Runway just launched Ruby, a new model that converts standard SDR video into up to 16-bit HDR, exporting in ProRes and EXR sequence formats. It works with any uploaded clip or previously generated Runway output up to 30 seconds long. It gives filmmakers an instant HDR upgrade without the headache of reshooting.
4DAnyone just dropped as an open-source framework that turns a single monocular video of someone into an interactive 4D Gaussian Splatting model. By combining skeleton tracking with multi-view diffusion, it eliminates drift and maintains clean consistency across dozens of camera angles—and the entire 12GB model is free to run locally.
Black Forest Labs just launched FLUX Video Upscale, a new standalone tool and API endpoint that regenerates generated video up to native 4K. It fixes flaws like smeared faces and gridded texture artifacts, offering both a fast Precise mode and a detail-heavy Creative mode. Why it matters: it makes raw AI video output clean enough for broadcast and campaign standards without complex post-production.
ItusiAI just open-sourced Magiviz, a turnkey platform that automates video production across five steps, from scriptwriting and character design to storyboarding, scene generation, and final stitching. It connects models like Veo, Kling, and Wan, and comes preloaded with Stripe billing and user management ready for deployment.
Researchers just introduced GeoWeaver, a framework that reconstructs complete and consistent 3D scenes from standard long videos. By breaking footage into chunks and stitching them with long-range geometric matching, it stops camera drift and sets the lowest average error on benchmarks. The project is currently available as a research paper.
ByteDance just struck the first-ever AI copyright agreement with Hollywood's Motion Picture Association, agreeing to tighten guardrails on its Seedance video and Seedream image tools. The pact follows cease-and-desist threats over unlicensed SpongeBob and Stranger Things generations, though specific guardrail terms remain confidential.
ByteDance just open-sourced Bernini 2, an omnimodal video pipeline that lets you edit existing footage using natural language, from swapping backgrounds to inserting new characters. It pairs an MLLM planner with a diffusion renderer for fine-grained control, but weighing in at 180GB for the model alone, running it locally will be a heavy lift.
AlayaLab just open-sourced Evoke, a 14B interactive world model that turns a single image and joystick inputs into real-time, steerable video in just three steps. It maintains persistent scene memory across hour-long sessions and allows mid-flight text prompting. The 57GB model weights and code are publicly available under Apache 2.0.
Runway just rolled out native connectors for Figma, Dropbox, and Notion inside its Agent feature across all paid tiers. The update pulls your designs, files, and docs directly into Runway so you never have to break focus bouncing between tabs. It essentially turns Runway into a central hub for your existing creative assets.
LTX just launched LTX-2.5, an open-weights video model that generates a 10-second 720p clip in just 6.8 seconds when self-hosted on two Nvidia GB200 superchips. It arrives with native ComfyUI support, native multishot consistency, and a Gemma 4 backbone. It is free for orgs under $10M ARR, giving open-source video a massive speed upgrade.
Alibaba Cloud just launched Wan3.0, extending single-pass video generation to 30 seconds. For the first time, the model can ingest office files like PDFs, slides, and spreadsheets alongside text and images to produce narrative videos. It also sharpens facial fidelity and adds built-in video editing, with API pricing starting at $0.05 per second.
JD just open-sourced JoyAI-Video-Edit, an autoregressive diffusion model that edits video streams on the fly via text instructions. Powered by a 16B-parameter MMDiT, it handles clothing swaps, object removal, and style edits at 30 FPS in 720p, and can run at 24 FPS on a single RTX 5090.
Black Forest Labs just launched FLUX 3 Video via its API, generating up to 20-second clips at 1080p with native synchronized audio, sound effects, and lip-synced dialogue across 14+ languages. It supports multi-scene camera cuts, keyframing, and an affordable Draft Mode for fast previews. Why it matters: Pairing video generation with native audio and multi-shot continuity brings AI much closer to practical film production.
Autodesk Flow Studio just rolled out a new 3D Editor and Canvas to solve AI video's lack of precise control. Instead of struggling with flat 2D generations, creators can stage scenes, animate characters, and position cameras in full 3D before rendering the look through node-based AI models. It bridges the gap between traditional film direction and rapid AI generation.
VEED just launched OpenEdit, an open-source pipeline that lets coding agents like Claude Code and Gemini edit video, add captions, and turn slides into motion graphics without a GUI timeline. It uses HTML/CSS for composition and renders locally up to 2.2x faster than headless Chrome. A newer Fabric update also generates assets on demand, though it currently requires an Apple Silicon Mac.
xAI just upgraded its Imagine Video 1.5 model, adding image and voice references alongside native 1080p text-to-video generation. Creators can now submit up to seven reference images to lock faces, products, or scenes across multiple clips, keeping character voices consistent throughout. Native 1080p and text-to-video are live for everyone, while reference tools roll out first to US paid subscribers.
ByteDance just launched Seedance 2.5, a video model that produces 30-second audio-video clips in a single pass with multi-round extension for longer narratives. It can ingest up to 30 images, 10 videos, and 10 audio clips simultaneously as reference inputs, alongside timestamp-level editing and clay render guidance. It is live now on Jimeng AI and Doubao Pro.
MiniMax just unveiled H3, an omni-modal generation model that natively handles text, images, video, and stereo audio in a single context. It generates up to 15-second clips at 2K resolution at a fraction of competitors' costs. MiniMax also plans to open-source the model weights in the coming days, taking a rare open-weights bet against closed video giants.
Google just rolled out a free video creation trial for Gemini, giving non-paying users up to ten free generations through August 4, 2026. Powered by Gemini Omni, you can now create, edit, and remix clips straight from the tools menu without a subscription.
HeyGen just rolled out Video Podcast, a new tool that transforms documents, links, or prompts into fully produced two-host video shows. Instead of stopping at audio, it automatically generates studio scenes, multi-camera switching, and B-roll in minutes. Why it matters: it turns static text into broadcast-ready video content with zero filming required.
