--- title: "Turn Real Videos into Cartoons: AI Cartoon Video Maker" description: "Turn real videos into cartoons with Luma's AI cartoon video generator. Restyle a clip as 2D animation, comic book, or pop art and keep the original motion." canonical: "https://lumalabs.ai/video-to-video/restyle-scene-from-real-to-cartoon" source: "https://lumalabs.ai/video-to-video/restyle-scene-from-real-to-cartoon.md" --- # Cartoon Video Generator: Turn Real Videos into Cartoons with AI Bring Real-World Footage to Life with Cartoon Style: No Animation Skills Needed Bring your videos to life with playful, stylized animations, no drawing skills required. Use Video to Video with Luma as an AI cartoon video maker for footage you have already shot: start with a real clip, describe the cartoon look, and get the same clip back in that style. Powered by [Ray3.2](https://lumalabs.ai/ray), it restyles live-action videos from a text prompt while keeping the original motion, timing, and composition. Unlike a filter laid over the footage, the clip is regenerated in the look you describe, such as bold outlines and flat shading. [Try Luma free](https://app.lumalabs.ai/) ![Real-world video clip restyled as a cartoon](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/2ylxvaa2/production/a097d8856f99a8e0b842f54dbf5b4cd3d9ea1f2f-3840x2160.jpg?w=2048&fm=webp&q=75&fit=max) ### Why Convert Real Videos to Cartoons? Cartoon-style videos offer a fun, emotionally engaging, and highly shareable format. By applying cartoon aesthetics to real footage, you can: - Make content more accessible and visually unique - Convey humor, emotion, or narrative in an exaggerated form - Stand out on social platforms with a fresh visual look - Capture attention in educational or children's content - Give the people on camera a cartoon look instead of a photographic one Describe the finished look, such as comic book halftones or a children's book watercolor, and Ray3.2 restyles the clip without manual drawing or frame editing. Whether you're a marketer, educator, or filmmaker, cartoonizing your videos creates endless room for creative exploration. ![Basketball player dunking on an outdoor court, restyled as a stylized 3D animation of a floodlit night arena](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/2ylxvaa2/production/db74c7678575ed63b4869f3d949d6962d2af288a-3840x2160.png?w=2048&fm=webp&q=75&fit=max) [Explore cartoon video transformation using the Video to Video Generator](https://app.lumalabs.ai/) ### How Video to Video with Luma Converts Real Footage to Cartoon Using Video to Video with Luma, you start with a real clip and describe the cartoon look you want. Ray3.2 restyles the footage and keeps its motion and structure. For every control in detail, see the Ray 3.2 [video to video guide](https://lumalabs.ai/learning-center/articles/ray-3-2-video-to-video). **Key steps:** 1. Right-click your clip, choose Modify Video, then Ray3.2. You can also ask the agent. 2. Pick a cartoon preset (Classic 2D, Comic Book, Children's Book or Pop Art) or describe the look in your prompt, and say what must stay the same. 3. Leave Motion and Structure on Auto. Turn Faces on if people should stay recognizable. 4. Draft at low resolution, then render the final at 720p or 1080p. ![Man with a laser gun in a backyard, restyled as a stylized 3D animated armored hero in a glowing purple landscape](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/2ylxvaa2/production/49af17755f0d379388da04c73ae5e986943e25cc-2912x1632.png?w=2048&fm=webp&q=75&fit=max) [Upload Your Footage and Try Video to Video](https://app.lumalabs.ai/) ### Cartoon Video Generator Specs: Length, Resolution and Cost - **Lead line:** "Specs for Ray3.2 video to video, which powers this cartoon restyle." - **Input:** one source video, up to 20 seconds - **Output:** the same length as your input - **Resolution:** 360p draft, 540p, 720p, 1080p - **Cost:** charged per second of video, from 36 credits per second at draft to 144 credits per second at 1080p (standard dynamic range). See Pricing. - **Tip:** explore at a low resolution, then render the winning look at 720p or 1080p. ![Cartoon, anime, and character swap video transformations](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/2ylxvaa2/production/a2cda138e241da6c10496cf7d91a1404783fe72b-1896x994.png?w=2048&fm=webp&q=75&fit=max) ### Cartoon Style Options to Fit Your Vision Four cartoon looks work well. Pick one as a preset, or describe it in your prompt. If you write your own prompt, describe the finished look plus what must stay the same. - **Classic 2D Animation.** Prompt: "Flat-shaded 2D cartoon, bold black outlines, bright saturated colors, keep the people and their poses" - **Comic Book Style.** Prompt: "Comic book style, halftone dots, heavy ink shadows, keep the composition and camera move" - **Children's Book Illustration.** Prompt: "Soft watercolor children's book illustration, rounded shapes, pastel palette, keep the subject's pose" - **Pop Art Aesthetic.