😺 DIY AI special effects

PLUS: Did ChatGPT start messaging people first?!

Welcome, humans.

We’ve been seeing A LOT of AI music videos lately. Like check out this one that uses Flux Schnell images, to Runway Gen 3 videos, set to Udio music, with lyrics by o1:

Hmmm…. who does this remind you of…?

Some other instant-hits:

The Nile Nexus club—dreamy, Egyptian-themed DJ house mix.
Tell Me Anything At All—fake 90s pop song for a fake 90s teen romcom.
Sad Superman—folksy country ballad, featuring George Clooney.
Hog on a log—a deep south hip hop banger, featuring, yup, a hog on a log.
Drinking gasoline—a synth-pop sleeper hit, with a huge “don’t repeat this at home” disclaimer.

Y’know what someone should do? Bring back MTV (“back when MTV used to play music videos”) as a Youtube live channel that streams AI music videos 24/7.

Here’s what you need to know about AI today:

Runway launched a new “video to video” feature.
Midjourney to add external photo editing and 3D features soon.
Tencent created AI open-world game generator.
ChatGPT allegedly messaged someone first.

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Runway just released “Video to Video” capabilities—here’s what that means.

Last Friday, Runway released video-to-video for its Gen-3 model, which essentially lets you alter a video through simple text commands. For example, “change the background of me walking to be in NYC.”

What people are saying: Early users note inconsistent style across clips, with a “wide discrepancy” between high fidelity and “smudgy” images.

While the new video maintains the movements of the original, the new creations can still struggle to emulate physics accurately.

Sometimes you want a Phoenix flying through a jungle, and you get a Phoenix that IS a jungle.

That said, video to video is probably the closest you can get to “controlling” the output of a video generator, so it’s a must-have if you want to seriously create AI videos.

Creators have already demo’d over 35 impressive use-cases:

Add filters to various video types:
1. Dance videos, performance videos, youtube videos, music videos, video game streams, memes, anime fight scenes, and stock footage (1, 2, 3).
Provide a change of scenery (1, 2, 3).
Generate a clip with Midjourney image-to-video, then change the style (1, 2, 3, 4).
Create homemade Hollywood effects—no green screen required (1, 2, 3).
Animate selfies (1, 2), pets, and kids.
Turn motion capture CGI into a “rendered” animation.
Create a visual effects mask on your footage (like the VFX pros do).
Create ad mockups for a potential product video (another example).
Make an animated movie out of your kids toys–or their crafts.
Create realistic lip syncs.
Create video game footage in real life.
Send a car into outer space.
Become anyone, anywhere.

Here’s Runway’s guide on how to use.

The TLDR: upload your reference vid, write your prompt, adjust the “structure transformation” score (0 for an exact match, 1 for very different), and generate. Max input is 64mb (1280x768p) with 720p output.

For best results, use 5-10 second clips, a “fixed seed” for consistent styles, and distort your vid if needed. Here’s a tutorial video, with more examples.

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Around the Horn.

Midjourney will launch the ability to edit external photos, new storytelling tools, and “Midjourney 3D”, plus a few other cool features before end of year.
Tencent created GameGen-O, an open-world video game generator that represents a “notable initial step” towards creating full video games with AI.
…Did OpenAI just update ChatGPT to message you first?! According to this conversation, it did (more discussion, and a potential debunk thread).

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