Lesson 804 of 1570
AI and Pika: short video clips from text
Use Pika to make short video clips from prompts and images.
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What this lesson covers
Learning path
The main moves in order
- 1The big idea
- 2pika
- 3video
- 4generation
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Section 1
The big idea
Pika is a video generation tool similar to Runway. It's fast, cheap to try, and has fun features like 'Pikaffects' that let you add explosions, melts, and effects to your clips.
Some examples
- Generate a 4-second clip of an idea you can't film
- Add an effect to a real video
- Animate a portrait into a talking-head clip
- Make B-roll for a short film
Try it!
Try Pika's free tier. Generate a clip of something silly. Notice the clip length and quality limits, and where it fits into a real edit.
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