Consistent characters, objects and locations

Atlabs keeps characters, objects, and locations looking the same in every scene of a video and across videos. You set up each character in one of three ways: Create New (Atlabs generates it with AI), Character Library (pick a saved or ready-made character), or Upload (use your own image). Atlabs then uses that reference whenever the character, prop, or place appears, so faces, outfits, proportions, and settings don't drift between shots.

Quick tutorial:

Three ways to add a character

Click a character card at the cast step (or Add New Character) to open Select Actor. It has three tabs:

1. Create New (AI). Atlabs generates the character from the details you give it: first and last name, age, gender, ethnicity (or animal type), Visual Appearance, Clothing, and Actor Voice. You get a character sheet showing the character from several angles. Write a detailed Visual Appearance (hair, face, build, colours). More detail gives more consistent results.

2. Character Library. Pick a character you have already made, or one of the ready-made actors. Search by name, or filter by age, gender, ethnicity, and style. This is the fastest way to reuse the same character in your next video or episode.

3. Upload. Use your own image, such as a photo of yourself, your brand mascot or a character you already use on your channel. Add the name, gender, age, and role, then choose how Atlabs treats the image:
4. • Keep Uploaded Look uses the image as it is. Pick this when the image already matches your video's style, for example, a 3D cartoon render in a 3D cartoon video.
   • Match Video Style adapts the character to your video's style. Pick this to convert a real photo into a cartoon, for example.

Match Video Style on an image that already matches your style can change the face, colours, or proportions. If an uploaded character looks different from your image, check this choice first. See Upload your own character.

Objects and locations

• Objects: props and products that need to look identical each time, such as a toy, a guitar or a logo on a package.
• Locations: settings that recur, such as a classroom, a treehouse, or a church.

Atlabs creates both from your song or script at the cast step. You can edit them, delete them, or add your own.

Set up your cast

1. Start any workflow (Music Video, Kids Music Video, Script to Video, or Animated Video). At the cast step, Atlabs lists the characters, objects, and locations it found in your song or script.
2. Open each character and keep the AI version, swap in one from Character Library, or upload your own. For uploaded photos, use a clear, well-lit, front-facing image. Review the generated character sheet and proceed only when its appearance is right; the character sheet is then used to generate scenes.
3. Set up recurring objects and locations as references too, and apply them to the scenes where they appear.
4. For a long video, choose Storyboard and review the still image for every scene before generating motion. Correct inconsistencies in the storyboard first; this uses fewer credits than fixing issues after motion generation. Use the same character reference and keep details such as clothing, colors, and proportions consistent in scene prompts.
5. Generate motion only after the scene images look right. If a character changes or loses details during animation, try another motion model; models can behave differently, and AI cannot guarantee perfect consistency. If an edited storyboard image appears as a still, open the Motion tab and click Regenerate to animate it again.

If you change a character's appearance for the whole video, update the character image in the character popup and regenerate the images of the scenes where they appear. Changing only one scene image does not update the other scenes, which may still use the older character reference.

Update an appearance across scenes

If you change a character's appearance, update the character image in the character popup as well as the affected scene images. Otherwise, scenes may continue using the older reference. When you edit a storyboard image, it becomes a still image; open the Motion tab and click Regenerate to animate that scene again. For a visual change such as a darker sky, edit the scene image first, then generate motion from the updated image.

Frequently Asked Questions

Several characters in one video: Add a separate character for each person or creature and give each a clear name. Use the same names in your script or prompts, and tag a character with @ in a scene prompt to place them in that scene. For lip sync with more than one character in a scene, tag only the one who is speaking or singing.

Continue a story in a new video. Reuse the characters from the Character Library, and check that each character has the same voice attached. If you are using uploaded characters, select Keep Uploaded Look to preserve their appearance. Use the same visual style as before.

If a scene drifts: open the scene and regenerate its image from the Image tab, and try changing the image model. There's no need to regenerate the whole video.

Using the same cast in your next video. Characters you create are saved automatically. In a new project, open the character card, go to the Character Library tab and pick your saved character.

Updated on: 10/25/2026