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RunwayML announced updates for the Gen-2 video generation tool to give users more control over video output.
Updates include:
Yesterday, Runway released another update for both text-to-video and image-to-video generation with Gen-2, “bringing major improvements to both the fidelity and consistency of video results.”
Runway updated the generative image model with new preset styles and improved output in Image to Image, Text to Image, Erase and Replace, and Infinite Image.
Try the updated features here.
Watch this quick video I made with extended clips from Gen-2 using a text prompt only:
I wrote about camera and motion control features in Gen-2 and Pika with visual demos in a previous edition of Visually AI. Read it here in Generative Art in Motion.
The list of text-to-video tools continues growing, with new tools appearing weekly.
This is a quick list of available products by category:
These tools are used for social media video content, including art, ads, movie trailers, and short films:
The tools in this category can be used to create videos for products, training, customer service, and more:
These tools can be used to convert blog articles, social media posts, and narrated scripts to videos:
These tools can be used to create videos from short clips and images, plus add sounds, text, and special effects. This category is extensive, so I will cover them in depth in a separate article.
This is a short list of popular video editing tools:
Many of these tools have several features for multiple purposes, and they can be used in different categories.
OpenAI’s DevDay Keynote speech is scheduled for November 6, and we’ll be waiting to hear more about ChatGPT Plus users being able to use all modes together instead of Browse with Bing, DALL•E3, and GPT-4 individually, along with any breaking news from the event.
xAI announced the waitlist opened for the new large language model (LLM) called Grok.
Grok has real-time knowledge of the world “via the 𝕏 platform,” and “it will also answer spicy questions that are rejected by most other AI systems.”
If nothing else - it will be interesting to see what happens with this new tool, led by Elon Musk and other team members who formerly worked at OpenAI, Microsoft Research, Google Research, Tesla, and DeepMind.
You can sign in with 𝕏 to join xAI’s early access program, which is currently limited to verified 𝕏 users only - here.
Midjourney continues to shift gears with its new beta website - and it's definitely faster.
On the horizon: organization, exploration, and social features are being developed to be rolled out over the next month.
Don't worry - the old website is still around until the new one's fully up and running here.
Check Midjourney's Discord community-updates channel for the latest updates. You can use the new beta site here.
Midjourney also introduced the Style Tuner to let you make your own style or personality based on your selections from a series of image pairs with different visual directions.
I’ll detail this in a future article, but here is a quick summary:
Here is an example of my grid view of direction pairs for a prompt:
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Here are some of my results using my new style code:
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You can try the style shown above by typing —style 6BG3UPyrRPNn at the end of your prompt or choose your own style with that prompt here.
Try this Style Tuner from the Midjourney user guide for free: https://tuner.midjourney.com/ejYLCOY
Here are a few tips for using the Style Tuner from Midjourney’s Discord Channel:
--style random
(without a Style Tuner)--style code1-code2
--stylize
to control the strength of your style codehttps://tuner.midjourney.com/code/StyleCodeHere
(unless you use them for making images with the codes)
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Hive3 officially launched Season One of the first-ever generative AI competitive league.
Hive3 is a new platform centered on connecting generative AI creators with brands to deliver creative marketing assets through a competition-styled environment -with real cash prizes.
It’s free to join, and community members get access to experienced creators, tutorials, and collaboration. I’m an Ambassador for Hive3, and I was quoted in VentureBeat, along with my fellow Ambassador, Tatiana Tsiguleva:
“Platforms like Hive3 give creators the opportunity to use new skills with generative AI technology to produce full projects with different tool stacks that mimic real-world activities with a competitive spirit,” said Heather Cooper, AI educator and creator, and Hive3 brand ambassador. “I’m excited to join Hive3 as a brand ambassador, and I look forward to helping more creators advance their skills using generative AI.”
You don’t need experience in marketing, design, or copywriting - anyone can compete, regardless of their background.
Several of the past winners during the beta season challenges were completely new to this type of content creation.
The first challenge was with Crumbl Cookies brand! The deadline for submissions was November 7th at 12:00 PM EST.
The challenge was to create four unique Instagram ads to promote Crumbl’s products in fun and engaging ways.
Read about it on Hive3: Crumbl Cookies Challenge
We covered several of the latest news topics at my weekly Generative AI Recap 𝕏 Space, with my regular panel including Matt Wolfe, Taylor Peterson, Salma Aboukarr, and Rob Lennon. Join us every Friday at 5 PM EST for the best AI discussion on 𝕏!
You can listen to the full recording here.
MagickML: Build generative AI tools using low-code and no-code bots in MagickML. Interact live with production agents to enable autonomous-thinking AI agents. (link)
Freeflo: Library of style prompts for Midjourney, DALL•E, Firefly, and ClipDrop. (link)
Segmind: Access the fastest Stable Diffusion image generation API models - try them onsite.
Here are a few I generated in 6-8 seconds with the Copax Timeless SDXL model: (link)
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Thanks for reading, and have a creative week!
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