ChatGPT Images 2.6 Turns Photos and Sketches Into Animated GIFs

At a glance

OpenAI has released ChatGPT Images 2.6, which adds motion to photos and sketches. You can describe the movement in text or upload an existing image to create a looping GIF (a short animated picture file). It is used to turn mascots, product photos, and hand-drawn characters into animations.

Key points

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   The company showed how it turned an owl drawn with a pen on paper into a moving character.

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   Based on the shape of a still image, it kept the people and background unchanged and changed only the facial expressions and arm movements in sequence.

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   Town, a company that makes AI assistants for work, used the characters for animations that show when someone is typing.

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   Reference images can be saved, so the same face or character can be used again without uploading it again.

Why it matters

Making images move is becoming easier without experts, which can help people who create character and product promotional materials.