Apple Launches AI Animation Design Tool Keyframer That Converts Static Images into Animations
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Large language models (LLMs) have great potential in the field of animation design but also face challenges. Apple's team recently published a paper announcing the launch of an AI animation design tool called Keyframer. This tool can convert static 2D images into animations based on user-input prompts.
Users can explore and refine animation designs through natural language prompts and direct editing of generated outputs. In addition to supporting sequential prompts and direct editing, users can also request design variants to facilitate comparison and ideation.
Paper link: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2402.06071.pdf To achieve this functionality, the team combined natural language design prompts with the code generation capabilities of large language models, leveraging technologies such as GPT-4 and GPT-3. Keyframer can generate CSS animation code to transform input SVGs (Scalable Vector Graphics) into dynamic animations, with an average processing time of just 17 seconds and never exceeding one minute.
Through interviews with professional animation designers and engineers, along with user research, Keyframer provides a method to understand user prompt strategies and support design iteration. It enables various user groups to participate in animation creation, opening new possibilities for the development of the animation design field.