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I'm surprised no one has yet to mention the use of the name "Flow", which is also the title of the 2025 Oscar winning animated movie, built using Blender. [1]
by jader201 1y ago
I'm surprised no one has yet to mention the use of the name "Flow", which is also the title of the 2025 Oscar winning animated movie, built using Blender. [1]
This naming seems very confusing, as I originally thought there must be some connection. But I don't think there is.
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43237273 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43237273
- imp0cat 1y agoWould Google really stoop so low and try to use the success of the movie to prop their AI video generator tool? But then again, the do no evil motto is long gone, so I guess anything goes now?
- Legend2440 1y agoIt's a common word. There are like 50 things named Flow. It's unrelated.
- a2128 1y agoBefore picking a name it's necessary to Google it and make sure you're not squatting on anything important. It's hard to believe that they didn't find they're about to squat on an Oscar winning animated film less than a year after its release. They decided to roll with it anyway, for a tool that basically aims to eliminate animators and filmmakers
- lnyan 1y agoNote that it's very likely that Veo models are based on "Flow Matching" [1] [1] https://arxiv.org/abs/2210.02747 https://arxiv.org/abs/2210.02747
- maldie 1y agoFor sure seems they are likely deliberately riding on the fame of the movie. I too instantly thought it is some kind of Flow movie animation collaboration similarily like Flow is represented in Blender 4.4 splash screen or is even their mascot.