What is Pika
Pika is an AI video generation launched by the recently popular artificial intelligence startup Pika LabsAI video generationand editing tool. This tool can turn any idea into video. Users only need to input text or images to quickly generate videos in styles such as 3D animation, anime, cartoons, and film. This AI video generation tool was first launched in beta in late April 2023. It has cumulatively been used by more than 500,000 early users and generates millions of videos every week. However, Pika is still being further improved, and from actual use, there is still a certain distance before it can be deployed on a large scale in real production environments.
Pika's main features
- Text/image to video: Just input a few lines of text or upload an image to use AI to create short, high-quality videos
- Video to video: Convert an existing video into different styles, including different characters and objects, while maintaining the structure of the video
- Video aspect ratio expansion: Expand the canvas or aspect ratio of a video, for example, intelligently converting from 9:16 vertical to 16:9 horizontal. The AI model will predict content beyond the original video boundaries
- Video content modification: AI edits the content or objects in the video image, such as changing someone's clothes, adding another character, changing the environment, or adding props
Who Pika is suitable for
- Individual consumers: Even people who do not understand any video production at all can easily use AI to create and edit videos
- Short video creators: Quickly generate short videos that spread virally. Short videos with the #pikalabs tag on TikTok have accumulated more than 30 million views
- Film professionals: AI generates draft storyboards from scripts, inspires cinematography ideas, and assists with post-production film video editing
How to use Pika
- Visit Pika's official website (pika.art), click to log in to the official website with a Google or Discord account, and join the waitlist
- You can also directly click the Discord invitation link (https://discord.com/) to join its Discord community for early access
- After joining Pika's Discord community, choose any generation channel such as #generate-1, and then enter /create + prompt instructions in the input box
- Finally, wait for Pika to generate the video
Frequently asked questions
Is Pika free?
Pika is currently in free public beta. Users can join the Discord channel to try it out. A paid version may be launched later.
How long a video can Pika generate?
Pika currently generates videos with a default length of only 3 seconds. Future updates may support generating longer videos.
Can videos generated by Pika be used commercially?
Currently, videos generated by Pika can be used commercially for free. However, if Pika ends its beta or launches a paid version later, this policy may change.
