Wire references
Connect nodes so one feeds into another, carrying a face, a product, or a style across your generations.
A reference is any node you feed into a generation node so the result keeps its look. Wire in a character and every shot keeps the same face. Wire in a product photo and it stays consistent across a whole set. This is the heart of Canvas: build a look once, reuse it everywhere.
Make a connection
- Hover the node you want to use as a reference.
- Drag from its connection handle to the generation node.
- A line links the two. The reference now feeds into that node.
To remove a connection, select the line and delete it, or unwire from the node menu.
Reference roles for video
When you wire images into a video node, each one takes a role:
- First frame: the image the video starts on.
- Last frame: the image the video ends on.
- Reference: guides the look without fixing a start or end frame.
Set the role from the connection so the engine knows how to use each image. See Generate video for how the roles change the result.
What can be a reference
Image, video, audio, character, and text nodes can all be references. A generation node can use several at once.
To point a prompt at a specific reference by name, or to control its order in the prompt, see Tag references in your prompt.