Published on ProVideo Coalition – July 31, 2023
You’ve most probably seen a lot of AI generated animations already using various tools like Runway Gen-2 and Kaiber that take either still images and animate a few seconds or direct text-to-video generative style animations that tend to look somewhat like a Psilocybin-induced trip. While they’re interesting and often artistic in their nature as a genre unto itself, I’ve found little practical use for any of the technology to date – especially with anything even remotely realistic or smooth in their delivery.
While I’m not looking for extreme realism like I might in VFX work, I do want my fantasy creations to feel smooth and have quality motion and engaging elements that aren’t distracting to the overall work.
That’s why most AI content produced isn’t always ready straight out of the box. You often need to do further work on the elements in a rendered image in Photoshop – or if animating objects, After Effects. I do a lot of work in After Effects almost daily and 95% of it is working with 2D content and objects that simulate 3D environments and effects.
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