Runway Introduces Advanced Camera Control Feature on Gen-3 Alpha Turbo AI Video Generator

Runway, the video-focused artificial intelligence (AI) company, released a new feature on Friday. The feature, dubbed Advanced Camera Control, will allow users to gain granular control over camera movement in an AI-generated video. This capability is added to the AI ​​company’s Gen-3 Alpha Turbo model, released in June. The feature supports text, image and video inputs and allows users to select both the direction and intensity of camera movement. This feature is available to free and paid subscribers of the platform.

Runway’s Alpha Turbo Gen-3 benefits from advanced camera control

Although AI video models have made significant progress since their introduction to the mainstream, one area where they still struggle is granular control of camera movements. Users can control the style, objects and focus, as well as finer details, but asking the AI ​​to pan the camera or zoom in on the shot generates random results.

In a post on X (formerly known as Twitter), the AI ​​company detailed advanced camera control functionality that aims to address this challenge. The company shared several video examples of how this tool will allow users to manually control camera movement in the shot.

The feature will allow users to zoom in and out on the subject or object in the frame. The camera can also be moved horizontally, vertically or diagonally based on specific prompts. Additionally, videos with panning shots to reveal more context to the scene can also be generated.

Another interesting aspect of the advanced camera control feature is that users can also control the intensity of movement. This means users can choose a slow pan or a fast movement to achieve the desired effect. Additionally, multiple movements can be combined to generate a fluid effect.

These features are only available on the Gen-3 Alpha Turbo AI model. The model is available for both free users and paid subscribers. However, free tier users will receive a limited number of tokens to try out the video generation model. Runway’s paid subscription starts at $12 (around Rs. 1,000) per month per user.