Runway: Using Motion Brush in Gen-2

Demo summary
The demo shows how to use the Motion Brush tool to select specific areas of a reference image and apply directional motion to them.
Step-by-step
- Click on a subject to select it using auto-detection or brush manually
- Use the Erase tool to refine the selection traces
- Change the brush color to assign different motions to specific areas
- Adjust the horizontal, vertical, and proximity sliders at the bottom
- Add ambient visual noise if desired
- Click Generate
Options
- Disable auto-detection to brush manually
- Apply horizontal or vertical motion
- Adjust Proximity to move the subject closer or farther
Highlights
“Motion Brush is a very powerful feature on Gen-2”
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