Which tools design a character and film from it?
3 of the 24 tool makers keep a page for both video from reference images and designing characters: Dreamina, Toonkit and Vidu. 1 more keeps a page for video from reference images only, and 7 for designing characters only. From 6 source pages, read 2026-09-25; no maker pays to be listed.
| Tool maker | Video from reference images page | Designing characters page |
|---|---|---|
| Dreamina | Reference to Video: Turn Any Ad Into Your Own Campaign | Free 3D Character Creator: Design with Ease |
| Toonkit | Create Videos from References | Create AI Characters |
| Vidu | AI Reference to Video | AI Character Design for Original Concepts |
Inclusion rule. Tool makers whose own sites keep a page for each of the two tasks. Order. Alphabetical by tool maker.
1Why the two go together
A designed character becomes useful to a series when it can be supplied as a reference to every later shot.
2From two of the pages
Found an ad that has exactly the look you want?
Dreamina, /tools/reference-to-video
Why wait for hours when you can easily create a custom 3D character in seconds?
Dreamina, /create/3d-character-creator
3One of the two only
A page for video from reference images but none found for designing characters: MagicLight.
A page for designing characters but none found for video from reference images: Elser AI, invideo, LTX Studio, OiiOii, Pippit, Revid AI and SceneMixer.
- Page at /tools/reference-to-videoA page of its own for this task, headed “Reference to Video: Turn Any Ad Into Your Own Campaign”
- Page at /create/3d-character-creatorA page of its own for this task, headed “Free 3D Character Creator: Design with Ease”
- Page at /en/reference-to-videoA page of its own for this task, headed “Create Videos from References”
- Page at /en/ai-character-creatorA page of its own for this task, headed “Create AI Characters”
- Page at /ai-reference-to-videoA page of its own for this task, headed “AI Reference to Video”
- Page at /tools/character-designA page of its own for this task, headed “AI Character Design for Original Concepts”