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# Character Animation
The model can animate any character based on a action video, precisely replicating the facial expressions and movements to generate highly realistic character videos.
It can also replace characters in a video with animated characters, preserving their expressions and movements while replicating the original lighting and color tone for seamless integration into the environment.
We now offer two animation methods for you, each serving a different purpose. Please check out our [Wan-Animate vs. SCAIL-2 comparison](/video/wan2.2-video/character-animation/wan-animate-vs-scail2.md) for more information.
## **Wan-Animate**
To begin the animation process, upload two files:
1. A Character Image (The subject you wish to animate).
2. An Action Video (The driving motion/pose).
Your character will be animated to precisely match the pose and movement from the action video.
We use this character in our example:
And the action video:
{% embed url="" %}
We want to replace the woman in the video with our character.
Now, we have uploaded character image and action video. We enabled hands, background and relighting options. for more details, you can visit [this page](/video/wan2.2-video/character-animation/wan-animate-options.md)
Prompt can be very simple like "a girl is dancing". Below is the final result.
{% embed url="" %}
