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Runway Act-One
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Editorial pick✓ Verified working
Runway Act-One
Performance capture from a single source video.
Try Runway Act-One✓ Free trial available
Best for
Best for indie filmmakers and creators experimenting with AI character animation.
At a glance
- Pricing
- paidfrom $15/mo
- Setup time
- 15 minutes
- Learning curve
- moderate
- Last verified
- 5/25/2026
What we love
- ✓First of its kind to actually work
- ✓Inside the Runway suite
- ✓Strong character consistency
Where it falls short
- −Requires Runway subscription
- −Limited to facial performance
- −Generation credits add up
Pricing
✓ Pricing verified Jun 21, 20262 tiers
Standard
$15
per month
- ✓625 credits
Pro
$35
per month
- ✓2250 credits
- ✓Commercial
Overview
Act-One is Runway's newest model — captures facial performance from a reference video and re-applies it to any AI-generated character. Game-changing for AI character animation.
Key features
- ●Performance capture
- ●Character re-targeting
- ●Within Runway Gen-3
- ●High-fidelity face
- ●API
Best use cases
AI character animation
Make an AI character act out a scene by recording yourself on webcam.
Voice-over with face
Combine a generated character with a real performance for indie film.
Integrations
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