AI Animation: From Text to Animated Video

Overview of AI Animation Creation

• AI tools can transform simple text into stunning animations, mimicking styles of Pixar and Disney.
• Creating animations no longer requires expensive hardware or expertise in complex software.
• AI-powered image and video generators allow creating visuals without technical skills, in minimal time, and at no cost.
• AI tools support a wide range of animation styles: 2D, 3D, photorealistic, cartoon, anime, and comic.
• AI can assist with storytelling and screenplay creation, even without prior expertise.

Crafting Text Prompts

• Effective text prompts are crucial for describing characters, actions, backgrounds, and animation styles.
• Pioneering AIs like Leonardo, Kling, Pixverse, and Minimax revolutionize image and video production.
• A customizable template can be used to create a story, including defining the story's theme and the appearance of the main character.
• It’s important to specify the character's features (age, clothes, hairstyle, shoes, etc.) to maintain consistency across images.
• Image generating AIs process each prompt separately, ensure consistent character details to prevent variations.
• ChatGPT can generate a story based on provided inputs, including prompts for image creation and narration text.

Generating Images with Leonardo AI

• Leonardo AI provides sufficient credits in its free plan for image creation, and is considered one of the best image generators.
• Access the Leonardo AI image generator website, create a free account, and log in.
• Use the image creation option and paste the image prompt (copied from ChatGPT) into the prompt box.
• The Phoenix 1.0 model is Leonardo's latest image generation model.
• Set generation mode to fast and choose a 16:9 ratio for YouTube videos.
• After image generation, images can be reviewed, and settings adjusted for regeneration if needed.
• The "copy seed" command ensures the character's form remains consistent for subsequent images.
• Enable the "use fixed seed" option in advanced settings and paste the copied seed number to maintain character consistency.
• Leonardo AI provides 150 free tokens daily, which are replenished the next day.

Converting Images to Videos with Kling AI

• Kling AI is used to convert images generated by Leonardo AI into videos and animations.
• Access the Kling AI website and click on "try now" or sign in to create an account.
• Creating an account provides free tokens to use the website services.
• In the "AI videos" section, access the "image to video" tab to upload images in JPG and PNG formats.
• Uploaded images should have a maximum size of 10 MB and minimum dimensions of 300 pixels.
• Ideas for animating the image can be typed in the prompt section.
• The standard mode is offered in the free plan, while the professional mode provides better visual quality but is for paid plans only.
• Video length can be set between 5 and 10 seconds, with 10-second duration available in the Premium plan.
• The negative prompt box allows specifying items to exclude in the scene.
• Generated videos in the free account have watermarks.

Adding Narration with 11 Labs AI

• 11 Labs AI offers a text to speech feature for narration.
• Creating an account on 11 Labs AI is free and can be done using email or a Google account.
• Copy all the voiceover sections and paste them into the text to speech section of the 11 Labs AI website.
• On the right panel in the drop-down list, narration voices can be changed so one can choose the most suitable voice.
• Once the desired voice is selected click the generate speech button, and download the narrator's audio file.

Editing and Combining Assets

• Adobe Premiere Pro is recommended for editing and combining assets, such as the video and audio.
• CapCut or Canva can also be used as free video editing tools.
• In Adobe Premiere Pro, create a new project, name it, and specify its save location.
• Import the animations and audio files into the project panel.
• Create a sequence, define its dimensions, and assign a name to create a timeline.
• Drag and drop the videos onto the timeline and select "scale to frame size" to match video dimensions.
• Arrange the short videos sequentially on the timeline to create a long video.
• Add the narrator's audio file to synchronize the video with the narrator's voice.
• Use the razor tool to split the audio track for precise placement of the narrator's voice.
• Click export, name the output file, and set the save location and format (h264).
• Set the output size and dimensions to full HD before exporting.