"Logically named San Francisco-based CraftStory is a specialist in realistic AI-generated human video. The company's CraftStory Model 2.0 platform iteration now generates lifelike long-form studio-quality videos featuring "humans" from a single image and a script. Let's unpack that - this is AI that enables users to generate a five-minute-long video of a human being talking and moving from a single image file, when a written script is provided."
"The company initially launched its first video-to-video model in November 2025. This model enabled users to generate up to five minutes of video by animating a still image using motion captured from a "driving" (i.e source footage for base content) video. Model 2.0 builds on CraftStory's existing suite of models and introduces a new capability that removes the need for source footage."
CraftStory, a San Francisco-based company, builds realistic AI-generated human video and released Model 2.0 to create long-form, studio-quality performances from a single photo plus a script. The platform can produce five-minute videos that preserve expressive motion, continuity, and performance quality comparable to prior video-to-video workflows. An earlier November 2025 video-to-video model animated still images using motion from driving footage. Model 2.0 removes the dependence on source footage and enables creation of expressive long-form videos from just a photo and text. Primary target uses include training and demonstration videos where on-site filming or models are hard to access.
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