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Invideo Lets You Generate Full-Length Videos Using AI or Stock Footage
Indian-based startup Invideo has released its V3 model which lets creators seamlessly generate full-length videos from just a single prompt. PetaPixel gave a brief prompt to Invideo requesting a video about the basics of photography. Getting AI-generated clips requires credits so instead I received a 1:52 video made up of iStock footage and an AI-generated voiceover explaining the basics of cameras (see below). The edit is impressive given how little effort went into creating it but to get the watermarks removed you must pay. Subscription plans start at $28 per month with the top tier costing $96 per month. TechCrunch reports that Invideo hasn't made its own model. Instead, it uses a pipeline of different models that parses prompts and generated videos. The publication notes that the AI-generated footage Invideo produces still needs consistency improvement. You can look at Invideo's showcase AI videos here. Invideo is aiming its product at individuals, small businesses, and creators rather than filmmakers and ad agencies; a market that fellow AI video platform Runway is targeting. The company says it is trying to make the creator's process "seamless" and takes away the need for editing experience to make a video. Users can export videos in formats suitable for YouTube, Shorts/Reels, and LinkedIn. "We're ecstatic to bring AI video generation to our platform as we look to bring new tools to our users, letting you focus on what matters most: your story," says founder and CEO of Invideo Sanket Shah. "Our mission is to lower the barrier to entry for everyday users who want to create high-quality videos and this new feature provides another resource for our users to do just that. "There are endless possibilities of content to create, from video translation to social posting, UGC ads, and video editors, and we're excited to see compelling results from our users. It is a new frontier to video creation, we are glad to be pioneering it." Invideo is backed by Tiger Global and Peak XV, and has raised $35 million. Shah tells TechCrunch that the startup still has $25 million in the bank and is "hardly burning any money." Shah also says that the company has four million monthly active users who have generated seven million videos in a recent 30-day time period.
PetaPixel
Fri, 22 Nov, 4:02 PM UTC
Game-changing new AI tool can turn video into a 3D animation with CG characters
Wonder Studio's Wonder Animation aims to keep artists in control. AI has been the driving force behind many of the latest new tools in creative software, as well as now ubiquitous AI image generators. But there's been criticism among artists of the search for simple one-click solutions. Wonder Dynamics, now owned by Autodesk, says it adopted a different vision for a game-changing new tool that can turn video into a 3D scene. Launched today in beta, Wonder Animation is a new tool for the company's existing CG character animation software Wonder Studio. It's intended to allow artists to shoot a scene with any camera, in any location, and then turn the sequence into an animated scene with CG characters in a 3D environment. Wonder Dynamics says the most innovative aspect of Wonder Animation is its ability to assist the artist while they film and edit sequences with multiple cuts and shots. The tool then uses artificial intelligence to reconstruct the scene in a 3D space and matches the position and movement of each camera's relationship to the characters and environment. Wonder Animation essentially creates a virtual representation of an artist's live-action scene containing all camera setups and character body and face animation in one 3D scene. Animation, character, environment, lighting, and camera tracking data are fully editable in the artist's preferred software, be it Maya, Blender or Unreal Engine 5. Nikola Todorovic, co-founder of Wonder Dynamics, says of the new AI tool: "Even though there have been tremendous advancements in AI, there is a current misconception that AI is a one click solution - but we know that's not the case. The launch of Wonder Animation underscores our focus on bringing the artist one step closer to producing fully animated films while ensuring they retain full creative control. "Unlike the black-box approach of most current generative AI tools on the market, we're empowering artists to shape their vision instead of just relying on automated outputs." Autodesk, the company behind the animation and modelling toolset Maya, bought Wonder Dynamics in May. It's also been adding productivity-enhancing AI tools to Maya and Flame, like AI-powered Flow Generative Scheduling to speed up the creation of production schedules.
Creative Bloq
Wed, 30 Oct, 4:46 PM UTC
YouTube Enhances Shorts with AI-Powered Dream Screen Video Backgrounds
YouTube introduces Dream Screen, an AI-powered feature for Shorts that generates video backgrounds, challenging TikTok's dominance in short-form video content.
