Choose an AI video tool by the kind of video you need.
Text-to-video, editing, avatars and repurposing are different workflows. Start with the job, then test output quality, editability and cleanup.
Generative videoRunway
Useful for text/image-to-video, editing and creative production workflows.
Official site ↗Creative suiteAdobe Firefly
Useful when generative video needs to fit an Adobe editing workflow.
Official site ↗Learn firstRunway Academy
Use official tutorials before judging a model from one weak prompt.
Official tutorials ↗What to evaluate
| Need | What to test |
|---|---|
| Prompt following | Does motion, subject and camera direction match the request? |
| Temporal consistency | Do people, objects and backgrounds stay coherent across frames? |
| Editability | Can you revise one part without regenerating everything? |
| Cleanup | How much manual editing is required before publishing? |