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How to Use Runway

Choose. Prompt. Generate.

1

Choose a mode

Start with a tool, app, agent, or workflow.

2

Add a prompt

Describe the scene, motion, or transformation.

3

Generate and iterate

Review the result and refine the next version.

Good for
VideoMotionEditingVFX

✓ Great for

  • Text-to-video ideas
  • Animating still images
  • Creative video effects
  • Storyboards and visual experiments

✕ Not great for

  • One-prompt feature films
  • Perfect continuity every time
  • Important footage without backups
  • Skipping review of generated media
Easy first try

Animate a still photo with a slow camera push-in and gentle wind.