BEGINNER’S GUIDE: Top 7 AI Video Tools for Filmmakers & Creators in 2025
Because things are getting ridiculous!
The world of AI video is changing fast. That’s a good thing, right? Things are improving insanely fast. The problem is there’s way too much to keep track of!
That’s why the team at AI Video Roundup has compiled the top features from the biggest AI video generators around.
So, grab a drink, take a look at this adorable AI space French Bulldog (because every damn AI video generator likes putting a pet in space to show what it can do), and find out about the best features out there for creating really cool shit!
#1) Add VFX to any shot - Runway ML
When actual real life video can easily be enhanced with AI, that’s when things get very cool. Runway’s VFX tools are a game-changer, offering everything from background removal and motion tracking to seamless style transfer and 3D model integration. Basically, you can take video of a building and say you want it on fire and it’ll do it. You can instantly replace backgrounds without a green screen, animate objects with auto-generated keyframes, and even apply cinematic color grading.
This stuff used to take 20 minutes of movie credits’ worth of people. Now you can do it in seconds. A one-person graphics team!
Here’s a great tutorial to get started from @TaoPrompts
#2) Storyboard Creation - Sora
Sora’s Storyboard feature allows creators to build video timelines with multiple prompts, giving you more control over your scenes. For instance, you can now have a character turn their head mid-shot, something that wasn’t possible with just one text prompt. The Storylines feature lets you fine-tune pacing, visuals, and transitions along a timeline beneath the main screen. Plus, you can upload your own videos and incorporate them seamlessly into your storyboards for even more creative freedom.
This is a Sora tutorial by @BhavaniKola . You can skip to 3:30 for the Storyboard feature…
#3) Generative Extend – Adobe Premiere Pro
Adobe was a little late to the AI game. Maybe they were scared of it given that they’re the leading video editing software. BUT they have come out with some really cool stuff. Adobe Firefly automatically suggests scene transitions, color grading, and visual effects based on your footage’s vibe. It’s like having an AI assistant that helps you bring your vision to life, while saving tons of time on tedious tasks like cutting and grading.
But the generative extend feature is a whole different animal. But clicking on the generative extend button and then elongating a clip, Adobe will automatically generate the next 2 seconds of your video. There are so many times you just need a bit more to help a transition or to make something fit. This tool makes those tiny tweaks that much easier.
It’s pretty simple to use, but here’s a video from @SmertimbaGraphics on how it works…
#4) Keyframes - Luma Dream Machine
If you’ve every played around with animation on the computer, or really any editing software, you’re familiar with keyframes. The keyframes feature on Luma's Dream Machine takes the same general premise. By using keyframes, users can specify key moments in a video, allowing the AI to create smooth transitions and movements between these points.
This gives creators the ability to dictate how objects, characters, or scenes evolve over time, providing an intuitive way to manipulate motion and scene changes. So, let’s say you have two photos and you need one to transition into the other, you would use keyframes to make this work. Whether fine-tuning camera angles, adjusting visual effects, or shifting perspectives, the keyframes tool offers an accessible yet highly customizable approach to crafting dynamic, professional-quality videos.
Here’s a video from @TheoreticallyMedia telling you all about it…
Mastering Luma's Dream Machine: From Basics to Advanced!
#5) Creating AI-Powered Voiceovers – Speechify
Making a 1990’s movie trailer and need some serious voiceover? Speechify can do that for you. They can also give you the voices of Snoop Dogg, Gwyneth Paltrow and Mr. Beast for some reason. You know how we all want to sound just like Mr. Beast? Okay, as ridiculous as these sponsorships are, the platform works really well. Plus, you can adjust the tone and pace for your video.
Here’s @SiliconMountainMedia’s tutorial…
#6) Advanced Camera Controls - Runway ML
Alright, we’ve come back to Runway. But there’s a good reason why. They’re latest Gen-3 Alpha has some of the coolest innovations around. And one of those is camera control. If you’ve played with AI video before, you know that getting specifically what you want has been challenging, especially when coming from a filmmaking background where you’re used to just picking up the camera and moving it.
This gets you closer to the real experience, allowing you to tell the camera where to be and how you want it to move.
This is Runway’s tutorial…
#7) Remix - Sora
The remix feature allows you to take an existing video and edit it based on text prompts. You can have it take a mild or strong approach to your suggestion depending on what you’re looking for. (A mild or strong approach? I know, that sounds silly. Just watch the video!) The point is, this tool is making editing that much easier. Just like Runway, Sora is leading the pack in terms of making AI video tools that can actually be practically used by filmmakers and not just AI hobbyists. Not that there’s anything wrong with that!
Here is the tutorial from Sora…
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