This new AI video generator is even better!
TLDRDiscover Minimax, a new AI video generator by High La AI, offering free, high-quality video creation with no limits. The video compares Minimax with its competitor, cing, showcasing their capabilities in generating videos from text prompts. Minimax excels in prompt accuracy and video quality, even handling complex scenarios like Will Smith eating spaghetti. Despite cing's additional features, Minimax impresses with its sharpness and adherence to prompts, positioning itself as a top contender in the AI video generation space.
Takeaways
- 😀 A new AI video generator called Minimax has been introduced, offering impressive video quality.
- 🆓 Minimax is currently free to use with no limits, allowing users to generate 1280x720 videos up to 6 seconds long.
- 🌐 The service is accessible globally, not just limited to users with Chinese numbers.
- 🔑 To use Minimax, users need to sign up for an account, which involves receiving an SMS code for verification.
- 📝 The video generation starts with entering a text prompt, and currently, there's no option for image-to-video conversion.
- 🎥 A comparison is made between Minimax and another competitor, Cling, highlighting differences in features and video quality.
- 🤖 Minimax demonstrates the ability to generate videos following complex prompts, such as 'Will Smith eating spaghetti', which other generators struggle with.
- 🎬 Cling offers more settings, including text-to-video, image-to-video, and various modes like standard and professional.
- 📊 The video presents side-by-side comparisons of video outputs from Minimax and Cling, allowing viewers to judge the quality and prompt adherence.
- 💬 The video creator encourages viewers to share their opinions on which video generator they prefer based on the demonstrations provided.
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Q & A
What is the name of the new AI video generator discussed in the transcript?
-The new AI video generator discussed in the transcript is called Minimax.
Which company developed the Minimax AI video generator?
-Minimax is developed by a company called High La AI.
What are the current limitations on video generation with Minimax?
-As of the time of the transcript, Minimax allows users to generate 1280x720 videos of up to 6 seconds in length with only text-to-video prompts available.
How can someone sign up for an account on Minimax?
-To sign up for an account on Minimax, one needs to click a button on the site, enter a phone number from any country (not limited to Chinese numbers), receive an SMS code, and then sign up after agreeing to terms and conditions.
What is the quality of the videos generated by Minimax?
-The quality of the videos generated by Minimax is described as 'absolutely incredible' and 'really good' in the transcript.
How does the transcript compare Minimax to its competitor, Cling?
-The transcript compares Minimax to Cling by testing the same prompts on both platforms and evaluating the quality and adherence to the prompt of the generated videos.
What additional features does Cling offer that Minimax does not, according to the transcript?
-Cling offers additional features such as image-to-video, a creativity slider, different modes (standard and professional), selection of video length (5 to 10 seconds), aspect ratio choice, and camera movement options.
What is the transcript's verdict on which AI video generator, Minimax or Cling, follows the prompts more accurately?
-The transcript suggests that Minimax seems to follow the prompts more accurately, especially in generating specific elements like a unicorn or Will Smith eating spaghetti.
What is the transcript's opinion on the realism of the videos generated by Cling?
-The transcript mentions that Cling's videos appear more realistic, particularly in the movement and actions of characters and animals.
What is the transcript's final recommendation regarding the use of Minimax and Cling?
-The transcript recommends trying out Minimax while it is still free and suggests that it is a powerful tool for generating high-quality videos, but also acknowledges Cling's strengths in certain areas.
Outlines
🎥 Introduction to Minimax Video Generator
The speaker introduces a new video generator called Minimax by High La AI, which offers high-quality video generation for free with no limits. They plan to demonstrate how to use it and compare it with a competitor called Cling. Minimax allows users to generate 1280x720 videos of 6 seconds in length after signing up with a phone number from any country. The process of signing up and using the video generator is explained, including the use of a Chrome extension called Turbo Type for inputting text prompts.
🆚 Comparing Minimax and Cling Video Generators
The speaker compares the video outputs of Minimax and Cling using various prompts. They note that Cling offers more settings and options, such as text-to-video, image-to-video, and a creativity slider, while Minimax currently only supports text-to-video. After generating videos with both tools using the same prompts, the speaker observes that Minimax produces sharper and more accurate results, especially in generating a unicorn and Will Smith eating spaghetti. However, Cling's videos appear more realistic in certain aspects.
🚀 Testing Complex Prompts with Minimax
The speaker tests Minimax with more complex prompts, such as generating a TED Talk scene with a neon sign and a time-lapse of the northern lights. They are impressed with Minimax's ability to generate realistic and detailed videos that closely follow the prompts. The comparison with Cling's results shows that Minimax outperforms in terms of prompt accuracy and video quality, although Cling manages to generate a beautiful Milky Way in the northern lights prompt.
👑 Generating Fantasy Scenes with Minimax
The speaker continues to challenge Minimax with fantasy prompts, such as a princess running from a dragon in Disney Pixar style and generating text in the form of smoke. While Minimax successfully captures the essence of the prompts, it falls short in some details, like the princess's direction in relation to the dragon. Cling, on the other hand, fails to generate the Disney Pixar style but excels in creating anime-style videos, such as a girl in a kimono walking in Kyoto.
🏆 Final Comparison and Closing Thoughts
In the final comparison, the speaker tests both generators with a prompt for a professional product commercial. Minimax produces a video that follows the prompt but lacks the full view of the perfume bottle. Cling delivers a more expected product commercial look, although with a questionable handle on the perfume bottle. The speaker concludes by emphasizing Minimax's newness and free access, suggesting that it may soon be behind a paywall. They invite viewers to share their preferences and stay tuned for more AI-related content.
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Keywords
💡AI video generator
💡Sora level
💡High Fidelity AI
💡Text prompt
💡Zero-shot generation
💡Turbo type
💡Cling
💡Aspect ratio
💡Creativity slider
💡Professional mode
Highlights
A new Sora level video generator called Minimax has been introduced with incredible quality.
Minimax is currently free to use with no limits.
Users can generate 1280x720 videos of up to 6 seconds in length.
Registration is required but not limited to Chinese numbers.
The video generator supports text prompts for video creation.
A Chrome extension called Turbo Type is used to quickly input video prompts.
Minimax successfully generated an English prompt video of 'aerial drone view of an Alpine mountain range at Sunset'.
Cling, a close competitor, offers more settings like text to video, image to video, and a creativity slider.
Cling allows for camera movement selection and negative prompts.
Minimax outperforms Cling in sharpness and prompt following in a side-by-side comparison.
Minimax generated a video of an astronaut riding a unicorn in the desert accurately.
Cling's video of the same prompt was realistic but lacked the unicorn horn.
Minimax is the only video generator able to generate 'Will Smith eating spaghetti' from a text prompt.
Cling failed to recognize Will Smith in its generated video.
Minimax generated a group of Pomeranian puppies learning to become chefs with impressive detail.
Cling also generated Pomeranian puppies but in a more realistic style than Minimax.
Minimax created a time-lapse of the Northern Lights with high quality.
Cling's time-lapse video of the Northern Lights included a beautiful Milky Way addition.
Minimax generated a video with a princess in a glittery white dress and a massive dragon in Disney Pixar style.
Cling failed to capture the Disney Pixar style in its video of the same prompt.
Minimax generated a video of smoke spelling 'subscribe to my channel' with vibrant colors.
Cling struggled with generating text in its video of the same prompt.
Cling successfully generated an anime-style video of a girl in a kimono walking in Kyoto.
Minimax's video of the same prompt was realistic but not in anime style.
Minimax generated a professional product commercial for a luxury perfume bottle.
Cling's video of the same prompt resembled a product photo shoot with soft lighting.