Act-One by Runway revolutionizes character animation by transforming simple video and voice performances into rich, expressive character animations. Designed to empower creators, Act-One uses a streamlined approach, bypassing the need for traditional, complex motion capture setups. With only a single-camera recording, creators can animate digital characters that capture subtle details like eye-lines, micro-expressions, and nuanced emotional delivery.

Act-One adapts performances to various character designs, preserving the essence of the original while enabling stylistic flexibility. Its high-fidelity output works across live-action and animated formats, translating realistic emotions from an actor to uniquely stylized or proportionally distinct characters.

Key Features:

Performance Capture: Animates characters using only simple video inputs of actors.
Expressive Fidelity: Retains eye-lines, expressions, pacing, and other subtle details.
Versatile Character Animation: Applies performances to characters with varying proportions and styles.
Cinematic Quality: Produces lifelike, high-quality animations with robust handling across camera angles.
Dialogue Scenes: Enables the creation of multi-character dialogue using a single performer and camera setup.
Safety-First: Built-in content moderation, public figure detection, and usage verification ensure responsible use.

Act-One opens new possibilities for artists, allowing anyone with a basic camera setup to produce animated content with the emotional depth and expressiveness traditionally only achievable with high-end animation technology.

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