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Change outfit mode · one garment · face and lips kept

Change a shirt in a video — one garment, the same take

The interview was great, but the shirt wasn't: a busy print, the wrong colour for the brand, a hoodie in a corporate video, or a different shirt than in yesterday's take. Genjutsu changes just that shirt and leaves the person, the performance and the room as filmed.

  • Only the shirt changes
  • From words or a shirt photo
  • Lip sync untouched
  • Up to 4K

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Quick answer

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How do you change a shirt in a video with AI?

To change a shirt in a video, upload the clip to Kenerate Genjutsu, choose Change outfit and name only the shirt: "replace his grey hoodie with a white oxford shirt, keep the jeans". Add a photo of the shirt as @image1 for an exact match. Face, hair, motion and lip movement stay; the new fabric moves with the body.

Key facts

Mode
Change outfit
Shirt from
A description or a photo (@image1)
Kept
Face, hair, motion, lip movement, background
Rest of outfit
Kept when you name it in the prompt
Clip length
2–15 s, or 4–30 s on Seedance 2.5
Audio
Original kept by default

Real demo

One garment, nothing else

The smallest wardrobe change there is: Change outfit made only the T-shirt emerald green from one sentence. Her face, curls, smile, the room and the handheld framing are the same as in the source clip.

OriginalRecoloured
  • Recoloured. Prompt: “Make her white T-shirt a rich emerald green, same cut and fabric.”

Kenerate Genjutsu, Change outfit mode, 720p — an unedited 5-second result made on 3 October 2026, shown next to its source clip.

Change a shirt

Real demo

A new top layer from a photo

Change outfit with a garment photo as @image1 (and a necklace as @image2): the presenter's top becomes an emerald silk blazer while her gestures and the room stay.

OriginalNew top
  • New top. Prompt: “Dress her in the emerald silk blazer from @image1 with the gold necklace from @image2.”

Kenerate Genjutsu at 720p — an unedited result from the app's example gallery, shown next to its source clip.

Swap the top

Real results

Shirts on camera

A coat walk in Paris, pull-ups at sunset, a jazz singer, a busy trattoria kitchen and a skateboarder mid-ollie — moving bodies where a shirt has to fold, stretch and swing naturally.

Gallery clips are image-to-video generations (model named on each card), not re-dressed footage. The demos above are the real thing: Genjutsu Change outfit runs on real source clips.

How to

Change a shirt in five steps

Time needed
Steps
4 steps
  1. Step 1

    Upload the take

    MP4, MOV, WebM or M4V up to about 100 MB; 2–15 s, or up to 30 s on Seedance 2.5. The shirt should be clearly visible.

  2. Step 2

    Choose Change outfit

    It's the mode built to keep the face, identity, hair, motion and lip movement while the clothing changes.

  3. Step 3

    Describe the new shirt — or show it

    "A light-blue linen button-down, sleeves rolled to the elbow, top button open." Or add a shirt photo as @image1.

  4. Step 4

    Protect the rest of the outfit

    End with what stays: "keep the black jeans, the belt and the watch unchanged."

Kenerate Genjutsu What should change options with Change outfit selected

Open Kenerate Genjutsu and choose Replace character, Swap object, Change outfit, Change background or Free edit.

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Chapters

Engines

Which engine for a shirt change

Shirts are mostly about fabric and fit. Choose by how close the camera is and how long the take runs.

  • Kenerate Genjutsu title card — a film strip curving through a dark studio
    Default

    Kenerate

    Kenerate Genjutsu

    Input
    Clip 2–15 s + up to 10 references
    Output
    480p, 720p or 1080p · ~2–4 min

    Talking heads and social clips up to 15 s

    Open Kenerate Genjutsu
  • Kenerate Genjutsu Pro title card — a cinematic widescreen frame split by a thin line of light
    Finer detail

    Kenerate

    Kenerate Genjutsu Pro

    Input
    Clip 2–15 s + up to 10 references
    Output
    480p, 720p or 1080p · ~3–6 min

    Collars, buttons, checks and linen texture in close-ups

    Open Kenerate Genjutsu Pro
  • Seedance 2.5 title card — a multi-shot cinematic triptych of a heist sequence in crisp 4K

    ByteDance

    Seedance 2.5

    Input
    Clip 4–30 s + up to 30 references
    Output
    480p to 4K · ~4–8 min

    Interviews and scenes up to 30 s, shirt photos from several angles, 4K

    Open Seedance 2.5

Change outfit is told to change only the clothing and keep face, hair, motion and lip movement. Say which garments must stay — "keep the jeans and the watch" — when only the shirt should change.

