Guide to Adding or Replacing Objects in Videos
Add new objects to a video or swap one object for another in getimg.ai, described in words or shown in a photo.
How It Works
You can add something new to a clip, like a car on an empty road, or swap an object for a different one, like a white kettle for a copper one. Describe the object, or attach a photo of it when it has to be a specific product.
The maximum length of the clip you can attach as a reference, and so edit, varies by model:
Model | Max length of the attached clip |
Seedance 2.5 | 30 seconds |
MiniMax H3 | 15 seconds |
MiniMax H3 Max | 15 seconds |
Kling 4.0 | 30 seconds in total, across up to 5 clips |
Wan 3.0 | 15 seconds |
There are two ways to do it:
- From the full video view: for any video in your gallery, including uploads.
- From the Create video prompt box: for a clip you upload or pick from your gallery.
In both, you can attach more references to the same edit with the Reference button, like a photo or an audio file.
Say where the object goes, how big it is and how it moves, for example: add a vintage red car driving along the road from the bottom of the shot toward the cliffs.
Option 1. Edit from Full Video View
This works for any video you have already generated or uploaded:
- Log into getimg.ai and click a video in your gallery (All media, Uploads, a folder or the Create video gallery). It opens in full view, with the clip already attached to the prompt box below.
- Optionally, click the Reference button in the prompt box and add a photo of the object you want in the clip.
- Describe the edit in the prompt box.
- Click the arrow in the prompt box. The edited video appears in your gallery as a new video.
Examples:
- add a vintage red car driving along the coastal road
- replace the white kettle with the copper kettle in the photo
Option 2. Edit Using the Create Video Prompt Box
Use this when you want to start from Create video:
- Open Create video in the sidebar, under the Video group.
- Click the model button in the bottom left of the prompt box and choose one of the available models that support videos as references.
- Click the Reference button in the prompt box and press Upload file or Select existing to add your clip.
- Optionally, click the Reference button again and add a photo of the object you want in the clip.
- Describe the edit in the prompt box.
- Click the arrow in the prompt box to generate.
Examples:
- replace the kettle with the copper kettle in the photo
- put the bottle from the photo on the table next to her cup
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. Attach a clear photo of the product as an image reference together with your clip, and describe where it should go. The AI uses the photo to match its shape, color and material.
It follows the camera of your clip, so it stays in place as the shot moves. If the object should move on its own, like a car driving, describe the movement in the prompt.
Adding puts something into an empty part of the shot. Replacing swaps an object that is already there, so name both: the object to remove and the one that takes its place.
It depends on the model: up to 30 seconds on Seedance 2.5, up to 30 seconds in total across up to 5 clips on Kling 4.0, and up to 15 seconds on MiniMax H3, MiniMax H3 Max and Wan 3.0. The full flow, including how to pick a model, is in the Guide to Video Editing Basics. The AI video editor covers other edit types too.