Good content, dated look
The message still holds, but the image quality and style feel too old to post today.
Style Transfer & Footage Refresh:Give Existing Footage a New Look
You have plenty of footage that’s still useful, but it looks dated or doesn’t fit this campaign’s mood. Reshooting takes time and people; reusing it as-is feels like old news.
We restyle existing footage with AI—hand-drawn animation, fine-brush guofeng, papercut, plush or felt. Blocking, action and emotion stay; only texture and color change. We test a few shots first, then do the full piece once you approve.
ForOrganizations with old promos to refreshBrands and animation IP ownersPlatforms and media making holiday specialsGala and TV segments that need a new style
01CHALLENGES
Where this kind of video usually gets stuck
Reshoots are costly
Rebooking the cast and venues just to change the style isn’t worth it.
Restyling breaks things
Slap-on filters warp faces and jitter motion until familiar characters are unrecognizable.
02WHY AI
How AI solves them
Action and relationships kept
Who speaks, who listens and where they move all stay, so the story still works.
Signature details survive
Hats, scars and accessories that identify a character stay intact even in plush or felt.
Test frames first
One shot is tested in several styles for you to choose before we commit to the whole piece.
Restyle only what’s needed
Restyle the whole film or just one section for a crossover moment that cuts back to the original.
03WHAT WE MAKE
What we can make
Refreshing old promos
Older corporate or city films restyled as hand-drawn or illustrated, with new copy, and relaunched.
IP characters in new materials
2D characters reimagined in plush, felt or clay for anniversaries or holiday specials.
Guofeng and papercut versions
Papercut, fine-brush or ink styles turn regular content into Spring Festival or Mid-Autumn editions.
Live action to animation
Event or staff footage turned into animation that travels better on short-video platforms.
04HOW IT WORKS
How it works
Each step comes to you for approval before we move on.
- STEP 01
You send footage and ideas
Source files, style references, where it will be used, and whether to restyle all or part.
- STEP 02
We test sample frames
We test representative shots—a dialogue close-up, a group scene, an action moment.
- STEP 03
Full restyle and cleanup
Once the style is set we restyle everything, checking faces, hands and motion shot by shot and fixing any issues.
- STEP 04
Edit, score, deliver
We re-edit, add music and subtitles, and deliver landscape, vertical and short versions as needed.
05CASES
Work we’ve done
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Style Restyling·Apr 2025
Ghibli-Style Restyling Series
A self-initiated hand-drawn restyle series: classic film clips in a hand-drawn animation look, with blocking and action unchanged.
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IP & Short Drama·Aug 2025
Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf: Wolffy and Wolnie's Cross-Dimensional Qixi Date
Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf at CCTV.com’s Qixi gala: we made the plush 3D segment, keeping Wolffy’s hat and scar.
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Brand & Product·Jan 2026
Boonie Bears: The Unbe-weave-able Magic Show
Kuaishou’s Boonie Bears Spring Festival segment: we made the felt-style AI animation section set in a felt workshop.
See the full case06DELIVERABLES
What you get, what you prepare
You’ll receive
- Restyled finished film
- Landscape, vertical and short versions
- Music, sound and subtitles
- Style frames and final character art
- Optional before-and-after comparison cut
Before we start
- Where it will play: screens, website, WeChat, video channels or live events
- What to say: a few lines, a brochure or existing copy
- What you have: photos, logo, past videos and references
- Launch date and rough length
For process, pricing and revisions, see Process & Pricing.
07FAQ
Frequently asked questions
- Can you restyle someone else’s film clips?
- Commercial use requires rights to the source. Our hand-drawn series is self-initiated work; for client work we only restyle footage you’re cleared to use.
- Will people still look like themselves?
- We confirm with sample frames first and protect faces, hair and outfits. For real people on camera, please make sure they consent.
- Can low-quality footage be restyled?
- Usually yes—restyling regenerates detail. For very blurry or shaky shots we’ll show you the result and alternatives first.
- Can you restyle just a short section?
- Yes. We can restyle one section for a crossover effect and cut back to the original, which is faster than doing it all.
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Page updated 2026-10-24