The New Runway AI Gen-2 Unveiled: Create Videos from your Words

Anyone who follows the news of generative AI should realize that the new technologies are rapidly becoming ubiquitous. 

Last year, AI image generators took the world by storm, and since the end of 2022, ChatGPT is capturing the public imagination till now. 

Now, a few months into the year 2023, text-to-video AI is almost here. On 20 March 2023, startup Runway ml ai announced Gen-2, a multimodal AI system capable of generating videos from snippets of other videos, images, or text. 

Indeed, before long, users will be able to type whatever they want into a prompt and get a fully produced video from what they dreamed up in their imagination.

Runway AI Gen-1 vs. Gen-2

Runway AI Gen-1 launched in February 2023. This AI model generated videos from existing videos using effects.

Gen-2 is a more advanced AI model. Unlike gen-1, this new AI model can generate videos from scratch without any reference. It allows users to create imaginary videos from just text, images, or their existing videos.

What can Runway AI Gen-2 do?

Have a look at what this new gen-2 model of Runway AI can do.

Text-to-video:

Now you can turn your imagination into a video by just using a text prompt. Text-to-video mode allows you to create a video with your words.

If you are a gamer thinking to modify your gaming desk setup then you can turn your thought or idea into a video to see how will it look like. You can do this by just using a text prompt like this: "A modern gaming pc on a white desk with gaming posters without frames on the back wall."

Have a look at this:

Text and image to the video:

Convert any given picture to a video using a text prompt. The gen-2 model will create a video from any reference picture by following the instructions given by you.

Image-to-video:

You can give life to old photos by using this feature and making them move. This model allows you to give an image as input and it would convert this image into a video.

Stylization:

Stylization is the best feature to use if you want to edit your existing video. You can pick any image and can transfer its style to every frame of your existing video.

For example, you can transfer the style of the "Vecna" character of Stranger Things, a popular Netflix series, into your video. Now, you don't need to worry if you do not have outstanding editing skills. This cool stylization feature of gen-2 will do this for you in no time.

Turn mockups into videos by using storyboards. Masking, customization, and rendering are some other features of gen-2.

Now you don't have to work hard for editing your videos. Just use the power of your words and convert them into dreamy and imaginary visuals without any effort.