Runway

I wanted to share my experience with Runway Gen 3 and MiniMax for image-to-video generation.

Runway Gen 3 produces great quality videos, especially for slow-motion b-roll, but it can be super slow at times, even in Turbo mode, which isn’t the highest quality. The tools like Act-One and Expand Video are cool, but the time cost just isn’t worth it for me unless I specifically need something like lipsync for a client.

I recently switched to MiniMax, and while it’s not always perfect at following prompts, it’s faster, handles normal-speed motion better, and has a simpler workflow. You can drag and drop images easily and generate up to 5 videos at once for text-to-video and 4 for image-to-video. It’s more about speed and simplicity for me, which MiniMax delivers.

That said, Runway still has its strengths, especially for organizing big projects and other advanced VFX and editing tools. But for my needs—speed, simplicity, and effectiveness—MiniMax works better. Curious to hear if others have had similar experiences.

Current situation, basic users still can't create videos from images with Gen3, I wonder if there is some problem with the server?? I feel like after the Gen48 film contest things are not as stable as before, I wonder if it's better for paid users and if I upgrade now will things improve??? Because I read on some forums, there are also many reports from paid users saying that they cannot create Videos at this time or it is very slow and time consuming. Any advice from everyone is helpful for making a decision. Thanks everyone