Wan2.1 + WanMOVE for Animating Movement using Trajectory Path

Animating movement for images using Wan2.1 and Wan Move is a way to turn a single still frame into a controlled motion clip, where you draw or define the movement path and let Wan2.1 render the animation. Wan2.1 provides the video generation, and Wan Move adds custom motion trajectories so the camera or subject moves exactly how you want.​​

Overview

Wan2.1 is a powerful text‑ and image‑to‑video model that can animate a static image into a 720p clip, but by default its motion can feel simple or slideshow‑like. Wan Move is a custom motion‑control workflow for Wan2.x that lets you define paths (splines) for translation, panning, or more complex motion, and then inject those paths into Wan’s sampler so the subject, camera, or both follow that route over time. This gives you fine‑grained control over where and how your subject moves instead of relying only on random model motion.​​

What Wan Move adds

With Wan Move in ComfyUI you can:

• Draw a motion path in a spline editor so a subject (for example, a dog, character, or product) moves across the frame, curves around, or follows custom arcs.​

• Control speed and timing by how you space key points on the path, which affects whether movement feels slow and cinematic or fast and energetic.​

• Combine motion paths with Wan2.1 I2V prompts (“cinematic push‑in”, “smooth pan left”, “drone‑like orbit”) and even with Motion LoRAs like Push‑In Camera to get richer camera behavior.​

Who can use this workflow

Animating images with Wan2.1 + Wan Move is useful for:

• Content creators turning thumbnails, portraits, or product shots into short motion clips for TikTok, Reels, and YouTube Shorts.​

• Designers and marketers who want precise movement for hero products, UI mockups, or logo animations without learning full motion‑graphics tools.​

• Filmmakers and motion designers using AI to prototype camera moves (push‑ins, dollies, side‑to‑side tracks) over concept frames.​

• ComfyUI power users who want node‑based, repeatable motion control on top of Wan2.1’s strong image‑to‑video quality.​​

Typical ComfyUI workflow

A common Wan2.1 + Wan Move pipeline looks like this:

1. Load inputs

• Load your reference image into a Wan2.1 I2V ComfyUI workflow at your target aspect ratio (for example 832×480 horizontal).​​

• Optionally add a short style prompt like “cinematic footage, shallow depth of field, smooth movement.”

2. Define motion with Wan Move

• Open the Wan Move or motion‑path node and draw your movement path in the spline editor; this can be a simple left‑to‑right path or a curved trajectory.​

• Set frame count and fps (often 24–30 fps, 48–120 frames) so the motion speed feels natural for the subject.​

3. Generate and refine

• Run Wan2.1 I2V with the Wan Move motion path plugged into the movement input; review the clip to see how well the subject follows the path.​

• If the motion is too warped or “melty,” adjust the path (shorter distance, smoother curves) or reduce motion strength; if it is too subtle, lengthen the path or increase strength.​

• Optionally stack a Motion LoRA like the Push‑In Camera LoRA on top to add an extra layer of cinematic camera motion to your custom path.​

Used this way, Wan2.1 plus Wan Move turns static images into controlled, story‑driven motion sequences where you define exactly how things move, rather than leaving motion entirely to chance.