Creative Workflow Lab

Creative Workflow Roundup: GPT-4.5 Creativity Boost? Claude 3.7’s Hybrid Reasoning, Alibaba Wan 2.1 AI Video Upgrades, and More

Wan 2.1 delivers high-quality AI video for less, GPT-4.5 boosts AI creativity, Claude 3.7 refines reasoning. Plus, new AI tools across Fal and…

Mar 1 • 

Shannon Leonard

February 2025

Creative Workflow Roundup: Pika’s AI Video Editing Upgrades, xAI’s Entertainment Play, Veo 2's Expansion, Kaiber’s ModelMaker, and AI’s Next…

Pikaswaps adds object replacement to AI video, Veo 2 expands, Grok 3 fuels AI entertainment, and Kaiber launches custom model training in Superstudio…

Feb 22 • 

Shannon Leonard

Creative Workflow Roundup: Veo 2 Hits YouTube, AI Video Advances, OpenAI’s Next Big Move w/ GPT-5, and More!

Veo 2 now publicly available via the YouTube app, Adobe expands Firefly, OpenAI reveals GPT-5 plans, and new AI tools push video production forward.

Feb 15 • 

Shannon Leonard

Creative Workflow Roundup: AI-Powered Research, Video Generation Breakthroughs, and the Changing Landscape of Creative Tools

OpenAI debuts Deep Research, and AI video tools like Pika and MoCapade push creative workflows forward. Plus, Icon automates ad production.

Feb 8 • 

Shannon Leonard

Creative Workflow Roundup: OpenAI’s o3-Mini, DeepSeek’s AI Expansion, Copyright Clarity, and the Future of Video & Image Models

OpenAI’s o3-Mini transforms coding, DeepSeek expands, and video tools like Overlap and Krea Chat reshape creative workflows.

Feb 2 • 

Shannon Leonard

January 2025

DeepSeek R1 is Here—What That Actually Means for Creative Professionals

There’s no sugarcoating it—AI is permanently changing creative industries. But that doesn’t mean creativity itself is disappearing.

Jan 29 • 

Shannon Leonard

Creative Workflow Roundup: OpenAI Operator, Spline Spell, Midjourney’s 3D Push, and AI Tools for Video, Lighting, and Animation

OpenAI’s Operator automates workflows, Spline creates 3D worlds, MidJourney teases V7, and Fal, Adobe, Netflix, Kling, and Krea advance AI video and…

Jan 25 • 

Shannon Leonard

Creative Workflow Roundup: Luma AI’s Ray2, Adobe Firefly Bulk Edits, Krea 3D Models, and Hunyuan Video LoRA Customization

From Luma AI’s launch of Ray2 to Adobe’s Firefly streamlining bulk edits for 10,000 images, the tools we use are evolving faster than ever.

Jan 19 • 

Shannon Leonard

Creative Workflow Roundup: Runway 4K Upscaling, Veo 2 Physics, ChatGPT LUTs, and Generative AI Breakthroughs in 2025

Runway’s new 4K upscaling feature is making production-ready outputs easier than ever, while experiments with Google’s Veo 2 are showing realistic…

Jan 13 • 

Shannon Leonard

Runway Act-One: Animate Multiple Characters (with Unique Voices Using Eleven Labs)

Two Animated Characters, One 10-Second Short—Here’s How I Pulled It Off with Runway & Eleven Labs

Jan 12 • 

Shannon Leonard

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December 2024

Creative Workflow Roundup: Veo 2 vs. Sora, Lipsync Models, and the Latest AI Tools

Google’s Veo 2 and KLING 1.6 push the boundaries of video generation, competing with OpenAI’s Sora. Plus, updates from Runway, Bytedance, and more!

Dec 21, 2024 • 

Shannon Leonard

Creative Workflow Roundup: Sora Is Finally Here, Midjourney Innovates, AI Video Tools Evolve, and More

Explore Sora's launch, MidJourney's Patchwork, Gemini 2.0, and more AI tools.

Dec 14, 2024 • 

Shannon Leonard