Meta has launched a new AI video editor for short videos using its Movie Gen AI technology.

The tool editor is available on the Meta AI app, the Meta.AI website, and the Edits app.

It allows users to modify video elements like clothing, style, and backgrounds using over 50 preset prompts.

Users can apply effects to transform subjects into comic art, marble statues, or video game characters.

They can also place them in various settings, including beaches or snowy landscapes.

Custom text prompts aren’t available yet, but are expected later this year.

Instagram head Adam Mosseri confirmed it will roll out gradually on Instagram.

🔗 Source: Engadget

🧠 Food for thought

1️⃣ From physical cuts to AI transformation: the acceleration of video editing evolution

Meta’s new AI editor represents the latest chapter in video editing’s rapid evolution from labor-intensive to instantaneous transformations.

The first video editing techniques in the early 20th century required physically cutting and splicing film with scissors and tape, a meticulous process that limited creative possibilities 1.

The introduction of electronic editing in the 1960s and digital non-linear editing in the 1990s progressively reduced the technical barriers. However, even these advancements required significant training and time investment 2.

What previously took professional editors days or weeks to accomplish, such as transforming a subject’s appearance or environment, can now be achieved in seconds with Meta’s preset prompts. This demonstrates how AI is significantly accelerating innovation in creative tools.

This rapid acceleration aligns with the broader trend of democratization in video production, where technologies once restricted to high-budget productions become accessible to everyday creators 2.

2️⃣ AI’s evolution from task automation to creative generation

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