Transfer Motion Between Characters
Apply the movement from one video to a different character, transferring realistic motion onto illustrations, avatars, or photos.
Animate Photos with Dance Moves
Turn any photo of a person into a short dancing video for social content, reels, and marketing campaigns.
Tool
Static photos scroll past unnoticed on social feeds built for video. Getting dancing content means hiring a choreographer, booking a studio, and finding someone willing to perform — a process that takes days and a significant budget for a few seconds of content.
Character Animator applies a dance motion directly to any still photo, generating a short video where the person moves naturally. The result looks like real movement, not a puppet on a wire.
Content teams use this to make archive photography active again for reels. Event companies use it to create personalised dancing content for attendees. Brands use it to bring product mascots and characters to life without commissioning full animation.
Agent Guides
Claude
- Connect ToolRouter to Claude: claude mcp add toolrouter -- npx -y toolrouter-mcp
- Upload the source photo and describe the dance style or energy — upbeat pop, hip-hop, retro, or trending TikTok move.
- Run `dance` through `character-animator` to generate the animated clip.
ChatGPT
- Add ToolRouter to ChatGPT using the MCP JSON configuration: {"mcpServers":{"toolrouter":{"command":"npx","args":["-y","toolrouter-mcp"]}}}
- Provide the source photos and brief ChatGPT on the platform and target audience — TikTok Gen Z vs Instagram lifestyle differs significantly.
- Run `dance` with `character-animator` for each photo in the batch.
Copilot
- Add ToolRouter to your Copilot MCP configuration: {"mcpServers":{"toolrouter":{"command":"npx","args":["-y","toolrouter-mcp"]}}}
- Upload the photo and specify the dance style and platform destination.
- Run `dance` through `character-animator` and confirm the clip is usable.
OpenClaw
- Connect ToolRouter to OpenClaw: openclaw mcp add toolrouter -- npx -y toolrouter-mcp
- Define the batch — input photos, dance style settings, and output format — before starting.
- Run `dance` with `character-animator` across the full photo set with consistent motion parameters.
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