Hello Runway friends! I'm pretty new to the AI video space, but I've been getting a lot of reps in thanks to Runway and wanted to share a tool I built for myself to help me speed up my image-to-video workflow drastically (I used to be a Midjourney user, for reference).

Etch is a real-time image generating tool that I designed and built to help me do "image brainstorming". the interface is sparse and minimalist with just an input box for you to describe your image, a grid of generated images, and a fun "I'm Feeling Lucky" button that allows you to generate variants based on the same prompt (by varying the seed).

The kicker is that you never have to press "Submit" or "Generate" to see how your words translate into an image—just keep typing, and your image will evolve in front of your eyes as you hone your description. Gone astray? You can rewind to any of your previous images by simply clicking on it.

I find that the real-time feedback allows me to craft effective prompts by rapidly experimenting and zeroing in on a description that works. The I'm Feeling Lucky button lets me flip through variants until something catches my eye, for reasons the AI could never know.

I've come to really love using Etch, and I wanted to see if anyone else would be interested in trying it—it would motivate me to deploy it in some reasonable way :) Please find some references below—apologies that I don't have a proper demo at this time!

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ETCH: A REAL-TIME IMAGE GENERATING TOOL

A very early prototype of the concept of Etch (it has developed a lot since, and I will post a refreshed demo soon): https://x.com/nic_seo_/status/1852212743790825649

Screenshots of me using Etch to create the images for a music video:

The resulting music video and more about Etch: https://x.com/nic_seo_/status/1859719259414524319