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solution looking for a problem? though if anyone does know of problems this solves I'd love to hear about them, this is an incredibly cool solution.

chrsig 5y ago
Does every program need to be a solution to something? One might say the problem it solves is by satisfying one's desire for novelty. Put another way: It's just really cool, and that can be enough.
xvector 5y ago
I've often desperately wanted to put certain landscapes from my dreams into art, but I suck at drawing. There are some dreams that I remember years later because of how beautiful they were, and how they made me feel. This would be a godsend if it works as well as the demo pictures show.
cblconfederate 5y ago
the problem is demand for stock images. i m not sure the quality here is good enough, but there's no reason why image-generating ANNs won't keep getting better
thunkshift1 5y ago
As of now maybe.. next version(s ?) will be probably animation to realistic movies.
- toomanyducks 5y ago
  but will it? my very limited experience with animation has been characterized by control: it's storytelling and creation where the creator is responsible for every fraction of a second. The value of this type of AI is in ceding control to an algorithm and letting it deal with the hard parts. My limited understanding is sort of pointing to a difference in goals of the two projects: one is for control, the other is for ease. And I don't think ease has a very stable place in animation.
runawaybottle 5y ago
Bro, they are letting you literally doodle children’s art and create solid photo manipulations. This kind of stuff took at least some creativity by hobbyist photoshoppers. https://www.deviantart.com/high-quality/gallery/45794879/photomanipulation-landscape-scenery https://www.deviantart.com/high-quality/gallery/45794879/pho... Believe it or not, it took some effort to take random scenery and create a solid composition. Take my job sure, but Jesus, not my hobby too. Now these people will have to compete against AI scrubs.
ts0000 5y ago
Concept art for games, movies, perhaps.
bredren 5y ago
Digital matte painting is just about every single new film, tv show, game. Game of Thrones, marvel films, etc. This is typically done by individual artists, and is time intensive. See existing workflow here: https://youtu.be/V0qX7qmtMVw https://youtu.be/V0qX7qmtMVw https://conceptartempire.com/matte-painting/ https://conceptartempire.com/matte-painting/
tveita 5y ago
I could see tech like this being a big hit for illustrations for low-budget self-publish book. Stock photos are all good but sometimes you really need a visual of Illiyana the dragon vampire arriving at the three-towered mountain citadel with two moons overhead, on a budget of $10 or less.

chrsig 5y ago

Does every program need to be a solution to something? One might say the problem it solves is by satisfying one's desire for novelty. Put another way: It's just really cool, and that can be enough.

xvector 5y ago

I've often desperately wanted to put certain landscapes from my dreams into art, but I suck at drawing. There are some dreams that I remember years later because of how beautiful they were, and how they made me feel. This would be a godsend if it works as well as the demo pictures show.

cblconfederate 5y ago

the problem is demand for stock images. i m not sure the quality here is good enough, but there's no reason why image-generating ANNs won't keep getting better

thunkshift1 5y ago

As of now maybe.. next version(s ?) will be probably animation to realistic movies.

toomanyducks 5y ago
but will it? my very limited experience with animation has been characterized by control: it's storytelling and creation where the creator is responsible for every fraction of a second. The value of this type of AI is in ceding control to an algorithm and letting it deal with the hard parts. My limited understanding is sort of pointing to a difference in goals of the two projects: one is for control, the other is for ease. And I don't think ease has a very stable place in animation.

runawaybottle 5y ago

Bro, they are letting you literally doodle children’s art and create solid photo manipulations. This kind of stuff took at least some creativity by hobbyist photoshoppers. https://www.deviantart.com/high-quality/gallery/45794879/photomanipulation-landscape-scenery https://www.deviantart.com/high-quality/gallery/45794879/pho... Believe it or not, it took some effort to take random scenery and create a solid composition. Take my job sure, but Jesus, not my hobby too. Now these people will have to compete against AI scrubs.

ts0000 5y ago

Concept art for games, movies, perhaps.

bredren 5y ago

Digital matte painting is just about every single new film, tv show, game. Game of Thrones, marvel films, etc. This is typically done by individual artists, and is time intensive. See existing workflow here: https://youtu.be/V0qX7qmtMVw https://youtu.be/V0qX7qmtMVw https://conceptartempire.com/matte-painting/ https://conceptartempire.com/matte-painting/

tveita 5y ago

I could see tech like this being a big hit for illustrations for low-budget self-publish book. Stock photos are all good but sometimes you really need a visual of Illiyana the dragon vampire arriving at the three-towered mountain citadel with two moons overhead, on a budget of $10 or less.