What is Gen-2 by Runway?
- Founder: Runway AI, Inc.
- Launch: February 2023
- Use Cases: Filmmaking, animation, advertising, content creation, visual storytelling
- Technology: Multimodal AI model trained on extensive video and image datasets using advanced machine learning techniques for video synthesis and editing
Gen-2 is a new AI model from Runway that is revolutionizing video creation. Gen-2 uses powerful machine learning capabilities to automatically create high-quality videos from just a simple text prompt, an image, or an existing video file, and it doesn't require video recordings or traditional editing or designing software. Runway offers multiple creative possibilities for mode. Text to Video, Image to Video, and Video to Video modes allow creators to create to the fullest extent possible. Text to Video takes descriptive text and automagically creates a video; Image to Video takes images and transforms them by adding motion; Video to Video allows the transformation of existing video clips to create something new with a different style or elements.
The Gen-2 platform also includes powerful features such as stylization to apply artistic effects to your videos, storyboarding that allows the establishment of scenes, and masking that provides room for the isolation and editing of specific elements in your project. These features give creators total creative control and freedom to create a refined, professional output and to settle for nothing less. Gen-2 is designed primarily for filmmakers, animators, advertisers, and content creators, delivering an integrated and simple video production solution. Gen-2 brings high-quality imaginative storytelling online and makes it equitable for everyone.