Which picture works best as the dancer in a Toc Toc dance AI video?

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Short answer

The dancer needs a sharp photo: you (18+), an adult friend, a pet, a toy or a drawing. The face should be visible and turned to the lens. Use JPG, PNG or WebP, 10 MB or smaller, and 300 to 6000 pixels along each side. Fuzzy, masked or group shots perform the worst.

Frame from the sample: an orange tabby stands upright in a bare room with one hind paw raised mid-hop and a white chest of drawers behind
Frame from the sample: an orange tabby stands upright in a bare room with one hind paw raised mid-hop and a white chest of drawers behind

Hard limits

  • Formats: JPG, PNG, WebP.
  • Size: 10 MB at most.
  • Dimensions: each side above 300 and below 6000 pixels.
  • Shape: width divided by height from 0.4 to 2.5, which rules out extreme panoramas and strips.
  • One photo, one subject.

What a good photo has

  • Soft, level lighting plus a crisp face.
  • Framing anywhere between head-and-shoulders and full length, so long as the eyes are visible.
  • Clothes you'd enjoy watching dance, since the dancer wears what's in your photo.
  • For pets: close, eye level, looking at the lens.
  • For toys and drawings: the whole figure in clear view.

What to leave out

  • Group pictures, where the model might pick the wrong face.
  • Objects covering the face, like sunglasses, masks or a hand, and heavy beauty filters.
  • Screenshots carrying buttons or captions.
  • Stills from another person's video, well-known people and famous copyrighted characters.

Who may appear

Allowed: you, adults who said yes, and pets, toys or drawings that belong to you. We don't allow public figures, under-18s or adult content. Skim Photo Consent and Acceptable Use before you start. Fourteen days after upload, files are wiped automatically.

Questions people ask

Does a selfie work?

Yes, if it's sharp and well lit with the whole face inside the frame, not cropped at the edge.

My photo was rejected. What now?

The message below the upload box gives the cause: size, file type or proportions, for example. Fix it and try again. Rejections cost nothing.

Should the photo include a room or a dance pose?

No, we generate both. Plain face shots give the cleanest results.

Your turn to knock on nothing

Send a photo and the straight-faced dance gets built around it. No subscription, no watermark on the paid video.

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