# ElevenCreative Recast swaps the character in a video from one photo

By Steven Van · 2026-10-13

Upload footage and one reference photo, and Recast replaces the character while keeping the original lighting, motion, camera movement, cuts and audio.

[ElevenCreative](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/tools/elevencreative>), the creative platform from [ElevenLabs](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/tools/elevenlabs>), launched Recast on October 13. Upload a video and a reference photo of a new character, and Recast swaps that character into the shot while keeping everything else as it was.

[View media](<https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/2109992578489950208/vid/avc1/1920x1080/2EayD3hUa8XJEI86.mp4?tag=16>)

Official Recast announcement demo.

ElevenCreative says the lighting, composition, motion, camera movement, cuts and even the original audio stay unchanged, so one good take can carry different leads without a reshoot.

Recast lives under More tools, then Templates. You upload the base video and the character image, then click Generate. The base video can be existing footage or a clip generated in ElevenCreative’s Image & Video tool. In its step-by-step guide, ElevenCreative suggests generating the new character as a character sheet that shows a close-up portrait and a full-body shot.

The announcement does not list pricing or limits on video length.

Sources

[ElevenCreative’s announcement and demo](<https://x.com/ElevenCreative/status/2109992635326988365>) and [its step-by-step Recast guide](<https://x.com/ElevenCreative/status/2110732615229825357>).

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