Genjutsu Overview

Genjutsu is Higgsfield's tool for changing a video you already have. You give it one clip, either real footage from your phone or a video you generated with AI, plus reference images of what you want in it. It rebuilds part of the clip and keeps the rest, so you get a new version without reshooting anything. Open it from the Genjutsu generator (affiliate link, opens in a new tab), or inside the app under Video, then the model selector, then Genjutsu.

It's new. Higgsfield's changelog (affiliate link, opens in a new tab) dates the launch to September 1, 2026, so expect settings and prices to change.

Motion Transfer or Object Swap

Genjutsu does two different jobs, and picking one is the first decision on every clip. Higgsfield calls them Motion Transfer and Object Swap (affiliate link, opens in a new tab).

Motion Transfer keeps the movement of your clip: the motion, the camera and the timing. It rebuilds the character or the scene from your reference images. You film yourself doing a walk, and you get an original character doing that walk with the same camera move and the same timing.

Object Swap keeps the shot and replaces one thing in it: a character, an outfit, a product, a location or an object. The rest of the shot stays.

Which one your idea needs

Ask what you want to keep. If it's only the movement, use Motion Transfer. If it's most of the frame, use Object Swap. Higgsfield's own workflow advice (affiliate link, opens in a new tab) draws the line in the same place.

Some cases, worked out from what each mode keeps:

• You filmed a dance and want an original character performing it somewhere else. You're keeping the movement, so that's Motion Transfer.
• You filmed a product clip and want the same clip with a different product, or one version per market. The shot stays and one object changes, so that's Object Swap. Ad variations for different markets are one of the uses Higgsfield names.
• You want the same clip with a different jacket. One element changes, so Object Swap.
• You want an anime clip restyled as live action. Higgsfield lists style swaps like this as a use case. Everything except the movement changes, which points to Motion Transfer.

One naming trap: the preset called Outfit Swap belongs to Motion Transfer, not Object Swap. Presets and Descriptions goes through the presets for each mode.

How I split the work: when everything that changes is on the people, who they are and what they wear, one Motion Transfer run handles it. Anything in the scene that isn't the person, like a car in the background, is a second job. I run Motion Transfer first with just the character images, then put that output into Object Swap as a separate run. Doing both at once in one tab gives a worse result. So judge by what changes, not by how many changes there are.

Not the same as Motion Control

The names get mixed up. Genjutsu's own tabs in the generator read "Motion transfer" and "Objects swap", but the same generator page also has a Motion Control tab, and some example cards on Higgsfield's product page say "Motion Control" too.

Kling Motion Control (affiliate link, opens in a new tab) is a separate tool. It takes a still image of a character and animates it with the movement from a reference video. Genjutsu starts from your video and keeps that video's own motion, camera and timing. If you want to bring a still character to life, look at Kling Motion Control. If you have footage you want to change, use Genjutsu.

What you need to start

You need one source clip between 4 and 30 seconds long, and up to 30 reference images. Motion Transfer needs at least one image. To say what should change, write a short description, pick one of Higgsfield's 30+ presets, or use both. You don't need a preset: I don't use them and write a description instead.

You also need a Higgsfield account on a plan that includes Genjutsu. Which plans do isn't fully settled yet: Inputs and Limits sets out what's confirmed and what isn't.

What it costs

Genjutsu charges credits per second of your source clip, and both modes cost the same. At the default resolution of 720p the rate is 7 credits/s, so a 10 second clip costs 70 credits for one version. Those are the live rates checked on Sep 24, 2026. Rounding, batches, the other resolutions and the free runs some plans include are all on Inputs and Limits.

Using what you make

You can post it, commercially too. Higgsfield's product FAQ (affiliate link, opens in a new tab) says what you generate is yours to publish on organic and paid channels, within its Terms of Use. Two rules come with that. Higgsfield's Terms of Use (affiliate link, opens in a new tab) make you responsible for having consent from every person whose likeness is in what you upload. And TikTok requires a label on realistic AI content. Rules and Risk covers both.

How this chapter is laid out

The order follows Higgsfield's own advice for a run (affiliate link, opens in a new tab): pick the mode, upload one clip, add references, start from a preset, run a few versions and compare each one against the source before you export. The walkthroughs don't repeat the prep pages, so read those first.

1. Inputs and Limits: every confirmed spec, what a run costs, free runs, plan access, and how to check what Higgsfield doesn't publish.
2. Preparing Source Footage: choosing, shooting and trimming the clip.
3. Preparing Reference Images: how many, which angles, and keeping a character consistent.
4. Presets and Descriptions: picking a preset, writing a short description, and pointing at images with @image references.
5. Motion Transfer Walkthrough: one full Motion Transfer run, step by step.
6. Object Swap Walkthrough: the same for Object Swap.
7. Iteration Workflow: testing cheap before you spend on the final, with a credit calculator.
8. Troubleshooting: identity drift, artifacts, hands and faces, lip sync and background bleed.
9. Output and Export: output settings and getting the file out.

If you only plan to use one mode, skip the other walkthrough. Start with Inputs and Limits.