š TOPIC: How to use AI to swap your face/character into a video using Gemini and Kie.ai.
š·ļø CATEGORY: Tech Tutorial
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ā ā FACT CHECK:
ā¢ "You can use Nano Banana to swap yourself into a character." ā ā CORRECT Nano Banana is Google's native image generation and editing model (integrated into Gemini), which supports advanced image editing, including face and character swapping.
ā¢ "You can upload a reference image and a reference video to a 'secret' AI website to generate a motion-synced video." ā ā CORRECT The website shown in the screen recording is Kie.ai, specifically their playground for the Kling AI 2.6 Motion Control API. This model transfers human motion from a source video to a static character image.
ā¢ "This is a free website." ā ā ļø PARTIALLY TRUE While you might get a few free trial credits upon signing up, Kie.ai is a commercial API platform. Using the Kling 2.6 Motion Control model costs about $0.03 to $0.045 per second of generated video.
š Overall Verdict: ā ļø Use With Caution The AI workflow shown is real and functional, but the creator hides the tool's name for engagement bait ("Comment MOTION") and misleadingly calls a paid developer platform "free."
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š COMPLETE STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE:
Step 1: Go to Google Gemini (gemini.google.com), which utilizes the Nano Banana image model. Step 2: Upload a photo of yourself and the target character/scene. Use a text prompt to swap your face or character into the scene (e.g., "swap my face into this character"). Download the resulting image. Step 3: Go to Kie.ai and navigate to their API Playground, specifically for the "Kling 2.6 Motion Control" model. Step 4: Under the "input_urls" (Reference image) section, upload the image you just generated in Gemini. Step 5: Under the "video_urls" (Reference video) section, upload the source video containing the motion/actions you want your character to perform. Step 6: Select your desired resolution (720p or 1080p) and character orientation, then click generate to create your final video.
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š” WHAT THE REEL DIDN'T TELL YOU:
ā¢ The Name of the Tool: The "secret" website is Kie.ai. You do not need to comment "MOTION" on the video to find or access it. ā¢ It's Not Truly Free: Kie.ai is a paid API platform designed for developers. Once any initial free trial credits run out, you must pay per second of video generated. ā¢ Framing Requirements: For the Kling Motion Control AI to work properly without glitching, the body framing in your reference image must match the reference video (e.g., you cannot use a full-body motion video with a close-up face image). ā¢ File Limitations: The platform has strict upload limits: max 10MB for images, max 100MB for videos, and reference videos must be between 3 to 30 seconds long.
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š USEFUL LINKS:
ā¢ Google Gemini: https://gemini.google.com ā¢ Kie.ai: https://kie.ai
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ā° FRESHNESS CHECK: This information is accurate as of April 2026. "Nano Banana" is Google's current branding for Gemini's image generation capabilities, and Kling AI 2.6 is actively available via Kie.ai. Live web search was used to verify the exact UI, pricing, and tool names shown in the video.
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š LIVE SOURCES CHECKED: ā¢ Queries: "video_urls" "Reference image" AI video swap | "nano banana" AI generator ā¢ Live web search verification was used, but no clean public source URLs were available to display.