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name: bytedance-dreamactor-v2 description: "ByteDance | DreamActor | v2. Animate reference images using driving videos for motion transfer. Triggers: animation, dreamactor, bytedance, motion transfer, animate, video" allowed-tools: Bash(curl *), WebFetch

ByteDance | DreamActor | v2

Animate reference images using driving template videos. Transfer motion, facial expressions, and gestures from a driving video to a reference image of people, animation characters, or pets.

Quick Start

Requires an each::labs API key. Get one at eachlabs.ai.

curl -X POST https://api.eachlabs.ai/v1/prediction \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $EACHLABS_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
    "model": "bytedance-dreamactor-v2",
    "version": "0.0.1",
    "input": {
      "image_url": "https://example.com/portrait.jpg",
      "video_url": "https://example.com/dance-template.mp4",
      "cut_result_first_second_switch": true
    }
  }'

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
cut_result_first_second_switch	boolean	true	Whether to crop the first second of the output video (has a 1-second warmup).
image_url	string		URL of the reference image to animate. Supports real people, animation, pets.
video_url	string		URL of the driving template video providing motion, expressions, and gestures.

Examples

Animate a portrait with dance motion:

curl -X POST https://api.eachlabs.ai/v1/prediction \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $EACHLABS_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
    "model": "bytedance-dreamactor-v2",
    "version": "0.0.1",
    "input": {
      "image_url": "https://example.com/headshot.jpg",
      "video_url": "https://example.com/dance-video.mp4",
      "cut_result_first_second_switch": true
    }
  }'

Animate an anime character:

curl -X POST https://api.eachlabs.ai/v1/prediction \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $EACHLABS_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
    "model": "bytedance-dreamactor-v2",
    "version": "0.0.1",
    "input": {
      "image_url": "https://example.com/anime-character.png",
      "video_url": "https://example.com/talking-head.mp4",
      "cut_result_first_second_switch": false
    }
  }'

Related Models

• kling-v3-standard-motion-control - Kling motion control
• kling-v3-pro-motion-control - Kling Pro motion control

Documentation

• each::labs Docs
• API Reference