Reference to Video
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Reference to Video: Create Consistent Character Videos from Reference Images | Sora 2
Sora 2's Reference to Video feature is a game-changer for AI storytelling, designed to maintain absolute consistency across your projects. By uploading reference images, you can generate videos that strictly adhere to specific character identities, visual styles, and object details. Whether you are creating a brand film, an animated series, or a product showcase, Reference to Video ensures your subject remains recognizable and consistent from scene to scene, eliminating the 'flickering' or identity shifting common in traditional AI video generation.
How to Use Reference to Video for Consistent Results
Master character and style consistency with Sora 2 in three simple steps:
Upload Reference Material
Start by uploading your key visual assets. You can provide a specific character image, a product shot, or a style reference. Sora 2 analyzes these 'Ingredients' to lock in facial features, clothing details, and color palettes.
Set the Scene with Prompts
Describe the action, environment, and camera movement using text prompts. Unlike standard text-to-video, Sora 2 uses your uploaded reference as the 'anchor,' ensuring that while the scene changes, your character or subject remains identical to the reference.
Generate with Consistency
Click generate to produce videos. The AI intelligently maps the motion to your reference, delivering a cohesive video where characters and styles stay consistent throughout the entire sequence.
Reference to Video & Consistency FAQ
Learn how Sora 2's Reference to Video technology solves the challenge of character and style consistency in AI video creation.
What is Reference to Video in Sora 2?
Reference to Video is an advanced control feature that allows you to upload images as 'references' to guide the video generation. It ensures that the generated video strictly follows the visual identity (character face, outfit, object shape) of your uploaded image, rather than creating a random variation.
How does it help with Character Consistency?
This is the core strength of Reference to Video. By locking onto your character reference, Sora 2 ensures that the character looks the same across different angles, lighting conditions, and motions, making it possible to create narrative films with a recurring protagonist.
Can I combine Reference to Video with Text Prompts?
Yes. You provide the visual 'who' or 'what' via the Reference image, and the 'how' or 'where' via text prompts. This multimodal approach gives you precise control over the action while keeping the visual style locked.
Is this different from standard Image-to-Video?
Yes. Standard Image-to-Video simply animates the starting frame. Reference to Video uses the image as a constant guide, allowing you to generate completely new scenes or actions that didn't exist in the original photo, while keeping the subject identical.
What are the best use cases for Reference to Video?
It is ideal for marketing campaigns requiring brand consistency, animated storytelling with recurring characters, virtual influencers, and fashion showcases where garment details must remain accurate.