6 Sources
Fri, 22 Nov, 8:03 AM UTC
Runway AI just announced a new tool that maps out your thoughts and turns them into videos
Today, Runway AI announced an early video keyframing prototype that will give artists and creators new opportunities to discover their ideas unexpectedly. Known for its AI advancements with video generation from prompts, Runway AI helps make the creative process faster and more accessible. For example, with their Gen-3 Alpha model, users can input text or images to produce unique video clips. The new video-making tool lets users take images and turn them into videos by connecting them like a map. Each image is essentially a stop on a journey, and users can connect these stops to create smooth transitions between them. In other words, it's like telling a story where each part flows into the next. Runway's tools have been used in various projects, including films and music videos, showcasing their impact on modern storytelling. Imagine exploring a huge, invisible world full of creative possibilities -- this tool turns that into a reality. Here's how it works and why it's worth trying. Inside the video-making tool is "latent space," where the prototype utilizes data to imagine new things. Each spot in this space could be a new picture or idea, and as a user of this tool, you get to explore and connect your ideas however you want. From there, you can make a map of the ideas and eventually turn them into a video. The tool uses a graph, which looks like a web of connected points, and each point is a picture you create. The lines connecting them are how those pictures transform into a video. Users can then decide how the pictures link together to build their video. Allowing users to visualize the video in this space before actually generating the video helps to tell the story better. Users can change parts of a picture while keeping its overall story. Surprises can be added without drastically altering the original image. Users can also change the style of a picture, such as making it look like a drawing or cartoon, by using text prompts. Users who want to see how a video will look with different styles or paths should use this tool for exploration. Runway allows users to see their ideas in various styles or paths, letting them explore everything and save what they want. This is especially helpful as most of us creatives have non-linear thinking. We no longer have to follow one straight path to get our ideas to the finish line. We can now branch out and explore many directions and essentially "choose our own adventure" from start to finish. The flexible workspace allows users to organize their ideas however they want -- grouping similar ones or spreading them out to try different experiments. It's totally up to you what you want to create. Runway AI wants to make creating and exploring new ideas easier for artists. By giving users a tool that feels like a playground for creativity, they're helping turn your artistic visions into something extraordinary, even if you didn't know they were possible. Runway plans to gradually roll out access in the upcoming months, allowing users to build their ideas with a larger creative flow.
Tom's Guide
Tue, 3 Dec, 8:00 PM UTC
Aiarty Image Matting: Remove Any Background with AI Precisely for Seamless Blending
Accurate and efficient background removal is vital for professionals in photography, design, and e-commerce, as cluttered backgrounds can detract from the subject. Whether it's for advertising, e-commerce listings, or social media content, seamless matting is crucial for adapting images to various platforms while preserving quality. Full disclosure: This story brought to you by Aiarty. However, traditional tools like Photoshop are slow and require hours of fine-tuning, especially with low-contrast images, semi-transparent objects, or fine details. These tools often leave background remnants or produce jagged edges, compromising image quality. For professionals demanding precision, these limitations can significantly hinder productivity. That's where Aiarty Image Matting comes in. Powered by AI, Aiarty Image Matting streamlines the background removal process, delivering seamless, precise results in a fraction of the time. To celebrate its release, you can: Aiarty Image Matting is an AI-powered background remover based on advanced AI algorithms. It can accurately identify and remove complex backgrounds. Within moments, the subject will be perfectly isolated from the background, with clean edges and enhanced quality for natural blend into new backgrounds. Here's what sets it apart: Aiarty Image Matting employs 4 sophisticated AI models to precisely detect and extract subjects from even the most complex backgrounds. Whether you're dealing with intricate textures, low-contrast images, or highly detailed subjects, its AI algorithms ensure clean and accurate background removal. For even greater precision, you can manually select the exact area you want to extract. Aiarty Image Matting's gradient alpha matte technology excels at refining edges, making it ideal for semi-transparent objects like glass, wedding dresses, smoke, hair, and delicate fabrics. Whether you're matting a bottle filled with transparent liquid or a piece of fabric with intricate folds, it ensures smooth, natural-looking edges without any jagged or rough lines. If you're working with a large number of images, Aiarty Image Matting is a game-changer. Its AI Detect can automatically detect objects and remove backgrounds in bulk, saving you hours of manual work. You can efficiently process up to 3000 images at once. This is perfect for e-commerce stores, marketing teams, and photographers who need to quickly remove backgrounds from large quantities of images. There is a built-in AI Enhancer that can upscale images by 2x without any loss in resolution or details. The matting process actually improves the quality of the image, ensuring your cut-outs look as sharp and professional as possible. Aiarty Image Matting is easy to use and doesn't require high-end hardware. Simply upload your images and let the AI do the heavy lifting. Step 1. Download Aiarty Image Matting, install, and launch it. Then drag and drop the image(s) into it. Step 2. Once the image(s) is loaded, go to the right-hand panel and select an AI model based on your image. Step 3. Before processing, you can enhance, rotate, flip, or crop your image. Utilize AI Detect for automatic subject recognition or manually select the subjects. Step 4. Hit the orange Start button to start analyzing and matting. Then preview the result and if there are some flaws, use the eraser, brush, dodge, and burn tools on the left-hand panel to fine-tune the results. You can also add new backgrounds and effects to the image. Step 5. Next, click Single Export to save the image with a transparent background. If you're matting multiple images, just choose Batch Export. To celebrate its launch, the company is offering a giveaway for a free copy of Aiarty Image Matting. This event is limited for a short time. So hurry up. The giveaway version enables you to experience full product features except for the free upgrade. If you are satisfied with Aiarty, go get a lifetime version with the exclusive discounts.
PetaPixel
Sat, 7 Dec, 6:00 PM UTC
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