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Identity is fixed with a character sheet; expressive emotion sheets gave much better facial performance than neutral sheets (\"keep the character's identity, look, and art style from picture number one\"). Findings: mask size drives head size; full-body masks enable whole-body transformation; partial masks spanning head and lower body produce...","status":"active","body":{"text":"Creator-reported: statements attributed to the creator(s) come from discovery's reading of auto-caption transcript excerpts; the curator checked the video metadata (title, date, length) and any cited documentation pages, not the spoken claims. Nothing was tested; promotional or sponsored framing applies where stated.\n\nMickmumpitz (2026-10-07) uses MiniMax H3's reference variant in ComfyUI: feed the original performance video, lock audio to the source, and in-paint only inside a mask (auto-mask from text such as \"head, helmet, phone, cable\" or a manual Resolve/After Effects matte) so the camera stays locked and the result composites over the plate. Identity is fixed with a character sheet; expressive emotion sheets gave much better facial performance than neutral sheets (\"keep the character's identity, look, and art style from picture number one\"). Findings: mask size drives head size; full-body masks enable whole-body transformation; partial masks spanning head and lower body produced a \"cursed\" hybrid, fixed with a whole-body mask; a second helmet-mounted close-up camera gave little visible improvement for simple shots (might help with occlusion/head turns); non-voice sounds (footsteps) were misread as mouth movement, so clean the audio track; time codes in the prompt can direct expressions; multiple characters work when masked separately.\n\nCurator qualifications: Creator-reported: statements attributed to the creator(s) come from discovery's reading of auto-caption transcript excerpts; the curator checked the video metadata (title, date, length) and any cited documentation pages, not the spoken claims. Nothing was tested; promotional or sponsored framing applies where stated. Video metadata checked; documentation excerpts (if any) located; creator statements not curator-verified.\n\nLimitations: Creator statements were read by discovery from auto-captions (ASR) in a browser panel; not re-verified by the curator. 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