This is still nowhere near as good as Kling or Veo. And word is that Sora's next release is mind-blowing.
> far better than Wan-2.1 which is the current open weights leader
Open models still have tremendous value. You aren't censored or controlled with Wan-2.1, and censorship is more annoying than you might think. We've been making a zombie film and even prompts that relate to blood and gore can get censored. Furthermore, you can plug Wan into into open source tools and workflows for enhanced controllability. Wan literally just launched a month ago (Wan 2 was the first release), so it's a really unfair assessment.
I think Runway as a company is dead in the water. They raised way too much money, and there are a billion competitors with similar shaped products. They'll probably wind up getting quietly acquihired under their valuation. The video models are hugely fungible.
> I’ve never used Runway, but their pitch and partners (Lionsgate, for instance) tell me they’re working on making a tool for industry pros
They don't have industry partnerships beyond Lionsgate. It's [redacted] that is selling to Disney and the tier-1 studios, not Runway. You'll hear more news relating to some of their live action films soon. I know those folks are on this forum.
In any case, the floodgate of major studios using AI is about to open. I'm more excited about the independent professionals, though. That's where the hyper-local and niche creativity lies.
> far better than Wan-2.1 which is the current open weights leader
Open models still have tremendous value. You aren't censored or controlled with Wan-2.1, and censorship is more annoying than you might think. We've been making a zombie film and even prompts that relate to blood and gore can get censored. Furthermore, you can plug Wan into into open source tools and workflows for enhanced controllability. Wan literally just launched a month ago (Wan 2 was the first release), so it's a really unfair assessment.
I think Runway as a company is dead in the water. They raised way too much money, and there are a billion competitors with similar shaped products. They'll probably wind up getting quietly acquihired under their valuation. The video models are hugely fungible.
> I’ve never used Runway, but their pitch and partners (Lionsgate, for instance) tell me they’re working on making a tool for industry pros
They don't have industry partnerships beyond Lionsgate. It's [redacted] that is selling to Disney and the tier-1 studios, not Runway. You'll hear more news relating to some of their live action films soon. I know those folks are on this forum.
In any case, the floodgate of major studios using AI is about to open. I'm more excited about the independent professionals, though. That's where the hyper-local and niche creativity lies.