A few weeks ago we reported on Runway Gen-2, an online text-to-video tool, which generates 4-second clips based on your prompts. Up until now, the free service has only been available in a closed beta that operated via a series of private channels on Runway's Discord server. However, as of today, Gen-2 is available to everyone and you can use it via the company's website instead of Discord.
To use Runway Gen-2, you'll need to create a free account and at Runway's site and then navigate to app.runwayml.com/ai-tools/gen-2 for the tool (or click the link in your control panel there). The company has had its Gen-1 tool, which modifies existing videos to make them look different (ex: turning people into Claymation), available to everyone for months, but Gen-2 takes simple text prompts such as "robot drinking a beer" and turns them into clips.
