Luma's Character Swap and Insert recasts a scene from a single still image, not a video clip
Luma's new tool swaps, inserts or removes characters in one uploaded image using up to six pictures of the new cast. Every take costs credits, and Luma has not shown a swap holding across moving footage.
Luma's reply to "the client has notes" is a new tool that recasts a scene, swaps the car, adds a dog or takes someone out while keeping the shot. For anyone already watching their credit balance, the detail that matters is that every take costs credits, and one run can make up to four.
Luma launched Character Swap & Insert on Nov 11 and says it is live now. Its product page shows how it works: you upload one target image, mark the people in it, add up to six pictures of the characters you want, then choose swap, insert or remove for each one, with optional written direction. Quality is set to Max by default and each run makes two takes unless you change it.
What the page asks for is a still, not a clip. Luma's earlier Shot Coverage tool takes a source video, while this one takes a single image, and the launch film shows its edits on still frames. Luma has not published the credit price per take, the output size, or any test of a swap holding across moving footage.
Our take: fixing a client note on one frame is useful for pitches, boards and key art. A shot moves, though, so until Luma shows a swap holding across a clip, treat this as a still fix.
Source: Luma on X and Luma's Character Swap & Insert product page, Nov 11, 2026.
