YouTube will add Google’s most advanced AI video generator, Veo 3, to its Shorts platform later this summer. CEO Neal Mohan announced the integration at the Cannes Lions festival, as reported by Alex Weprin for The Hollywood Reporter. The AI tool can create both videos and sound from text prompts. Mohan said the technology will … Read more
Meta unveiled new generative AI features for its Advantage+ advertising platform during the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. The social media giant introduced tools designed to enhance campaign performance for advertisers and agencies, reports AdWeek. Key features include consistent branding capabilities that allow integration of logos, colors, and fonts across campaigns. Meta is testing … Read more
Midjourney has released its first AI video model, allowing users to animate still images into short video clips. The company announced the launch of its V1 Video Model to nearly 20 million users worldwide. The new feature works through an “Image-to-Video” workflow. Users create or upload an image, then press an “Animate” button to generate … Read more
Microsoft has made OpenAI’s Sora AI video generator available for free through its Bing Video Creator feature on mobile devices. The tool allows users to create five-second videos from text prompts without requiring expensive ChatGPT subscriptions that cost up to $200 monthly, according to a report by Carl Franzen. Users can access the feature through … Read more
Boston-based Mystic Moose has unveiled MovieFlo.AI, an artificial intelligence platform that enables users to create animated films and videos from story concepts. The tool targets anime creators, filmmakers, and content creators who lack traditional production resources. Dean Takahashi reports the launch for VentureBeat. The platform offers an integrated workflow from script development to final video … Read more
Palo Alto startup Akool has unveiled Live Camera, an AI tool that generates photorealistic avatars and translates speech in real time during video calls. The technology, reported by Dean Takahashi for GamesBeat, allows users to appear as digital avatars while maintaining natural expressions and gestures with sub-100-millisecond latency. “We want to make it so you … Read more
Google has announced significant updates to its generative AI portfolio with the introduction of Veo 3, Imagen 4, and a new filmmaking tool called Flow. Veo 3, the company’s latest video generation model, marks a breakthrough by incorporating audio capabilities, including dialogue between characters and ambient sounds such as traffic noise or birdsong. This feature … Read more
TikTok has introduced AI Alive, a new feature that allows users to turn static photos into dynamic videos within TikTok Stories. The tool enables creators to animate photos with movement, atmospheric effects, and ambient sounds. Users can access the feature through the Story Camera by selecting a photo from their Story Album. TikTok emphasizes that … Read more
Honor has integrated Google’s new Veo 2 AI image-to-video generator into its upcoming Honor 400 and 400 Pro smartphones, launching May 22nd. As reported by Dominic Preston, the feature converts static images into five-second videos within the phones’ Gallery app. The tool processes requests in one to two minutes and works with both portrait and … Read more
Adobe has launched a major update to its Firefly AI platform, including new image generation models and a redesigned web app that now features AI models from competitors. The company introduced Firefly Image Model 4, which Adobe claims offers improved quality, speed, and greater control over image outputs with resolutions up to 2K. A more … Read more