Runway’s Gen-3 Alpha Turbo now offers an advanced camera control tool

Runway, the video-focused artificial intelligence (AI) company, released a new feature on Friday. Also known as advanced camera control, this feature allows users to gain detailed control over camera movements in an AI-generated video. The capability is being added to the AI ​​company’s Gen-3 Alpha Turbo model, which was released in June. The feature supports text, image and video input and allows users to select both the direction and intensity of camera movement. This feature is available to both free and paid subscribers of the platform.

Runway’s Gen-3 Alpha Turbo gets advanced camera controls

While AI video models have made significant progress since becoming mainstream, one area where they still struggle is the detailed control of camera movements. Users can control the style, objects and focus, as well as finer details, but if you ask the AI ​​to pan the camera or zoom in on the shot, you’ll get random results.

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

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

Another interesting aspect of the advanced camera control feature is that users can also control the intensity of the movement. This means users can choose a slow pan or a fast motion for the desired effect. Furthermore, multiple movements can be combined to generate a free-flowing effect.

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