Moonvalley Unveils AI Video Generator Marey, Trained on Licensed Content
Moonvalley launches Marey, an AI video generator with licensed training data and fine-tuned motion controls.
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Moonvalley Unveils AI Video Generator Marey, Trained on Licensed Content
Los Angeles-based startup Moonvalley has launched an AI video-generating model it claims is one of the few trained on openly licensed — not copyrighted — data. Image:Moonvalley Named “Marey” after cinema trailblazer Étienne-Jules Marey, the model was built in collaboration with Asteria, a newer AI animation studio. Marey was trained on “owned or fully licensed” source data, according to Moonvalley, and offers customization options including fine-grained camera and motion controls. “Marey enables nuanced control over in-scene movements,” Moonvalley wrote in a press release ,“such as controlling the movement of an individual checkers piece, or animating the exact breeze blowing through a person’s hair.” The wide availability of tools to build video generators has led to a Cambrian explosion of vendors in the space. In fact, it risks becoming oversaturated. Startups such as Runway and Luma, as well as tech giants like OpenAI and Google, are releasing models at a fast clip — in many cases wit…
