With Autopilot, we offer a consistent character feature where you can lock in a main character with complete customization. You can be the star of your own show, or you can introduce a cool alien into your projects. What's even better, is that you can have this character consistent in all of your Autopilot projects.
How do I lock in a main character for my project?
On the Track page, you would click into Character, just above the timeline. From there, you'll see a few options:
Auto: Our AI generates the main character for you based on your Video Concept, lyrics, and overall tone of your song
No Character: Choose this option if you do not want a main character of your project.
❗ Note: This doesn't remove characters altogether. If you wish to not have any characters at all, you'd want to prompt something likeNO: Characters NO: Humansin your Video Concept.New Character: Text prompt or upload an image of a character
Previous characters: You'll see all of your previously generated Autopilot characters here, helpful in creating a series of videos with the same main character
New Character
This is where you will either generate a prompt for your character, or upload an image of your character.
How do I upload a character?
Click on Upload at the bottom right-hand side, then upload your character. Once you see the character image, click the orange Create button. From there, you'll be prompted to name your character - this is how you will reference them in your Video Concepts, Starting Images, and Video Prompts.
How do I prompt for a character?
An ideal consistent character has a description of a few sentences with defining keywords. Here are some examples:
A fuzzy green alien with an antenna that has a glowing heart at the top. The alien has a light smile on their face, showing their welcoming attitude. In some scenes, the fuzzy green alien wears a silver spacesuit, and in other scenes the alien is wearing jean overalls to show their human-like nature. The fuzzy green alien has large googly eyes and no nose, their feet appear large with purple toenails.
The character subject of the video is a female superwoman with glowing a glowing purple costume, and a flowing lavender cape. The female superwoman has a beautiful olive skin-tone which resembles her Egyptian heritage, and long luxurious and thick dark brown hair. She has a serious face with sharp facial features - determined and mission-driven eyes, a confident smile, and a sharp jaw. She wears her costume modestly while still being a strong female presence.
A fierce McLaren that has a metallic orange color with sharp bright purple LED headlights drives in the empty late-night streets of Tokyo. The McLaren has a vibrant finish of the orange metallic gloss, and reflects the city lights of Tokyo with pride. Alive and full of tension, the McLaren can drive from 0-60 in a matter of seconds, soaring through the streets and sometimes making air at steep hills. The McLaren has large rear intakes, sculpted sides with flowing lines, carbon-fiber accents, and signature McLaren badges.
Once you select the character that you've generated, you'll be prompted to name your character - this is how you will reference them in your Video Concepts, Starting Images, and Video Prompts.
Can I create a second character?
Yes! We now have something called Asset Consistency where you can prompt a second character - you can also prompt for objects (like an umbrella for a rainy story), a book or flag, basically anything you want. When prompting for a secondary character, we recommend prompting similar to how you would a main character. It's always best to be as descriptive as possible to ensure that your video is exactly how you'd like to see it.