Higgsfield Genjutsu rebuilds part of an existing video while everything else stays exactly as shot. Pick a trending motion from the Motion Library or upload your own clip from 4 to 30 seconds, add up to 30 reference images, and change the character, object, location, or style. It works on real footage and generated video, and a prompt is optional: presets can do the whole job.
What is Higgsfield Genjutsu?
Genjutsu is how Higgsfield handles video transformation. You target a specific element of an existing clip and change it locally, while the original motion, timing, and camera work stay untouched. One good take becomes many finished versions: a different cast, a new outfit, another market, a new visual style. It also works the other way around: take a video that is already trending and make it yours.
Genjutsu works with any source: real footage from your phone or camera, and video generated in Higgsfield tools like Cinema Studio.
Genjutsu is available on the Higgsfield website, through the Higgsfield API, and via MCP; Genjutsu Lite additionally works through CLI, plugins, and Supercomputer.
Which mode should I choose?
Genjutsu has two modes, selected at the top of the panel.
Motion transfer takes only the motion from your video and builds a new scene around it: new characters, new location, same movement and camera. Use it when the performance is the asset and everything on screen can change. The Style block inside Motion transfer redraws the whole video in a chosen look while motion, camera, and framing stay as filmed. Pick a style from the Higgsfield library or build a custom one from your own reference images, then click Apply.
Objects swap changes exactly what you point at: a person, product, outfit, or text, and leaves the rest of the shot as it is. Use it when the shot is right and only one element needs to change.
How do I recreate a viral trend?
This is one of the most popular ways to use Genjutsu. The Motion Library is a built-in collection of trending motions: dances, transitions, memes, and viral formats, ready to reuse. Pick a motion in the library, add photos of yourself, your character, or your product, and Genjutsu rebuilds the trend around them. The movement, timing, and camera work stay true to the original, and there is no need to track down the source clip yourself.
The library has three feeds: Higgsfield picks, Community trending, and Community new, so the freshest viral formats surface as they take off. Open the Motion Library tab on the Genjutsu page, choose a motion, add your references, and generate.
How do I use Genjutsu?
- Go to Video → Create Video and select Higgsfield Genjutsu in the Model picker.
- Choose Motion transfer or Objects swap.
- Add a reference video from 4 to 30 seconds: upload your own clip, or pick a trending motion from the Motion Library.
- Add up to 30 images of your characters, products, or clothes. The picker also pulls images from your Generations, your Liked assets, and your AI Influencer characters. One reference is enough for a simple swap; add more for a full rebuild.
- For Motion transfer, open Style and apply a look if you want the whole video redrawn.
- Turn on the Prompt toggle and add a short description when you need a more specific direction.
- Click Generate.
Higgsfield Genjutsu outputs in 480p, 720p, or 1080p: set it in Quality before generating. Genjutsu Lite has its own resolution options, covered below.
What is Genjutsu Lite?
Higgsfield Genjutsu Lite is a faster, more affordable version of Genjutsu for the same 4 to 30 second clips. It uses one streamlined workflow: you add a reference video to edit and up to 10 images of your characters, products, or clothes, and the model applies the changes on its own. There is no mode selection, and output is available in 720p or 1080p.
Lite is a good fit for short Reels, TikTok, and Shorts clips, quick idea tests, and producing many variations of one short video. For more references, a mode choice, or the Style block, use Higgsfield Genjutsu.
To use it, go to Video → Create Video and select Higgsfield Genjutsu Lite in the Model picker.
How do I get more accurate outputs?
Pick a source clip with clear, readable motion: the cleaner the movement, the better it carries into the result. Match your references to what you change: one image for a simple swap, several angles of the same character, product, or outfit for a full rebuild. Keep references close to the framing of the source shot. When a preset gets you most of the way there, add a short description for the final details before writing a full prompt.