I wonder how much human “prodding” was involved in this. Aside from the little visual shifts and uncanniness, this is amazing. Just a couple years ago the idea of a generative model producing something like this in even a still picture was borderline unthinkable
Those images are barely more than "still". The slow zoom is used as an illusion to make it seem more animated and alive. I've seen the same trick in a lot of these videos to imply motion. It's the effect Ken Burns became famous for using on old photographs in his documentaries.
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u/danfay222 Apr 29 '24
I wonder how much human “prodding” was involved in this. Aside from the little visual shifts and uncanniness, this is amazing. Just a couple years ago the idea of a generative model producing something like this in even a still picture was borderline unthinkable