Show HN: I built a Rick and Morty explainer video generator

(usediorama.com)

12 points | by dixitbavu 8 hours ago ago

20 comments

  • LateCheckOut 30 minutes ago ago

    sloppy

  • totetsu 8 hours ago ago

    What motivated you to build this? $30 a video.. Do you do political attack ads too?

    • dixitbavu 8 hours ago ago

      The larger application is an AI video creator - like a cheaper but better HiggsField.

      We have a story mode that let's you input a script, select characters and get a fully done video with dialogues, action and full performance.

      I had to test the flow , so of course I decided to try making a Rick and morty episode builder.

  • dostick 5 hours ago ago

    But this is the wrong technology for a cartoon. It should be vector graphics in browser. 300 times cheaper and faster.

    • dixitbavu 5 hours ago ago

      Not if you want it in the Rick and Morty's Adult Swim style. (at least for now)

  • sudb 6 hours ago ago

    what I have taken from this is that current generative video workflows are not good enough to mimic existing animations reliably

    e.g. in the AI brain example, Morty's movement is weird right from the start, his mouth looks like it disappears for a couple of frames and his teeth look weird in the closeups

    • dixitbavu 5 hours ago ago

      I used the cheapest model (Minimax H3) and didn't regenerate any shots that had issues. You should be able to get pretty high quality if you use Seedance

  • variety8675 7 hours ago ago

    How'd you get the licensing for using the Rick and Morty ip?

    • dixitbavu 7 hours ago ago

      I'm too broke to worry about licensing atp. If that cease and desist comes, I'll take it down

    • smuhakg 7 hours ago ago

      That's the secret. He didn't. Saved millions.

  • bsimpson 7 hours ago ago

    Funny that the AI explainer video gives Rick too many fingers.

    • dixitbavu 7 hours ago ago

      This is a done-for-you workflow that can generate the full video in one go (upto 30 separate scenes). A couple of shots could have issues in which case you can regenerate just those.

      We also have review at every step to catch these before the expensive video generation part.

      We also have a more expensive Seedance based workflow that is currently disabled that would have even better quality (but more expensive)

  • LetsGetTechnicl 7 hours ago ago

    Why tho

    • dixitbavu 7 hours ago ago

      Why not. It's script to a full video that actually works. It's not easy to do that even with AI video tools

  • 31337Logic 8 hours ago ago

    Beware. Requires you to sign up.

    • dixitbavu 8 hours ago ago

      yes, that's because it uses LLMs in the background and I don't want to get botted.

      It's also paid if you want to generate the full video.

    • sans_souse 7 hours ago ago

      and requires credits

  • et-al 7 hours ago ago

    Diorama's proposal is "Make AI video content people actually watch."

    If I know a video is a.i. generated, I am not spending time watching it because all the prior slop on YouTube conditioned me to avoid it (e.g. Keanu Reeves heroic acts).

    • satvikpendem 6 hours ago ago

      You won't know in the future and you'll watch it and enjoy it even.

    • dixitbavu 7 hours ago ago

      I agree. Slop is not great to watch.

      We are trying to build tools where the creator has full control over crafting the characters, the locations, the visual style and the narrative with review at every step to avoid the generic one shot slop videos you see.

      I think for animated content this works. But I can clearly see that the script, dialogues and general planning matter so much in crafting non-slop videos.