Turn any video into animation while keeping every movement, with 20+ styles or your own reference
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Short answer
A free guide to everything about Higgsfield Genjutsu Restyle as of October 2026: what Restyle does, how it differs from Motion Transfer and Object Swap, 20+ animation styles and custom style references, inputs and output resolutions, where to use it, step-by-step, choosing footage, prompts, use cases, costs, and rights.
Genjutsu Restyle redraws an entire video in a new visual style and keeps the original motion, timing, and camera work. Higgsfield launched it on September 30, 2026.
Same performance, new world: live action turns into animation in a single step.
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See how it fits into Genjutsu
Motion Transfer
Places a new character into the movement
Object Swap
Replaces a single element
Restyle
Transforms the look of the entire video. It sits inside Motion Transfer as a styles option
03
Pick a style
Choose one of more than 20 animation styles
Upload a style reference of your own instead
Browse Higgsfield’s preset library for looks such as anime, claymation, and concept art
The style list can change, so check what is available in the app.
04
Check inputs and output
Source video
Between 4 and 30 seconds
Reference images
Up to 30 in the web app
Output
480p, 720p, or 1080p
05
Pick where to run it
The Higgsfield web app
The Higgsfield MCP connector, inside AI assistants
The Higgsfield API, for apps and workflows
06
Run it step by step
Open Genjutsu and select Motion Transfer
Upload the source video
Choose a style, or upload a style reference
Add a brief description to steer the details, if you like
Generate a 480p test
Render the final version at 1080p
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Choose the right footage
Clear subjects with faces and hands in view
A steady camera or smooth moves
Good lighting
Simple backgrounds for cleaner output
Expressive movement, which animates especially well
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Guide it with a short prompt
Hand-drawn anime look, soft pastel palette, clean line art, keeping the character’s outfit and expressions.
09
Try these use cases
Turn vlogs and dance clips into anime
Build animated music videos from live performances
Produce stylized ads from basic phone footage
Create storyboards and animatics from rough takes
Give a brand a signature animated look
10
Budget the costs
Restyle follows Genjutsu pricing. In September 2026, a 15-second Genjutsu clip cost 40 credits at 480p, 104 at 720p, and 144 at 1080p. Confirm current prices before you generate.
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Respect rights
Restyle only footage you own or have permission to use
Get consent from everyone who appears in the video
Do not copy a specific studio’s or artist’s protected characters
Use style references you created or hold rights to
The golden rule
Do not restyle footage at random. Perform with intent, then let Restyle turn that performance into art.
Restyle
20+ styles
Custom style
Footage
1080p
Use cases
Rights
Film an expressive 10-second clip, then restyle it in two different looks and compare them.
For research and ideas only. Results vary and nothing here is a promise of income. See our Disclaimer.
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