A ComfyUI workflow preserves actor performance while rebuilding the whole shot
Fit-Spring776 · reddit · 2026-07-28
A Reddit user shared a hybrid ComfyUI workflow for transforming live-action footage while preserving the original performance.
- The goal is not to generate a scene from scratch, but to keep facial expressions, timing, and eye-line intact.
- The pipeline rebuilds the environment, lighting, and lens behavior around the actor.
- In the test clip, a daylight plate was turned into a stylized scene.
- The user says the actor performance stayed intact, the background was reconstructed to avoid a flat AI look, lighting was fully reworked, and lens effects such as focus breathing and bokeh stretch were added.
- They also shared before/after comparisons, node graph screenshots, and part of the workflow, asking for feedback on parallax, relighting, and whether the result still feels like a real plate or a synthetic shot.
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