Runway: Portrait video generation with Gen-3 Alpha Turbo

Demo summary
The user demonstrates uploading a portrait image and using a text prompt to generate a 10-second vertical video using the Gen-3 Alpha Turbo model.
Step-by-step
- Select the Gen-3 Alpha Turbo model
- Go to Text Prompt
- Upload a portrait image and crop it
- Write a text prompt to describe the video
- Select the Portrait aspect ratio
- Verify the video resolution is set to 720p in Settings
- Set the video length to 10 seconds
- Click Generate
Options
- Use a video as a reference instead of an image
- Use Gen-3 Alpha Turbo to use fewer credits
Watch out for
- Video resolution for this model remains at 720p
- Gen-3 is a simpler model and may not handle complex prompts as well as Gen-4
Tips
- Switch to Gen-4 to get better results if a complex prompt fails in Gen-3
Highlights
“This complex prompt didn't work as expected because Gen-3 is a simpler model”
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