Runway ML Gen-2: AI Brings Images to Life

Updated Gen-2 results are almost identical to the original image

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There was a ton of news this week in generative AI:

• Runway ML announced an updated Gen-2 Image to Video feature

• Stability AI launched Stable Diffusion XL 1.0 (SDXL 1.0)

• Kaiber AI introduced Motion beta, with seamless transitions between frames

• Android users have access to the ChatGPT mobile app

• ChatGPT Plus users can create Custom instructions once to be used across all future responses

• Twitter is gone. Long live 𝕏 …

Runway ML Gen-2

Runway ML’s Gen-2 has a new image-to-video tool that transforms still images into life-like animated videos.

Gen-2 analyzes uploaded images to generate natural-looking motion.

What’s different compared to the previous Gen-2?

The updated feature doesn’t require a text prompt and generates 4-second animations nearly identical to your uploaded source image.

Gen-2 is available on the free Basic plan. You start with 125 credits, but you’ll need a paid subscription to purchase more.

Check out my tutorial with animated examples I generated in Gen-2 here.

Try it yourself on Runway.

Here’s an example of my Midjourney images animated with Gen-2:

Tools:

• Images - Midjourney

• Animation - Runway ML Gen-2

• Video Editing - CapCut

• Music - CapCut

See the full tutorial here.

Stable Diffusion XL 1.0 (SDXL 1.0)

Stability AI launched the new SDXL 1.0 text-to-image generator as an open model.

Image quality is much higher and the ability to understand simple language, including similar-sounding words and phrases. You can try SDXL 1.0 on ClipDrop (link) or DreamStudio. (link)

Here are a few examples of images I generated using SDXL 1.0 on ClipDrop, with no style selected:

Image examples generated by SDXL 1.0

Kaiber AI Motion

Kaiber introduced Motion Animation, a new innovative animation style that gives your videos smooth between frames for a seamless transition.

It’s similar to Runway ML’s Gen-2, with a few key differences:

• Choose from 4 aspect ratios

• Pick starting frame from animated previews

• You can download animated previews

Sign up for the beta by clicking the link and be one of the early users: Beta

You can still create videos with storyboards and audio using an uploaded image or video or generate a new image on Kaiber AI.

Check out this example I generated with the Motion feature and more examples here:

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