Week 6 - BALT 4362 - Pollo.ai

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For this week's post, I decided to test out Runway AI and make a video using their free services. Because it is the middle of the playoffs, I decided to go with a baseball theme for this video. My favorite team is the Chicago Cubs, so I thought a cool concept would be having their mascot, a bear, hitting a baseball. Because this was my first experience, my first attempt did not go as planned. 

My prompt for the first try was "Make a video of an actual bear hitting a baseball in a Chicago Cubs jersey." Because my prompt was generic, the AI generated what I asked, but the bear was standing on the plate and not in the batter's box. 

First Attempt: https://pollo.ai/v/cmgjnqxm6070x13u53pab43sx?source=share 

My second attempt was better, but still not perfect. I used ChatGPT to create a descriptive prompt, and this is what it came up with. "A realistic brown bear wearing a full Chicago Cubs baseball uniform and cap, standing on a baseball field in the afternoon. The bear grips a wooden bat, focuses on a pitch, and swings powerfully, hitting the baseball high into the outfield. The crowd in the stands cheers in the background." This video was much better but still had some of the baseball-specific details missing. 

Second attempt: https://pollo.ai/v/cmgjnusz407mo608tgop2b4ri?source=share

My final attempt turned out the best. I refined the prompt and made sure the baseball details were correct. For some reason, the AI combined the Philadelphia Phillies jerseys with the Cubs, but other than that, the video turned out well. 

Third Attempt: https://pollo.ai/v/cmgjqdbsr0apt70s1udxyyw8b?source=share

This is the most fun I have had trying out AI tools. It is crazy how accurate the AI made the crowd look, and the improvement in quality from one prompt to the next. The most impressive part, in my opinion, was that this was free to use. 



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