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    AI Video Generation: Sora, Runway, and Beyond

    Create videos from text prompts using the latest AI video generation tools.

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    Category
    AI Guides
    Difficulty
    Intermediate
    Read Time
    1 min read
    Steps
    5
    Topics covered
    trending
    video
    sora
    runway
    generation

    In this guide (5 steps):

    1. 1.OpenAI Sora
    2. 2.Runway Gen-3
    3. 3.Pika Labs
    4. 4.Best practices
    5. 5.Current limitations
    1

    OpenAI Sora

    ~15s
    Sora generates realistic videos from text descriptions. It understands physics, motion, and lighting. Currently available to ChatGPT Plus subscribers.
    2

    Runway Gen-3

    ~15s
    Runway offers text-to-video, image-to-video, and video-to-video transformations. Great for creative projects and social media content.
    3

    Pika Labs

    ~15s
    Pika specializes in short, stylized video clips. Great for social media, animations, and creative effects. Free tier available.
    4

    Best practices

    ~15s
    Be descriptive in prompts: "A golden retriever running through autumn leaves in slow motion, cinematic lighting, shallow depth of field."
    5

    Current limitations

    ~15s
    AI video is improving rapidly but still struggles with consistent human faces, hands, text in video, and long-form coherent narratives.

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