Elf Studio® - AR & AI Videos!

North Pole Command Centre Limited

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About this app

Welcome to Elf Studio®! The latest marvel from the Software Elves here at the North Pole Command Center (Creators of Speak to Santa)!

Turn your elf's Christmas mischief into photos and videos set in your own home! Put them under the tree, send them towards the biscuit tin, or dream up a surprise of your own.

- SCAN YOUR OWN ELF! Start with one photo of your elf toy, with room for up to four views. Every account includes one elf scan. Elf Studio Pro includes ten a month, with no additional credit charge.
- NO TOY? DRAW OR DESCRIBE ONE! Sketch your elf on the drawing pad or describe it in words, and the AI turns it into an elf you can cast in any scene.
- QUICK CREATE OR STUDIO! Pick an elf and a photo, then describe the action, or stage your photo by dragging elves and props into place, choosing poses and adjusting sizes.
- GET HELP WITH THE WORDS! Studio builds a scene script from your layout. Get Ideas suggests actions for your photo, and Improve helps rewrite your prompt.
- AI PHOTOS & VIDEOS! Make photo takes, compare them and animate your favourite. Cast up to three elves with their own roles in the scene.
- DIRECT THE SHOT! Create five-second AI videos with Natural, Stop Motion or Storybook styling, camera movement, portrait or landscape framing and optional generated sound. Use start and end images to guide the action.
- MAKE AN EXAMPLE YOUR OWN! Browse scene ideas and use an example recipe with your chosen elf and your own photo.
- THE ELF WORKSHOP! Choose ready-made elves in classic and felt styles, or design one in 3D with hair, hats, outfits, gloves, shoes, glasses and colours, with a live preview.
- ENHANCE WITH AI! Give your elf a lifelike look and keep different looks to choose from.
- BRING THE PROPS! Pick from the prop shelf, scan a toy or describe a prop for the AI to create reference pictures.
- STICKERS & POSES! Make AI stickers of your elf striking new poses and share them, then use those poses in your Studio photos.
- MAKE THEM AR-READY! Generate a 3D model of a scanned elf or prop before placing it in your room.
- FILM IN AUGMENTED REALITY! Place AR-ready elves and props on your floor, draw walking routes, add stops and choose animations. Capture AR photos and videos, with Look at Camera, footsteps, lighting and actions you can trigger while filming. AR needs a device that supports Google Play Services for AR.
- CATCH THEIR FACES! Record the viewer's reaction as your video plays. Reaction recordings stay on your device and are not uploaded to Elf Studio®.
- ADD THE FINISHING TOUCH! Apply eight video looks and filters without changing the original. Find your creations in the Gallery, save them to your phone and share the files.

AI generation needs an internet connection. Once a job is sent, it can continue on our servers while you leave the app. Enable notifications to hear when it is ready.

Your Gallery is stored on this device. Elf Studio® does not provide cloud library backup, so export the memories you want to keep.

AI or AR. Photo or video. Your elf, your home, your Christmas story!

Elf Studio® is created by North Pole Command Centre Limited and works with any toy. Elf Studio® is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Elf on the Shelf®, but many families use Elf Studio® alongside their existing Elf on the Shelf traditions.

Made by the software elves here at the North Pole Command Center!

Elf Studio® is a registered trademark in the United Kingdom, the European Union and the United States. All rights reserved.

Ratings and reviews

Took me all the way through making it and customizing it. 20 min of sitting on the floor trying to make it work and as soon as you hit record at the end. Your hit with having to pay. Waste of my time.

Such a cute idea but when it says "tap to add elf" no matter how many times I tap the screen nothing happens. Very disappointing. I'm glad I didn't spend thr money for the pro version.

Basic stuff yet wants premium game price or about 30% of what a ps plus subscription costs per month just to have animated elves dance. Make money of cookies, adverts, or a few micro transactions like every other app.

What’s new

New in 4.1: Enhance with AI for photo elves, new Enhance styles with previews, optional AI character views, and an opt-in for Christmas news by email.

Elf Studio 4 is our biggest update ever: AI photos and videos, Studio scenes, a 3D Workshop, props, AR filming, stickers, reactions and on-device elf cutouts.