NEW Runway ALEPH Lets You Change Anything in a Video – 20 Examples
In this video tutorial, we will be seeing the all new Runway AI Aleph, which is one of the first video editors which allows you to change anything in a video simply by writing prompts. We’ll see a complete breakdown of this tool, right from accessing it to it features to seeing 20 amazing examples which show both the good and bad of this AI tool. Here’s the video:
Video Summary
This video provides an analysis and demonstration of the new Runway ALEPH tool, which enables advanced video in-painting—the ability to modify existing video content using text prompts and reference images [00:33].
The tool allows users to change anything in a video, from altering a person’s appearance to changing the environment.
- Core Functionality: ALEPH can make objects or people disappear, change the time of day (day to night), alter the camera angle to adjust the composition, and modify clothing or hair within a scene [00:12]-[00:27].
- Access and Cost: Access requires a paid Runway plan (Standard or higher) [01:27]. A key limitation is that it only edits the first 5 seconds of any video uploaded [02:01].
- Successful Examples: The tool achieved impressive consistency for tasks like changing a woman’s face using a reference image [04:00], making people disintegrate into dust [05:21], altering the camera angle of a speaker [06:08], and seamlessly removing cars from a road [08:13].
- Areas for Improvement: It struggled with complex physics (unrealistic horse movement) [09:33] and generating realistic-looking weather effects like rain or thunder, which appeared as “cheap looking VFX” [10:15]. Results were inconsistent when attempting to remove all objects or generate believable background crowds [11:01]-[12:06].
The conclusion states that while the tool is useful for specific, targeted tasks like composition changes or simple object removal, it is not yet worth it for general use due to inconsistent quality in complex scenarios and the current 5-second restriction [14:14].
Important Links
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