Independent workflow guide by Clout
Looking for the tool? Open official Higgsfield Genjutsu. This independent guide focuses on video style transfer and how to inspect the resulting motion.
If only one product, outfit or character should change, use the Object Swap preparation guide and input checker instead of planning a whole-video style change.
What Genjutsu Restyle changes
Choose Restyle when the action in your footage works but you want a different visual treatment. Replacing one object, transferring a performance and restyling the whole scene are different production decisions. Write down what should change before selecting a tool.
The official Restyle API reference specifies a source clip and a current preset identifier. Its documented inputs allow a minimum four-second clip, files up to 200 MiB, and only the first 30 seconds of longer footage. Optional character references are limited to five images. Resolution choices are 480p, 720p and 1080p; source audio is retained when present. Check web-interface limits separately.
The September 30 web announcement describes a broader reference-image workflow. Do not carry that allowance into an API request: the current Restyle endpoint documents at most five character images. A custom web style and an API system preset are also different selections.
Watch a reproducible source before choosing a style
Watch this clip and view its details
The source uses an illustrated courier, a yellow parcel and a café table. The parcel lowers to the tabletop, turns schematically, then remains in place as the hands withdraw and the courier moves back. It is a simplified vector animation, not filmed human motion or a physically accurate box reconstruction. Its purpose is to make three visible events easy to find and compare.
Download the original source MP4 or the editable source project and review pack. The pack includes the Node renderer, three native SVG checkpoints, a blank observation sheet and file hashes. Rebuild instructions use sharp and FFmpeg. There are no provider calls or generated style results in the renderer.
Watch once without pausing, then use the three checkpoints to locate the action. At 2.25 seconds the parcel meets the table; at 3.75 seconds its drawn faces change through the turn; at 6.75 seconds the hands have withdrawn and the parcel remains resting. The checkpoint sheet leaves result observations and decisions empty. Fill them only after inspecting your own transformed export.
After style transfer, match the visible event rather than assuming the same frame number identifies it. A changed animation cadence can move a contact beat between frames. Check whether the parcel remains readable, the hands release it, and the ending stays stable. Use your actual performance footage for decisions about human realism or precise product construction; this schematic fixture cannot prove either.
Plan one shot you can actually judge
Use a fictional courier in a red raincoat placing a yellow parcel on a café table. The courier turns the parcel toward the camera, releases it and steps back. A still camera and a single visible subject make the first test easier to assess than several cuts or overlapping performers.
Before generating, record the three moments below. These checkpoints turn a vague opinion about the style into a concrete review of whether the action still communicates your intended story.
| Moment | Inspect | Reject when |
|---|---|---|
| Contact | Hand meeting the parcel | Fingers pass through the package |
| Turn | Parcel shape through rotation | Corners change into unrelated geometry |
| Release | A clear resting position | The parcel floats or disappears |
Compare visual directions with the same source
Consider a graphic direction, a sculptural direction and a painterly direction when suitable choices exist in your account. These are creative briefs, not a claim that those exact preset names are available. Keep your source and acceptance criteria constant for the first comparison.
A graphic treatment might improve silhouette readability while simplifying a package label. A sculptural treatment could fit a playful campaign but make hand contact more conspicuous. A painterly treatment might strengthen atmosphere while losing small details. Choose by the intended use: a product demonstration needs recognizable packaging; a story needs a readable character and emotional beat.
Do not put essential instructions inside a generated label. Add readable text during finishing. A beautiful frame that hides the important action is not an accepted production asset.
Use a concise creative brief
A fictional courier places a yellow parcel on the café table, turns its front toward the camera and lets go. Keep the action clear and the parcel recognizable. Apply the selected visual treatment consistently. End with the parcel resting on the table.
This is an original planning example, not a tested magic prompt. Replace the nouns with subjects in your actual footage. Remove instructions that conflict with the source: asking for a static camera cannot reliably repair a fast orbit. Begin with a brief narrow enough that you can explain what worked.
Keep style and identity tests separate
The API chooses style through a preset ID from its current catalog. Character references define appearance; they do not replace that selection. Use the returned identifier rather than a style name or preview-image URL. Refresh unavailable selections rather than copying an old example ID.
Save a style-only baseline before introducing a different character. Changing both at once makes it harder to diagnose an unwanted face, costume or framing change. Give every reference set a stable filename so your review refers to the same inputs that produced the result.
Prepare an API request without confusing style and character inputs
Download the unsubmitted JSON template. It uses the public source clip, no character references and a placeholder preset identifier. Fetch the authenticated current catalog and replace the placeholder with a selectable UUID before submitting. A preview image URL is not the identifier. The official API reference is the authority for supported inputs.
Keep the original request alongside the result. Our template does not contain a key or perform a request. Authentication belongs in your server or local client. A queued response is not a finished video; review the completed media and actual outcome before marking a row accepted.
Review exports and track usable-video cost
Download the blank Restyle review worksheet. Record the source, selected style, reference set and displayed charge for each attempt. Watch the complete export at normal speed, then revisit contact, turn and release. Listen for audio continuity too.
Simplify confusing movement before increasing resolution. Inspect subject visibility when identity drifts. If the artwork is attractive but wrong for the intended message, revise the direction rather than calling it accepted. Set a spending ceiling and keep rejected attempts in your sheet; the real production cost includes those attempts.
Choose the next workflow by the change you need
For paper textures, drawn accents and collage-style footage, use the Mixed Media workflow guide to distinguish video effects from product templates and narrated explainers.
Use the Genjutsu preparation guide for motion transfer and selected edits. Compare Clout’s character motion workflow when your starting point is a recurring identity and a reference performance. Clout is separate from Higgsfield and does not run Restyle on that preview page.
