Runway Text-to-Video – Next-Gen Video Creation from Prompts
Runway’s Gen‑2 and Gen‑3 models turn text prompts into high-quality video scenes enabling creators to produce cinematic content without cameras or crews.
What is Runway Text‑to‑Video (Gen‑2 / Gen‑3 Alpha)?
Runway Text‑to‑Video refers to the text-based video generation models developed by Runway AI, particularly the Gen‑2 and Gen‑3 Alpha models. Launched publicly in 2023 and 2024 respectively, these technologies generate short video clips directly from textual prompts, with Gen‑3 Alpha offering notably higher fidelity and cinematic motion.
What is Runway Text‑to‑Video (Gen‑2 / Gen‑3 Alpha)?
Runway Text‑to‑Video refers to the text-based video generation models developed by Runway AI, particularly the Gen‑2 and Gen‑3 Alpha models. Launched publicly in 2023 and 2024 respectively, these technologies generate short video clips directly from textual prompts, with Gen‑3 Alpha offering notably higher fidelity and cinematic motion.
What is Runway Text‑to‑Video (Gen‑2 / Gen‑3 Alpha)?
Runway Text‑to‑Video refers to the text-based video generation models developed by Runway AI, particularly the Gen‑2 and Gen‑3 Alpha models. Launched publicly in 2023 and 2024 respectively, these technologies generate short video clips directly from textual prompts, with Gen‑3 Alpha offering notably higher fidelity and cinematic motion.
How do Gen‑2 and Gen‑3 Alpha work?
Gen‑2 offers three modes:
Text‑only: Generate a horizontal video solely from a text prompt.
Image‑only: Animate a given image into a video.
Image + Text: Use an input image plus descriptive prompt for video generation.
Gen‑3 Alpha (released 2024): Focuses on text‑only prompting; allows up to 10 s video per generation (extendable up to 40 s), supports keyframes (first/last frame), and offers cinematic-quality motion with improved fidelity. Gen‑3 Alpha Turbo is faster, uses an input image, and costs fewer credits per second.
How do Gen‑2 and Gen‑3 Alpha work?
Gen‑2 offers three modes:
Text‑only: Generate a horizontal video solely from a text prompt.
Image‑only: Animate a given image into a video.
Image + Text: Use an input image plus descriptive prompt for video generation.
Gen‑3 Alpha (released 2024): Focuses on text‑only prompting; allows up to 10 s video per generation (extendable up to 40 s), supports keyframes (first/last frame), and offers cinematic-quality motion with improved fidelity. Gen‑3 Alpha Turbo is faster, uses an input image, and costs fewer credits per second.
How do Gen‑2 and Gen‑3 Alpha work?
Gen‑2 offers three modes:
Text‑only: Generate a horizontal video solely from a text prompt.
Image‑only: Animate a given image into a video.
Image + Text: Use an input image plus descriptive prompt for video generation.
Gen‑3 Alpha (released 2024): Focuses on text‑only prompting; allows up to 10 s video per generation (extendable up to 40 s), supports keyframes (first/last frame), and offers cinematic-quality motion with improved fidelity. Gen‑3 Alpha Turbo is faster, uses an input image, and costs fewer credits per second.
What are the benefits of each version?
Gen‑2:
Supports all three modes (text, image, image+text)
Free previews, motion brushes, camera control sliders for tailored shot dynamics.
Gen‑3 Alpha:
Higher visual realism, smoother transitions, better motion coherence
Supports extensions to up to 40 s, with cinematic direction and prompt refinement
Turbo version is cost-efficient and faster when an input image is used.
What are the benefits of each version?
Gen‑2:
Supports all three modes (text, image, image+text)
Free previews, motion brushes, camera control sliders for tailored shot dynamics.
Gen‑3 Alpha:
Higher visual realism, smoother transitions, better motion coherence
Supports extensions to up to 40 s, with cinematic direction and prompt refinement
Turbo version is cost-efficient and faster when an input image is used.
What are the benefits of each version?
Gen‑2:
Supports all three modes (text, image, image+text)
Free previews, motion brushes, camera control sliders for tailored shot dynamics.
Gen‑3 Alpha:
Higher visual realism, smoother transitions, better motion coherence
Supports extensions to up to 40 s, with cinematic direction and prompt refinement
Turbo version is cost-efficient and faster when an input image is used.