** Prompt: "Pop art, bold flat colors, thick outlines, high contrast, keep the original framing ![Man skating a ledge in a parking garage, restyled as a stylized 3D animated rider on a glowing orange hoverboard](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/2ylxvaa2/production/cf070fc612c62984d8a7a0ece81212d454f87fbd-3840x2160.png?w=2048&fm=webp&q=75&fit=max) ### Cartoon vs Anime vs Character Swap - Cartoon restyle (this page) changes the whole look of the clip, such as 2D, comic book, children's book, or pop art, while the people and scene stay the same. - Anime restyle also changes the whole look, with anime linework and shading. See [turn video scenes into anime style](https://lumalabs.ai/video-to-video/turn-video-scences-into-anime-style). - Character swap changes who or what appears on screen while the original motion carries over. See [video to video character style swap](https://lumalabs.ai/video-to-video/character-style-swap-using-ai-for-creative-transformation). ![Cartoon, anime, and character swap video transformations](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/2ylxvaa2/production/c0f062f472e67185333743418ac579269643ade8-1911x987.png?w=2048&fm=webp&q=75&fit=max) ### Use Cases for Cartoonizing Video **Marketing & Ads: **Experiment with playful video variants for campaigns using AI cartoon video generation. **Kids’ Content: **Quickly transform classroom or family footage into child-friendly animation. **Social Media Creators: **Elevate reels, shorts, or vlogs with AI-powered cartoon video styles. **Storytelling: **Retell events in whimsical or narrative animation formats with AI video transformation. **Privacy:** Give on-camera people a cartoon look instead of a realistic one, and review the result before sharing. ![Teen in a cap rapping to camera, restyled as a stylized 3D animated character against a blue bokeh background](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/2ylxvaa2/production/49fd2df21d397b6b83a810066ffb808a15f0687b-2912x1632.png?w=2048&fm=webp&q=75&fit=max) ### Why Use Video to Video with Luma for Cartoon Stylization? Unlike conventional animation or filter tools, Ray3.2 starts from your source clip and keeps its duration, motion, and structure while it restyles the look. - Motion and timing follow your source clip - Motion and Structure controls (Auto, or 1 to 9) set how closely the cartoon follows the original - Output from 360p draft up to 1080p - Powered by Ray3.2 ![Slackliner balancing on a line in a park, restyled as a slackliner above a red rock canyon at sunset in a stylized animated look](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/2ylxvaa2/production/634796b9bbc7df2a4de4e94b557f98ca6d310529-2912x1632.png?w=2048&fm=webp&q=75&fit=max) --- ## Frequently Asked Questions ### 1. How do I turn a video into a cartoon? Right-click your clip, choose Modify Video, then Ray3.2, or ask the agent to do it. Describe the finished cartoon look and what must stay the same, leave Motion and Structure on Auto, and turn Faces on if people should stay recognizable. Draft at low resolution, then render the final at 720p or 1080p. ### 2. Can I turn any type of video into a cartoon or does it only work on specific footage? Ray3.2 works from real footage you provide, whether it's a phone clip or professional footage. People, pets, landscapes, and objects can all be restyled. Results depend on the clip, so run a low-resolution draft first. ### 3. Will the cartoon style look consistent across the entire video or just on certain frames? Ray3.2 restyles the whole clip from your prompt, and the motion and structure come from your source video. If the layout drifts, raise Structure. If the movement feels loose, raise Motion. Keyframes let you set the look at specific moments. ### 4. How is this different from using a cartoon filter in a mobile app? Mobile filters apply a surface-level effect on top of your footage. Ray3.2 regenerates the clip with generative AI in the look you describe, while following the motion, timing, and composition of your source. ### 5. Can I choose a specific cartoon style, or is there only one look? Yes. Pick a cartoon preset (Classic 2D, Comic Book, Children's Book or Pop Art) or describe the look in your prompt, such as comic book halftones or a soft watercolor, and Ray3.2 applies it while following your source clip. The example prompts above are a starting point if you write your own. ### 6. Is this useful for protecting privacy in videos that feature real faces? A cartoon look changes how faces appear, and leaving Faces off gives Ray3.2 more freedom to reshape them. Turning Faces on keeps people recognizable. A restyle is a creative choice, not a guarantee of anonymity, so review the result before you publish. ### 7. How long can the video be? Your source clip can be up to 20 seconds, and the cartoon output matches its length. A 7-second clip returns a 7-second result. Keep clips as short as the job allows, since cost scales with duration. ### 8. How much does it cost? Ray3.2 video to video is priced per second of video, and the rate depends on resolution. At standard dynamic range, it runs from 36 credits per second at draft to 144 credits per second at 1080p, so a 10-second clip at 720p (72 credits per second) is 720 credits. See [Pricing](https://lumalabs.ai/ /pricing) for current rates. ### 9. Can I turn a video into anime instead? Yes. Prompt for an anime look in the same workflow, and see [turn video scenes into anime style](https://lumalabs.ai/video-to-video/turn-video-scences-into-anime-style) for examples. To change who or what appears on screen instead of the overall style, see [character style swap](https://lumalabs.ai/video-to-video/character-style-swap-using-ai-for-creative-transformation). 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