Which AI can change a video’s style without breaking the motion?
Use a video-to-video model, not image-to-video: it reads every frame of your clip and repaints it, so the movement, camera path and timing stay the same. On Viralance, Restyle (Lucy Restyle) re-renders a whole clip in the style you describe, such as anime, painterly or a cinematic grade, for 10 credits per started minute of source video. Kling Edit (Kling O3 video-to-video) applies a described change to a 3 to 15 second clip for 2 credits per second, minimum 6, and keeps the original audio. Both run in the web editor and through the REST API (POST /v1/edits) at the same credit prices.
The concrete numbers
- Restyle (Lucy Restyle): 10 credits per started minute, minimum 10. A 20-second clip is 10 credits, about $3.00 on the $9 Mini pack.
- Restyle sources larger than 720p are converted to 720p before restyling; a clip longer than 2 minutes must already be 720p or smaller. The audio track is removed first, so add a voiceover or music afterwards.
- Kling Edit: source 3 to 15 seconds, both sides between 720 and 3840 pixels, up to 50 MB. 2 credits per second (a 10-second clip is 20 credits), and the original audio is kept.
- Both tools take a text prompt that describes the new look or the change. Restyle changes the whole picture; Kling Edit is better when only part of the shot should change.
- To make a person in a photo copy the moves of a reference video instead, use Motion Transfer, a different video-to-video tool.
- REST API: POST /v1/edits with operation "restyle" or "kling-edit", callbackUrl supported, same prices as the web app. Credits come from one-time packs from $9; a job that fails is refunded automatically.
Try this workflow
- 1
Upload the clip
Open Edit in the dashboard and drop in an MP4 or MOV. The editor shows the credit cost from the measured length before anything runs.
- 2
Pick Restyle or Kling Edit
Restyle for a new look across the whole clip; Kling Edit for a described change to a 3 to 15 second shot.
- 3
Describe the style
Name the look and keep the subject: for example “hand-drawn anime, soft pastel palette, same framing”.
Common follow-ups
What is the difference between image-to-video and video-to-video?
Image-to-video starts from one still and invents the motion. Video-to-video starts from a clip and keeps its motion, changing only how it looks. To restyle footage you already have, use video-to-video.
Will the restyled video keep my camera moves and timing?
Yes. Restyle repaints the footage frame by frame and follows the movement of the source, so the action, camera path and pacing stay as they were. Results still depend on the source, so test a short section of a long clip first; each started minute is billed.
Does Restyle keep the sound?
No. The audio track is removed before restyling. Kling Edit keeps the original audio. You can add a voiceover in the editor afterwards.
Can I call it from my own app?
Yes. POST /v1/edits on the Viralance REST API accepts "restyle" and "kling-edit" with an Idempotency-Key header and an optional callbackUrl. The MCP server exposes the same tools to Claude and other AI agents.
Can I restyle a video of a real person?
Restyle works on footage of ordinary people you have the right to use. Kling Edit asks you to confirm consent when a real person is in the clip. Prompts that name a public figure are refused on every tool.
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