Runway App - AI Video Generator & Editor
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Runway App Brief Overview
Runway App (often called RunwayML) is a browser-based creative platform that combines AI generation with practical video editing tools. It’s best known as an AI video generator (text-to-video and image-to-video), but it also supports “edit by describing” workflows—like removing elements from footage, changing backgrounds, relighting shots, and upscaling video.
Runway’s toolkit is built around multiple AI models and “apps” that handle common production tasks. You can generate short video clips from a text prompt, animate a still image into motion, or transform an existing video into a new style. For creators, this means faster ideation (quick concept clips and storyboards) and quicker iteration (multiple variations without restarting a project from scratch).
Simple How-To-Use
- Create an account and open the Runway dashboard in your web browser.
- Pick what you want to make:
- Text-to-Video (type a prompt to generate a clip)
- Image-to-Video (upload an image and animate it)
- Video-to-Video / Transform (upload a video and restyle or modify it)
- Add your inputs:
- Write a clear prompt (subject + setting + action + style + camera notes).
- Optionally add reference images to keep characters/objects more consistent.
- Adjust settings like aspect ratio, duration, and any available motion/camera controls.
- Generate, review results, then iterate by refining the prompt or changing inputs.
- Polish with apps/editing tools (for example: remove an object, change the backdrop, relight, upscale).
- Export your final output. (Higher-end export options and watermark removal depend on your plan.)
Runway App Key Features and Functions
- Text-to-Video and Image-to-Video generation for fast concepting and content creation.
- Reference-based consistency to better maintain characters, locations, or objects across multiple shots.
- In-context video editing (Aleph) for editing/transformation tasks such as adding/removing/changing elements, shifting style, and modifying lighting.
- Performance capture / character animation (Act‑Two) using a driving performance video plus a character image/video to transfer motion, expression, and speech.
- Quick “apps” for common edits, such as removing items from video, upscaling, adding dialogue, changing the backdrop, relighting, and adjusting time-of-day looks.
- Workflows that let you chain multiple tools/models together in a node-based process for more control.
- Asset and project organization via a dashboard with projects and stored assets.
Pricing
Runway uses a credit system for many generations (video, image, and some audio actions). Credit costs vary by tool/model (for example, some video models charge credits per second). On paid plans, credits typically refresh monthly—but note that credits are shared per workspace, so adding more editors to the same workspace does not automatically increase the monthly credit pool.
- Free — $0
- Includes 125 one-time credits, limited projects/storage, and basic access to select tools.
- Standard — $15/editor/month (monthly billing) or $144/editor/year (annual)
- Annual is effectively $12/month per editor.
- Includes 625 credits/month, more apps/tools, larger storage, and watermark removal options.
- Pro — $35/editor/month (monthly billing) or $336/editor/year (annual)
- Annual is effectively $28/month per editor.
- Includes 2,250 credits/month, more storage, and additional features (including voice-related tools).
- Unlimited — $95/editor/month (monthly billing) or $912/editor/year (annual)
- Annual is effectively $76/month per editor.
- Includes 2,250 credits/month plus an “Explore Mode” concept for higher-volume generation.
- Enterprise — Custom pricing
- Designed for larger organizations needing security, admin controls, and custom setups.
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