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AI Video Moderation Guidelines

Best practices for generating successful video animations with your cartoon drawings

Understanding Video Generation

Video generation uses advanced AI to bring your drawings to life. To ensure the best results, it's important to use clear, descriptive prompts that focus on original creative content.

Best Practices for Cartoon Videos

When animating your drawings, focus on describing the scene, action, and style clearly. This helps create the most accurate and high-quality video animations.

1. Use Generic, Original Descriptions

Good Examples

  • "the drawing"
  • "the illustrated person"
  • "the figure in the image"
  • "the person with blue hair"
  • "the hero in the drawing"
  • "my original creation"
  • "preserving the original style of the drawing"

Avoid Using

  • Named anime figures (e.g., "Naruto")
  • Famous cartoon names
  • Celebrity names
  • The word "character" (can imply IP)
  • Brand names or logos

Why this matters: Using original descriptions helps the AI understand you want to animate your drawing, not recreate copyrighted content. Adding "preserving the original style of the drawing" ensures your videos maintain the exact look, proportions, and characteristics of your artwork.

2. Keep Actions Family-Friendly

Great Action Words

  • "dancing joyfully"
  • "waving at the camera"
  • "walking confidently"
  • "practicing martial arts moves"
  • "dueling with wooden swords"
  • "celebrating a victory"

Avoid These Terms

  • Violent actions or gore
  • "blood" or injury descriptions
  • "killing" or aggressive combat
  • Inappropriate or adult content

3. Preserve the Original Style

Always include style preservation

Example: "the drawing waving at the camera, preserving the original style of the drawing"

This maintains character consistency

Prevents the AI from changing body proportions, facial features, or art style

Place it after the main action

Works best positioned right after describing what the drawing is doing

4. Focus on Clean Scenes

Specify "no text" or "no logos" in scenes

Example: "the drawing walking in a park, no text visible, natural scenery"

Use generic locations

Example: "city street" instead of specific branded locations

Keep clothing appropriate

Example: "wearing casual clothes" or "in their outfit from the drawing"

Example Prompts That Work Great

Here are complete examples that follow all the best practices:

HERO SCENE

"Wide shot of the drawing striking a confident hero pose on a rooftop at sunset, preserving the original style of the drawing, dramatic golden lighting, cape flowing in the wind, camera slowly circles around, no text"

✓ Original description✓ Style preservation✓ Clear action✓ Family-friendly

TRAINING SCENE

"Medium shot of the illustrated person practicing martial arts moves in a dojo, preserving the original style of the drawing, focused expression, warm afternoon light through windows, camera static, traditional setting with no visible text"

✓ Original description✓ Style preservation✓ Action-focused

ADVENTURE SCENE

"Wide shot of the hero in the drawing running through a forest path, preserving the original style of the drawing, determined expression, dappled sunlight through trees, camera follows from behind, natural environment"

✓ Generic description✓ Style preservation✓ Dynamic action

COMBAT SCENE (APPROPRIATE)

"Close-up of the person in the drawing blocking and dodging in a friendly sparring match, preserving the original style of the drawing, determined but smiling, outdoor training ground, bright daylight, no blood, camera angle from the side"

✓ Style preservation✓ Non-violent framing✓ Positive tone

Quick Reference Guide

✓ DO Use:

  • • "the drawing" / "the illustrated person" / "the figure"
  • • "preserving the original style of the drawing" (essential for consistency)
  • • Descriptive actions: dancing, waving, walking, celebrating
  • • Camera directions: close-up, wide shot, medium shot
  • • Lighting details: golden hour, bright daylight, soft lighting
  • • Generic locations: park, city street, bedroom, forest
  • • "no text" or "no logos" when relevant

✗ AVOID Using:

  • • The word "character" (can imply copyrighted IP)
  • • Famous names or copyrighted terms
  • • Brand names or trademarked terms
  • • Violent or graphic descriptions
  • • Inappropriate or adult content
  • • References to blood, gore, or injury

Why These Guidelines Help

These best practices help you create high-quality video animations because:

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Better AI Understanding

Clear, original descriptions help the AI focus on animating your specific drawingrather than trying to recreate copyrighted content

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Higher Quality Results

Descriptive prompts with camera angles and lighting produce more cinematic, professional-looking animations

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Faster Generation

Following these guidelines helps ensure your videos generate successfully on the first try

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More Creative Freedom

Original descriptions give you unlimited creative possibilities without limitations

Common Issues and Solutions

Issue: "Your request was blocked by our moderation system"

Solution: Review your prompt and remove any famous names, brands, violent language, or inappropriate content. Replace with generic descriptions like "the drawing" or "the illustrated person." Avoid using the word "character" as it can imply copyrighted IP.

Issue: Video doesn't match your drawing style or changes proportions

Solution: Always include "preserving the original style of the drawing" in your prompt. This is critical for maintaining character consistency and preventing unwanted changes to body type, facial features, or art style.

Issue: Drawing doesn't move as expected

Solution: Be more specific about the action. Instead of "moving around," try "walking forward confidently" or "spinning in a circle."

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