Everyone loves making cool videos, but the people and animals you want to film aren’t always reliable or willing subjects. Here’s where AI comes to the rescue, courtesy of Adobe — the new AI-powered Firefly Video Generator brings still images and illustrations to vibrant life, with your prompts acting as the creative powerhouse. All you need to create incredibly detailed video files is your imagination, a Firefly subscription, and a good internet connection to launch this web-based tool.[1]
The Generate Video feature in Adobe Firefly is browser-based, working across platforms as part of the Adobe Creative Cloud ecosystem. Its AI power allows you to create images entirely from scratch via text prompts, or breathe life into static images and illustrations that exist inside of other Adobe apps like Photoshop, Illustrator, Adobe Express, and Premiere Pro. Something this powerful shouldn’t be this easy to use, yet Adobe Firefly’s Video Generator is exactly that — within minutes you’ll see your ideas coming to life, and your inner James Cameron will begin to blossom.
All Roads Lead to Video
Adobe Firefly’s AI features can be deployed a few different ways. You can upload two still images to be used as keyframes for Firefly to generate motion between them, or you can upload a JPEG or PNG file and add a text prompt to tell Firefly exactly what you want it to do. You don’t need to be constrained by existing images, either — with Firefly’s Text to Image tool,[3] your only constraint is your imagination. Firefly can also customize and optimize your images for whatever use you have in mind, with TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and other ideal settings just a click away, along with customizable aspect ratios and frame shapes.
You’re also not hemmed in with one style of video creation, either. Lifelike moving pictures are definitely included, but so are other style presets like claymation, anime, and line art. Many of the other Adobe tools you’re used to if you’re a Photoshop user, like Generative Remove to eliminate unwanted objects from your creative works of art.
Take It For a (Free) Spin
The commercial possibilities of these AI-powered videos are obvious, and thankfully Adobe’s Firefly Video Model is built with that in mind. As long as you have the rights to the original image, you can feel free to use your creations at will without worrying about licensing or rights issues.
If you have an Adobe Creative Cloud plan or a Firefly plan, you can take the AI Video Generator for a spin for free, with a limited number of uses. Once you’re hooked, there are paid plans for all levels of usage, with the option of purchasing more credits to keep your creative options flowing.[4]
References
- ^ a Firefly subscription, and a good internet connection to launch this web-based tool. (shop.gizmodo.com)
- ^ See at Adobe (shop.gizmodo.com)
- ^ with Firefly’s Text to Image tool, (shop.gizmodo.com)
- ^ Once you’re hooked, there are paid plans for all levels of usage, with the option of purchasing more credits to keep your creative options flowing. (shop.gizmodo.com)
- ^ See at Adobe (shop.gizmodo.com)