My primary question coming into this class was whether I could create animations in my established style, but faster. That's the whole ballgame for me - can I do what I have been doing the past several years, getting the same results, but faster? Thus far the answer has been no. This is not a condemnation nor rejection of AI production, it's just been a shift in my thinking and my hopes for the class. Based on the results I'm getting thus far - I have not been able to replicate the established style of my animations using these new tools. I can't even conceive of how to do it, which has been frustrating for me. I think, in order to get what I'm asking for, a project itself needs to be conceived based on the strengths and weaknesses of the AI tools. I have to write a script/series specifically for AI production, not trying to imitate what I've done previously. Again - not a condemnation - I want to be very clear about this. My current style is based on the strengths and weaknesses of Cartoon Animator 5. I conceive and plan my animations based on what I know I can (and cannot) do with that program, and as a result, I am able to produce a new animated music video or story in two weeks. That's the minimal pace I need to maintain to keep my channel growing and producing revenue. The scope of a production is dictated by the schedule and the tools. For example, when my characters need to overcome an obstacle, having them hop over a lava flow from rock to rock is quicker to animate in Cartoon Animator than having them swing overhead on vines - so that's how that creative choice is made. Boom - lava flow. That's how many of my choices are made. I can see it in my mind and I know how to quickly create it in Cartoon Animator. But with AI, it's very hit or miss. The shots may be stunningly detailed, but each shot is a piece of a puzzle that must fit together. So many details (look, action, timing, etc.) have to match from shot to shot, and I'm finding that it takes much longer to do these things in AI, if it's even possible. In short, speed of production is a higher priority than Pixar-level animations for my channel.

Any ideas? I created a simple short video of my character (dog) talking, problem is she never blinks. I used galaxy.ai and used the tool below. Can anyone suggest a different tool where I can upload her voice and image and get a talking video but with blinking eyes?

I'm looking for the video that Mark produced talking about using AI to research & analyze You Tube Analytics. For it to do all the background work, then provide the results in a understandable fashion for the client? If anyone remembers that video or where to retrieve; I would be very grateful> G.Vern Morris Member 1661.

I didn't realize that I spend credits to use Galaxy ai Chat. AI Chat 0.33M for 1 month already.

Have you tried Nano Banana 2? And when you try to create a character in a specific direction, how are your results? For some reason, I keep getting stupid mistakes. I want a character to be in 3 quarters, looking to the right of the screen, and all the time, it gets it wrong. Gets it flipped. Anyone else struggling with this? Also, Nano Banana 2 made the tool dumber. Nano Banana Pro WAS better... but unfortunately, because Nano Banana 2 is dumber for me, Nano Banana Pro also became dumber. In the past, prompts that used to work perfectly with Nano Banana Pro now stopped working altogether. I experimented recreating past images where I used Nano Banana Pro using the exact prompt, but now it is getting it all wrong. It is very frustrating. If anyone has experimented with this, and has been able to work better with other models, let me know