Technology that uses artificial intelligence to transform any video into amazing stylized animations has been released by a start-up firm. <br /><br />The technology called Gen-1 allows videos to be created using just a text prompt or reference image and has been released by New York based start-up Runway.<br /><br />Runway described their new product as "the next step forward for generative AI," a technology that recently exploded in popularity with AI generated art.<br /><br />Runway released a demo video where it showcases the modes Gen-1 will provide.<br /><br />The "stylization mode" will allow users to transform any video into any style; people walking down the street into claymation puppets.<br /><br />The "storyboard mode" will turn mockups into fully realised renders such as a stack of books into a cityscape.<br /><br />The "masking mode" will isolate figures and transform them into something new; a labrador into a dalmatian.<br /><br />And the "Render mode" will turn untextured renders into finished products.<br /><br />The new advancement follows the release of similar tools, including Make-a-Video by Meta and Dreamix by Google, which was released last week.<br /><br />Based on the demo reel, Gen-1 is a step up in video quality than previous models and can produce far longer videos.<br /><br />The step-up in video quality and duration is what has lead the technology to be lauded as "groundbreaking," or "the next step" both by Runway and tech commentators.<br /><br />Runway said: "AI systems for image and video synthesis are quickly becoming more precise, realistic and controllable. <br /><br />"Runway Research is at the forefront of these developments and is dedicated to ensuring the future of creativity is accessible, controllable and empowering for all.<br /><br />"Runway Research is dedicated to building the multimodal AI systems that will enable new forms of creativity. <br /><br />"Gen-1 represents yet another of our pivotal steps forward in this mission."
