Made with this app
AI Video Restyle takes a short clip you filmed and returns it in an entirely different visual medium: clay, ink, paint, pencil or light, all while keeping your original movement and framing intact. It is built for creators, educators, marketers and hobbyists who want to shift the look of a video without re-shooting anything. Upload a clip of between 3 and 15 seconds, pick a finish from the library, add an optional detail in the text box, and the app handles the rest. The audio track comes back with the restyled video.
How to use this app
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Upload your file. There is no prompt you have to write.
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Pick a look from the visual library, add a note of your own if you want one, then press Generate.
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Watch your result appear in the gallery within moments.
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Download, share, or generate again with a new idea.
What you can make
Social Content With a Distinct Look
A short talking-head or lifestyle clip can read as unremarkable on its own. Running it through "Anime" or "Comic Ink" gives it a visual identity that stands apart in a feed without requiring any extra filming, editing software or illustration skills.
Educational Videos for Younger Audiences
A teacher or tutor who has recorded a short demonstration can upload it and choose "Claymation" or "Pixel Art" to reframe the same content in a visual language that younger viewers find immediately engaging, without re-recording a single second.
Animatics and Storyboard Previews
Filmmakers can record a rough live-action blocking pass and choose "Pencil" to produce a moving graphite sketch of a scene. The result communicates timing and framing to a team or client in a medium that clearly reads as a work in progress.
Product or Brand Campaign Shots
A brand clip shot against a plain background can be restyled in "Oil Painting" or "Watercolour" for a campaign that wants a craft or artisanal feeling. The product stays recognisable because the motion and framing are preserved exactly.
Music Video and Creative Experiments
Musicians and visual artists can take a performance clip and test several finishes across multiple renders. "Neon" renders the subject as glowing tubes on black, which suits electronic or ambient music in a way that a straight video often cannot.
Shots to try
Tips for better results
Film at Full Phone Resolution
The app requires a clip at least 720 pixels wide. A video shot directly on a phone camera at its default resolution clears that threshold comfortably. Avoid uploading clips that have already been compressed or scaled down for messaging apps, as they may be refused before any processing begins.
Keep Clips Short and Intentional
The app takes source footage between 3 and 15 seconds long. A tighter clip, say four to eight seconds, tends to produce cleaner results because the motion is contained and each frame of the restyle can be fully resolved. Longer clips with a lot of fast, unpredictable movement can result in a busier output.
Use the Text Box for Colour, Not Structure
The optional text box is most effective when you steer a specific colour or ask for a small detail to be kept. The library tile decides the medium, so writing a colour preference such as "keep the jacket dark green" works well. Asking for a different medium than the tile you chose will not override the tile.
Judge the Result at Full Size
The finishes that carry the most detail are the ones a small preview hides. "Pixel Art" and "Paper Cutout" both look like smooth, ordinary renders in a thumbnail and only show their square pixels and cut paper edges once the clip is played at full size. Before you decide a finish did not work, watch it full screen.
When to choose this app
AI Video Restyle is the right choice when you have footage you already like and want to transform its surface completely: the motion, framing and audio stay exactly as you recorded them, while the medium shifts to clay, paint, ink, graphite or neon. The sibling app Kling O1 V2V Edit focuses on AI video editing. If your goal is not editing the video but rebuilding its entire visual texture around a fixed performance, AI Video Restyle is designed specifically for that job.
Frequently asked questions
Will the person in the video still look like themselves after the restyle?
The app preserves the pose, movement and framing of whoever is in the clip. How closely the face reads as a likeness depends on the tile you choose. A tile like "Pencil" or "Watercolour" stays relatively close to the source, while "Claymation" or "Neon" interpret the figure more strongly in their own medium and the likeness may feel more stylised.
Can I restyle a clip that has on-screen text, captions or a logo?
The app adds no writing of its own: no speech bubbles on the comic finish, no captions and no signature. Writing that is already in your footage is redrawn in the chosen medium along with everything else, so do not count on a caption or a logo staying legible. If keeping text readable matters, add it afterwards in your editor rather than expecting it to survive the restyle.
Does the app change the length or frame rate of my clip?
The output follows the duration of the source clip up to the 15-second maximum. The app does not trim, extend or recut the footage. The "Claymation" tile introduces a slightly stepped quality to the motion as part of its style, but that is a visual characteristic, not a change to the actual duration or frame count.
What file formats can I upload?
The upload area takes MP4, WebM and MOV video files. Drag one in from your device or pick it with the file picker. The clip must be at least 720 pixels wide and between 3 and 15 seconds long; anything outside that is refused before processing starts, so a clip the app cannot use never costs you anything.
Can I combine two library styles in one render?
Each render applies exactly one tile from the library. The tile is the medium for the whole clip, and only one can be active at a time. If you want to compare how two different tiles look on the same footage, you would run two separate renders and compare the results side by side.
Is the original audio included in the output?
Yes. The app preserves the audio track from your source clip and returns it with the restyled video. This means voiceover, music or ambient sound recorded in the original will still be present in the output without any additional steps.
Do I need any editing skills?
No. Upload your photo, pick the look you want from the library, and the app writes the full instruction for you behind the scenes. There is nothing to install and nothing to configure. A small optional box lets you add one line in your own words, but the app works without it.
Can I use the results commercially?
Yes. Content you generate is yours to use, subject to our content licenses.
How long does a generation take?
Most generations finish in under a minute, and you can watch progress live in the gallery.