Tips

Shirt changes that pass a close look

A shirt sits close to the face and moves with every gesture, so small details matter.

  • Name the collar: crew neck, oxford, polo, mandarin.

  • Say tucked or untucked, sleeves rolled or not.

  • Plain fabrics hold better than tiny prints.

  • A layer on top? Say what stays visible.

  • Keep a microphone clip in the prompt if there is one.

  • Only re-dress people who agreed to it.

Example uses

How creators use Change Shirt in video

Illustrative examples of typical workflows, not customer reviews.

  • Video editor comparing two takes side by side on a wide monitor

    Video editor

    An editor can fix a shirt that changed between two takes of the same scene without calling the actor back.

  • Communications manager reviewing a talking-head video with a colleague

    Corporate comms team

    A comms team can put a founder's casual update into a shirt that suits an investor audience, with the founder's agreement.

  • Creator holding up plain folded shirts in front of a phone on a tripod

    Merch creator

    A creator can show a new plain shirt colourway on an existing try-on clip before the stock arrives.

FAQ

Changing a shirt in a video — questions

Can AI change just the shirt and leave the rest of the outfit?

Yes, if you say so. Change outfit changes the clothing of the main person, so name the shirt as the only garment that changes and list what must stay — "keep the jeans, belt and watch". Then check the compare view; if a jacket or trousers drifted, run again with a shorter, more explicit instruction.

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Can I turn a T-shirt into a button-down, polo or long sleeves?

Yes. Describe the new style — collar, buttons, sleeve length, fit — or add a photo of the shirt. Changes that add fabric, like short sleeves becoming long ones, are easier than ones that remove it, because the engine has to invent less of what was underneath. Keep the new shirt's fit close to how the original sat.

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Will a pattern or graphic on the new shirt stay steady?

Simple patterns hold best: solid colours, wide stripes and large checks. Fine prints, small graphics and lettering can shimmer or change between frames, and text may not be reproduced exactly. For a specific shirt, add a clear flat-lay photo as @image1 and choose Kenerate Genjutsu Pro or Seedance 2.5 for finer detail.

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How do I fix a wardrobe continuity error between takes?

Run the take with the wrong shirt through Change outfit using a frame grab or photo of the correct shirt as @image1: "dress him in the shirt from @image1, keep everything else". Compare the result against the neighbouring takes before you cut. Matching collar and sleeve state — buttoned, rolled, tucked — matters as much as colour.

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Will lip sync survive in a talking-head video?

Yes. Change outfit keeps lip movement and expressions exactly the same, and Keep the original audio is on by default, so the voice stays in sync. A shirt change in a talking-head clip is one of the gentlest edits Genjutsu makes, since the person barely moves and the camera is usually still.

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What if I only want a different shirt colour?

Then describe the same shirt in a new colour — "the same cotton T-shirt in rich emerald green, same cut and fabric" — as in the recolour demo on this page. For more on matching specific colours, prints and two-tone garments, see our guide to changing clothes colour, which covers recolours in videos and photos.

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Is it OK to change what someone is wearing in a video?

Only with their consent and the rights to the footage. Re-dress people who agreed to it — your own takes, your cast, your team — and keep the change appropriate. Don't use it on strangers, celebrities or people you're impersonating, and don't make anyone appear to wear something that misrepresents them or what they endorse.

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Naming one garment so the rest stays

Change outfit is built to change "the clothing of the main person", so an explicit list of what stays is how you narrow it to one garment. A short, explicit prompt is more reliable than a long one.

  • Name the shirt by type and colour: "his grey hoodie".
  • Name the replacement just as precisely.
  • List what stays: trousers, jacket, accessories.
  • Mention items on the shirt: badge, mic, sunglasses.
  • Keep the prompt short — two sentences.

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Sources: Kenerate Genjutsu (video editor)

Keep the take, change the shirt

Change outfit, one garment, the same performance. Only with the wearer's consent.

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