One tool and one panther

Running my own drawings through EbSynth — an early experiment in letting a machine animate a hand-made thing without letting it take the wheel.

23 November 2020 · First published on Medium, kept here as written

Playing around with new technology and learning new things always excites me. I’ve recently been using a tool called EB SYNTH, it uses artificial intelligence and automation to turn your art into dynamic animation based on a video input.

To understand what’s possible here’s an example of the images I input and the result:

A visualisation of the EbSynth process, add life to static imagery.

Using these two ‘Keyframes’, you can use image recognition technology, EB synth and a video editing tool to create your own automated animations.

Here’s how it brings it all to life:

Cool right?

If you want to start using EB synth yourself you can download the program online, here’s a handy tutorial I used to get started, along with some help from my coworkers at VERSA.agency.

Thanks for reading, check out some of my other cool animation work at astlecreative.com

There are also poems.