I Made an Animation Using AI (NovelAI)
TLDRThe video transcript describes an experiment with NovelAI, an AI tool that generates anime-style images from prompts. The creator tests NovelAI's ability to create animations by uploading simple hand gestures and a walk-to-run sequence, but finds the results inconsistent and lacking in continuity. Despite initial disappointments, the experiment evolves to using real video clips, which yield better results, especially with a thumbs-up gesture. The AI struggles with minimal movement but improves when there's clear action. The video concludes with the realization that while NovelAI may not produce high-quality animations, it can capture the essence of movements in a simplistic and engaging way.
Takeaways
- 🎨 NovelAI is an AI tool that uses anime models and tags to generate images based on given prompts.
- 🚀 The user experimented with creating an animation by uploading simple arm movements and a peace sign pose.
- 💵 There was a need to pay to use NovelAI, which the user found exploitative, particularly for generating fan content.
- 🤔 The initial results were underwhelming, with inconsistent styles and poses across frames.
- 🧐 The user tried to refine the process by providing more detailed prompts to help the AI understand the context.
- 🚶 The attempt to animate a full-body movement was not successful, with the AI failing to consistently draw the character walking.
- 🤷♂️ The user gave up on using their own animations and instead tried using real video clips.
- 😂 NovelAI misinterpreted a dark video clip, treating the edges as another person.
- 🤔 The user hypothesized that the AI struggled with minimal movement, as seen in a clip of a girl looking up from her phone.
- 👍 A clip of a man giving a thumbs up was more successful, with the AI capturing the movement without misinterpretation.
- 🏆 The best result was achieved with simple movements and clear prompts, though it was more of a collection of drawings than a fluid animation.
- 📚 The key lesson is that NovelAI can be used to generate anime-style images and simple animations, but it requires clear and consistent prompts for the best results.
Q & A
What is NovelAI and what does it do?
-NovelAI is a tool that uses anime models and tags to create images based on given prompts. It can generate rough sketches and poses as requested by the user.
What was the user's initial expectation of NovelAI's output quality?
-The user had high expectations for NovelAI's output quality, hoping for very accurate looking anime drawings after seeing some tweets from Novel AI.
Why did the user decide to export each frame as a PNG?
-The user exported each frame as a PNG to feed them into NovelAI for the purpose of creating an animation.
How did the user feel about the first image generated by NovelAI?
-The user was disappointed with the first image generated by NovelAI, as it did not meet their initial high expectations.
What was the user's strategy for the prompts when testing NovelAI?
-The user tried not to change the prompts too much, only making necessary changes for the AI to understand what was happening in each frame.
What was the user's second test with NovelAI?
-The user's second test involved animating a more complicated action, which was a whole body movement from a casual walk to a run.
Why did the user decide to use real video clips instead of their own animations?
-The user decided to use real video clips because they felt that NovelAI was not improving their animations and wanted to see if the AI could better interpret real-life movements.
What was the user's observation about the video quality when using real clips with NovelAI?
-The user noticed that the video quality, particularly the dark edges, affected NovelAI's interpretation, sometimes causing it to misinterpret elements in the video.
What did the user conclude about NovelAI's capability to create animations?
-The user concluded that NovelAI could manage to get the movements down in some cases, but the output would not be considered a proper animation without the context of the original clip.
What was the user's final test with NovelAI using stock footage?
-The user's final test involved using a simple clip of a girl looking up from her phone and a guy giving a thumbs up, which resulted in a more consistent and satisfactory output from NovelAI.
What was the user's final verdict on NovelAI's performance?
-The user considered the final result with the thumbs up clip a win for NovelAI, as it managed to capture the movements well enough to create a semi-decent output.
What was the humorous conclusion the user came to at the end of the transcript?
-The user humorously concluded that 'the Orion is the most compatible Pokemon for humans,' which is a playful and unrelated statement to the experiment, possibly indicating a light-hearted approach to the project.
Outlines
🖥️ AI Animation Experiment with Anime Models
The video script discusses an experiment with a novel AI tool that utilizes anime models and tags to generate images based on prompts. The creator aims to test the AI's ability to create animations by starting with a simple arm movement and peace sign pose from an old anime program. The frames are exported as PNGs to be processed by the AI. Initially, the results are underwhelming, with the AI failing to maintain consistency across frames. Further tests involve more complex animations, like a full-body walk-to-run motion, with the AI struggling to animate the character but showing consistency in backgrounds. The creator concludes that adding more detailed prompts improves the AI's performance.
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Keywords
💡NovelAI
💡Anime
💡Tags on Dambar
💡Prompts
💡PNG
💡Subscription Services
💡Masterpiece Portrait
💡Stock Footage
💡Zoomer
💡Chuck from Better Call Saul
💡Markiplier
Highlights
NovelAI is a new tool that uses anime models and tags to create images from given prompts
The unique feature is the ability to generate anime-style images with specific poses and sketches
The author experimented with creating an animation by uploading frames as PNGs to NovelAI
There is a subscription fee to use NovelAI, which the author criticizes as exploiting fans
The first test image was disappointing compared to the company's promotional images
The AI struggled to maintain consistency between frames, with each image in a different style
The author tried to keep the prompts minimal to help the AI understand the frames, but it still faced challenges
In the second test, the author attempted a more complex animation of a full-body movement
The AI failed to animate the character walking, but the backgrounds and character were more consistent
Adding more prompts about the character's appearance helped the AI generate better results
The author gave up on using their own animations and tried using real video clips instead
The AI had difficulty interpreting dark or complex video clips, but simpler ones worked better
Using stock footage resulted in the best animation so far - mediocre to semi-decent quality
The AI struggled with very simple clips with little movement, likely due to lack of visual cues
Adding more movement to a simple clip improved the AI's ability to animate the character consistently
The author considers the final result a win for NovelAI, as it captured the movements well
The author concludes that NovelAI is not yet ready for creating high-quality animations
