Video · Freemium
Runway
Runway is the professional-grade end of AI video — used by film studios, ad agencies, and indie creators alike. Gen-3 Alpha and the newer Gen-4 produce coherent 10-second clips with motion that doesn't fall apart. The editor adds inpainting, motion brush, frame interpolation, and Act-One performance capture.
What it's good for
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Pre-vis and animatics for film/ad production — explore camera moves and edits before paying for the shoot
- 2
Social-content B-roll generation when the budget doesn't cover stock footage licensing
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Inpainting unwanted objects out of existing video clips
- 4
Lip-sync dubbing for marketing videos in additional languages
- 5
Motion brush for selectively animating elements of a still image
How to use it
For text-to-video, write a one-sentence prompt with subject + setting + camera move + lighting. For image-to-video, start with a curated still and add a motion direction prompt. The Act-One module captures a performance from your webcam and applies it to a generated character — useful for animated marketing without hiring a voice actor.
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