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 "generated": "2026-10-23",
 "id": "karuvanan-minimax-h3-director-cut-studio--swap-cast-member-in-source-video",
 "repo": "karuvanan/MiniMax-H3-Director-Cut-Studio",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/karuvanan/MiniMax-H3-Director-Cut-Studio",
 "repo_slug": "karuvanan-minimax-h3-director-cut-studio",
 "title": "Swap a cast member in an existing source video",
 "page_title": "How to swap a cast member in an existing source video with Mini Max H3 Director Cut Studio",
 "summary": "Replace a person in a source video shot by shot using the Character-Swap LoRA, the H3 Relay and SAM3.1 masks.",
 "who": "A video editor or creator who has a source clip and needs to replace one actor with a reference image, and has the Character-Swap models installed.",
 "problem": "Re-shooting a scene to change one performer is costly, and simple masking leaves ghosting or edge artifacts when the new person has a different body or pose.",
 "outcome": "A shot-level cast remake of the source video where the selected roles are swapped and the rest of the frame is kept, with dirty segments regenerated.",
 "steps": [
  "Install the `akatz-ai/h3-relay` custom node into `ComfyUI/custom_nodes/h3-relay/` and place every Character-Swap model listed in the README, including `sam3.1_multiplex_fp16.safetensors` for multi-character swaps.",
  "Confirm ffmpeg and ffprobe run from the PATH on the server.",
  "Optionally run `install_h3_cache_status_server.bat` on the ComfyUI host to show cache, VRAM and GPU status in Studio and the Windows Tray. (inferred, check the README)",
  "Start the studio with `.\\run_h3_prompt_studio.bat`, choose `Source Video Cast Remake H3`, and open the Shot Visual Editor.",
  "Check the roles to swap, choose a P Picture for each, leave other people on `KEEP V1`, click `SAVE SHOT`, then click `REGENERATE DIRTY`."
 ],
 "agent_prompt": "Using the repo karuvanan/MiniMax-H3-Director-Cut-Studio, set up the Source Video Cast Remake H3 path for the source clip <source video path> and swap the role named <role name> with the reference image <P picture path>. Expected output: a regenerated shot in the studio with the swap applied to that role only. Verify that LabsH3PrepareVideo, H3RelayWindowedEdit, SAM3_VideoTrack and SAM3_TrackToMask appear in ComfyUI without IMPORT FAILED.",
 "agents": [
  "any"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Advanced",
 "time": "4 hours",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "The README lists many separate model files, a custom node and system ffmpeg that must all be in place before the Character-Swap path runs, and the source footage license must be checked separately.",
 "category": "Content",
 "tags": [
  "Content"
 ],
 "lang": "python",
 "requirements": [
  "A Windows PC with ComfyUI installed, plus a high-VRAM machine if you want to run the local server roles described in the README",
  "Completed Step 1 deployment (Studio Runtime, Qwen3-TTS and VoxCPM2) from the README's step1.md",
  "The model files listed in the README, saved under the exact file names it gives",
  "Model and source-footage licenses checked by you; the README says weights are not included in the source code"
 ],
 "risk": "sensitive",
 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "mentioned_publicly": false,
 "risks": [
  {
   "tag": "voice-cloning",
   "notice": "The swap replaces a real person's appearance in footage, so you need permission from the performer and the source video owner before using the output."
  }
 ],
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 "score": 0.9,
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