Luma AI has significantly upgraded its Dream Machine AI platform with new video creation capabilities and an intuitive interface accessible via web and mobile apps. According to reporter Carl Franzen, the platform now includes Luma Photon, a new image foundation model that enables advanced text-to-image and video generation features. The system serves over 25 million …
Israeli tech company Lightricks has launched LTX Video (LTXV), a new open-source AI model that generates five-second videos in just four seconds. As Michael Nuñez reports for VentureBeat, the company aims to challenge major tech firms by making its technology freely available. The model runs efficiently on consumer-grade hardware like Nvidia RTX 4090 GPUs while …
An article by HootSuite presents a comprehensive analysis of 18 AI-powered tools designed to help content creators and social media marketers streamline their workflow. Author Chloe West evaluates popular platforms including OwlyWriter, ChatGPT, Claude, and Midjourney, detailing their specific capabilities and limitations. The review covers both paid and free options, focusing on tools for text …
Moonvalley, a Los Angeles-based startup, is developing generative video tools with a focus on ethical data usage and creator rights. As reported by Kyle Wiggers for TechCrunch, the company distinguishes itself by exclusively using licensed content from opted-in creators for training its AI models. Founded by former Zapier executive Naeem Talukdar and DeepMind scientists, Moonvalley …
Google has announced the general availability of Google Vids, a new AI-powered video creation app for work, to select Google Workspace editions. According to the company’s announcement, Vids is designed to help teams in customer service, learning and development, project ops, and marketing create engaging videos more easily. The app utilizes generative AI capabilities to …
ByteDance, the Chinese company behind TikTok, has revealed its X-Portrait 2 AI system, which can transform still photographs into convincing video performances. The technology, trained on TikTok’s vast database of user-generated videos, captures nuanced facial expressions and movements with unprecedented realism, as demonstrated by its ability to mirror iconic movie scenes. According to an article …
Runway, a New York City-based AI startup, has launched advanced camera controls for its Gen-3 Alpha Turbo video generation model. According to an article by Carl Franzen, these new features allow users to zoom in and out of AI-generated scenes while preserving character forms and settings, creating a realistic 3D world. The camera controls provide …
Filmmakers and animators will soon be able to create facial expressions and micro-expressions for their characters with significantly less effort. This is promised by the new AI tool “Act-One,” which Runway is now introducing as part of its Gen-3 Alpha video model. The feature aims to replace complex motion capture procedures with simple video recordings. …
Genmo has launched Mochi 1, an open-source AI model for generating high-quality videos from text prompts. You can try it for free on this page. According to VentureBeat, Genmo is claiming performance that rivals leading proprietary models like Runway’s Gen-3 Alpha and Luma AI’s Dream Machine. Available under the Apache 2.0 license, Mochi 1 allows …
Pika 1.5 is the latest version of an AI-powered video editing tool developed by Pika Labs, a startup based in Palo Alto, California. This platform enables users to transform static images into dynamic videos while applying a range of special effects, known as “Pikaffects”. Recent additions to the toolkit include effects such as “crumble,” “dissolve,” …