Luma launches Ray3 Modify in Dream Machine
Luma has added Ray3 Modify to Dream Machine, letting creators restyle existing footage using keyframe and character-reference controls that keep the original performance while changing environments, wardrobe and identity.
Luma AI announced Ray3 Modify, a video-to-video editing feature now available in its Dream Machine product. It runs on the company's Ray3 model. Luma's pitch is that users can shoot a real performance once and then change form, environment and identity afterwards.
The release has three parts. The first, Modify Video, has been reworked. Luma says it is "drastically improved" at keeping the physical logic, narrative coherence and performance of the source footage. Example uses include wardrobe and environment swaps, relighting and virtual product placement.
The second, Modify with Keyframes, adds Start and End Frame control to the video-to-video workflow for the first time. Luma says this helps guide transitions, control how characters behave and keep spatial continuity across longer camera moves and complex scene blocking.
The third, Character Reference, applies a custom character identity onto an existing performance. According to Luma, it can lock likeness, costume and identity across an entire modified clip. The company aims this at actor-led productions and shows examples ranging from human characters to mythical creatures.
Luma also lists some limitations. Results depend on choosing the right Modify Strength setting, which runs from "adhere" to "reimagine." The thing being modified needs to appear in the Start or End Frame. Videos that don't match one of Luma's preset aspect ratios are cropped to fit, and quality can drop when that happens.
The announcement does not give pricing, plan availability, maximum clip length, output resolution or any benchmark results.