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What each AI video model's release notes say changed

Runway release notes on motion or performance transfer

3 Runway entries on motion or performance transfer, 1 July 2024 to 17 July 2025, across Gen-3 Alpha, Act-One and Act-Two. The latest: Act-Two tracks head, face, body and hands. As of 2026-09-25.

Entries on motion per line, this one markedA count of entries, which follows how often a maker writes notes.Entries on motion per line, this one markedKling AI44Runway33Wan33Adobe Firefly Video11HappyHorse11Luma Ray11Midjourney video11MiniMax Hailuo11PixVerse11
Fig. 1 A count of entries, which follows how often a maker writes notes.
Entries on motion or performance transfer per line, read 2026-09-25.
LineEntries
Adobe Firefly Video1
HappyHorse1
Kling AI4
Luma Ray1
Midjourney video1
MiniMax Hailuo1
PixVerse1
Runway3
Wan3

Inclusion rule. Lines with at least one entry of this kind. Order. Alphabetical by line.

Of Runway's entries, 3 concern motion or performance transfer, the first from July 2024.

1The entries

1 July 2024, Gen-3 Alpha

It is a major improvement in fidelity, consistency, and motion over Gen-2

Runway, changelog
  • Gen-3 Alpha Text to Video
    Gen-3 Alpha text-to-video, described as a step up in fidelity, consistency and motionRunway, changelog / since 2024-07-01 / checked 2026-09-25

25 October 2024, Act-One

A new way to generate expressive character performances inside Gen-3 Alpha using a single driving video and character image.

Runway, changelog
  • Act-One in Gen-3 Alpha
    Act-One drives a character from one performance video and one imageRunway, changelog / since 2024-10-25 / checked 2026-09-25

116 days after the entry before it.

17 July 2025, Act-Two

Next-generation motion capture model with major improvements in generation quality and support for head, face, body and hand tracking.

Runway, changelog
  • Act-Two
    Act-Two tracks head, face, body and handsRunway, changelog / since 2025-07-17 / checked 2026-09-25

265 days after the entry before it.

2The same kind of change in other lines

  • Adobe Firefly Video: 1 entry, July 2025
  • HappyHorse: 1 entry, June 2026
  • Kling AI: 4 entries, November 2024 to March 2026
  • Luma Ray: 1 entry, June 2025
  • Midjourney video: 1 entry, June 2025
  • MiniMax Hailuo: 1 entry, October 2025
  • PixVerse: 1 entry, February 2026
  • Wan: 3 entries, January 2025 to November 2025

Runway, every entry · Motion and performance, every line · Gen-3 Alpha

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