In this article we explore 11 AI Animation Tools, each of them with their own unique use cases.
In the realm of AI art, there are some incredibly easy ways to make your images more interesting for social media, AI films, or just for fun. You can make them more immersive, animate them, make them talk, and create 3D worlds, and all this can be done completely for free.
Each of these techniques takes less than two minutes, some of them just a few seconds. It doesn’t have to be AI-generated images; they could be from any image generator or even a real photo.
I have no affiliation with any of these tools and in no way associated with any of them. Enjoy the list!
Table of Contents
1. LeiaPix
First up is LeiaPix. Go to their website, click upload, and as easy as that, you have an immersive depth animation. There are sliders to change how long the animation cycle is and the way it animates. There’s also an advanced editor where you can get more customizable. Then click share and select your export format. Super easy, but the results are mesmerizing.
2. CapCut
CapCut is not an AI tool, but this technique gets used a lot, and it’s really cool, so it deserves a mention. You must download the phone app, start a new project, then upload your photos. Select one, tap style, then select 3D Zoom or 3D Zoom Pro. This has been a trend for a while, but it looks awesome if you use it on the right images.
3. Pika Labs
Pika Labs is amazing. Once in Discord, go to the generate channels, use the create command, type the type of movement you want in your scene, and click the plus one to upload your image. Then hit enter to generate. Pika also does text-to-video where you describe what you want without a reference image, and it will create anything.
4. InstaVerse
InstaVerse from Illumine AI is a pretty new tool that’s completely free right now. You can turn your image into an immersive 3D environment. Once you open it, click 2D to 3D, then upload your image under 2D texture. It will still look off because we need to add a depth map. The quickest way to get one is to go back to LeiaPix, upload your image, and when you click share, use the depth map option. Then back to Illumine and upload it. Then you can move around the 3D environment.
5. Animated Drawings
Animated Drawings is a research tool from Meta. It’s fun and really easy to use. It’s designed to animate children’s drawings, but you can upload any character you want. It must be white, with every limb separate and visible. Then you can choose from a bunch of different animations.
6. GenMo
GenMo is a really quick way to add cool animations. There are two tabs you can try here. In the old option, you upload your image, ask what you want it to animate, and let it run. It works well. But the new GenMo chat feature is even more intuitive and generates pretty fast, giving some really cool animations.
7. D-ID
D-ID allows you to upload an image of a face, write your script and choose a voice, or upload your own audio. Then let it generate. You can generate up to five minutes for free.
8. HeyGen
HeyGen works similarly to D-ID. Once you’re in there, they do have a lot of additional features as well. One difference is that HeyGen works just fine with famous faces, which sometimes causes issues with D-ID.
9. SadTalker
SadTalker on Hugging Face is a completely free option. You upload your source image, then upload your audio. Then let it generate. Depending on how busy it is, this can take a long time, but the results are really good.
10. Kaiber
Kaiber has very broad capabilities. You can get cool stuff out of the box, and if you learn and experiment, you can get really interesting animations with it. However, the free version of this is more limited. It’s just a seven-day free trial.
11. RunwayML
RunwayML is an entire suite of video and photo tools. For this video, we’re animating images. There are two ways to do this. One is to upload your image and then chat with it. It can tell what’s in the image you upload, then you can direct it from there. Or you can use the Gen 2 feature to animate your image.
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Conclusion
In conclusion, AI animation tools are revolutionizing how we create and interact with digital content. They offer endless creative possibilities and make content creation easier and more fun. Whether you’re an artist, a social media influencer, or just someone who enjoys experimenting with AI, these tools can help you bring your images to life.
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