of a Locked Cut with Minimax H3 Video To Video
Bring different performers into a video that is already edited and mixed — the original pacing and sound are preserved. Explore the recast guide, or compare MiniMax, Hailuo and Kling side by side.