Exciting AI Tools: Freepik, Argil AI, Nari Labs, and Krea AI
This article explores several recently discovered AI tools that offer innovative functionalities in image generation, virtual spokesperson creation, text-to-speech conversion, and 3D scene generation. These tools are pushing the boundaries of AI and providing exciting new possibilities for content creation and marketing.
Freepik: Composition-Controlled Image Generation
Freepik offers a unique approach to AI image generation by allowing users to control the composition through sketching and annotations.
Sketch-Based Image Creation
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Instead of relying solely on reference images, Freepik lets you sketch out your desired scene.
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You can add annotations like "long hair," "young face," or "blue suit" to guide the AI.
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This combines the rough sketch with your annotations to generate a picture based on your composition.
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You can even import existing photos or generate reference images within the tool.
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Freepik’s composition function recognizes the prompt words first, providing users opportunity to check and supplement the information.
Practical Application
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For example, drawing a person sitting on a stone with a cat and a "sunny suburban park" prompt resulted in AI-generated images incorporating all elements, even intelligently replacing the park grass with snowy ground suitable for horses.
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The AI intelligently integrates diverse materials like user sketches, imported images and generated backgrounds, offering a wide range of creative possibilities.
Argil AI: AI-Powered Virtual Spokespeople for Product Promotion
Argil AI allows users to create virtual AI spokespeople for product promotion, offering a new way to engage customers.
Creating Virtual Product Demonstrations
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Argil AI can generate videos of virtual people demonstrating and promoting products.
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These videos can showcase product performance, like squeezing foam from a facial cleanser or applying it to the face, based solely on a product picture.
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Users can create virtual avatars with customizable features like gender, age, body type, facial features, and hairstyles.
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The virtual avatar can even hold the product and have the brand name displayed on their clothing.
Customization and Application
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You can customize the camera angle, shooting time, and background to match the product and brand aesthetic.
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This technology has the potential to revolutionize e-commerce by providing a cost-effective and scalable way to promote products without hiring actors or influencers.
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Argil AI offers both free and paid plans, offering flexibility based on your use case.
Nari Labs' Dia-1.6B: Realistic Text-to-Speech with Non-Verbal Cues
Nari Labs' Dia-1.6B is a text-to-speech model that stands out for its realistic voice generation and ability to incorporate non-verbal cues.
Enhanced Realism
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Dia-1.6B includes voice effects like coughing, yawning, clearing the throat, and laughing, making the generated speech sound more natural and human-like.
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This level of realism surpasses many existing text-to-speech tools, which often produce robotic or artificial-sounding voices.
Testing and Potential
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Comparisons with other models like ElevenLabs and Sesame show that Dia-1.6B's integration of non-verbal cues is superior.
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While currently only supporting English, Dia-1.6B is open-source and downloadable on GitHub, making it a promising tool for various applications.
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It is particularly useful for virtual anchors and other applications where AI voices are needed.
Krea AI: 3D Scene Generation with "Stage" Feature
Krea AI offers a new feature called "Stage" that allows users to generate and manipulate 3D scenes from images or text prompts.
Creating and Editing 3D Environments
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With Stage, you can generate 3D scenes from text prompts, such as "a musician's studio in the 1960s."
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The AI will generate a scene with various objects that can be moved and edited within the 3D environment.
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Normal pictures can be dragged into the stage and instantly turn them into 3D objects.
The Future of 3D Content Creation
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This functionality simplifies 3D scene creation, making it accessible to users without extensive modeling or texturing knowledge.
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Krea's Stage is a step towards a future where AI can assist modelers and content creators in completing complex projects more efficiently.
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A free trial is available for the new feature, allowing users to experiment with the capabilities.