The rapid development of generative AI is something that might excite you or make you a bit uneasy. Either way, there is no point in ignoring it because humanity has already reached the point of no return. The technical advancements have arrived and will definitely affect our industry, to say the least. As filmmakers and writers, we take it upon ourselves to responsibly inform you as to what the actual state of technology is, and how to approach it most ethically and sustainably. With that in mind, we’ve put together an overview of AI video generators to highlight their current capabilities and limitations. If you have followed this topic for a longer time, you might remember our first piece about Google’s baby steps toward generating moving images from text descriptions. Around a year ago, the company published their promising research papers and examples of the first tests. However, Google’s models were not available to the general public. Fast forward to now, and not only has this idea become a reality, but we have a plethora of working AI video generators to choose from. Well, “working” is probably too strong a word. Let’s give them a try, and talk about how and when it is okay to use them. AI video generators: market leaders The first company to roll out an intelligent AI model capable of generating and digitally stylizing videos based on text commands was Runway. Since spring 2023, they have launched tool after tool for enhancing clips (like AI...
Published By: CineD - Thursday, 25 January, 2024