

Personally, I’m not worried about creative video editors being relegated to the annals of history just yet, as the creative decision making, client relationships and cognitive processes involved in making excellent content just aren’t going to be beat by AI, at leat not just yet! Whether you’re fearful of AI taking your job, or just want to get your day-to-day tasks done more efficiently, the AI toothpaste is already on it’s way out of the tube so we may as well make the most of it. That said, some brands like Runway.ml, are actively developing their own proprietary models such as Stable Diffusion and have the VC-backed funds to develop new and existing features, market themselves well and play the long game. So, really, the race is on for whoever can develop the best user friendly interface, affordable pricing structure and win over enough paying users to hog market share and establish a sustainable business. My guess is that many of the services listed in this article are likely accessing the same AI and ML open source models underneath their browser-based UI.

That’s the question I set out to answer in this article, yet with the explosion of “AI” based tools (really its machine learning folks!) available today there are a huge range of apps and services that you could be using, but which ones are actually worth your time and money? What are the best AI powered tools for video and audio post production that video editors, colorists and sound editors should be using in their workflows?
