Q4 2024 in AI video release notes
Q4 2024: 16 dated entries from 4 lines, 8 October 2024 to 23 December 2024. The table lists each; the chart counts them by kind of change. As of 2026-09-25.
Kling's API update log joins Runway's this quarter. Runway spent it on control: Act-One for performances, first-and-last keyframes and then a middle keyframe on Gen-3 Alpha Turbo, Camera Control with direction and intensity, a static camera option, Expand Video and 20-second video to video. Kling opened its 1.5 model in pro and then standard mode for image-to-video, added Motion Brush on 1.0, and added lip-sync in late December. Adobe and Amazon post their first video notes too: the Firefly Video Model's limited beta with camera controls in October and Nova Reel in Amazon Bedrock in December.
Inclusion rule. Kinds with at least one entry this quarter; one entry can count under several. Order. The order kinds take on every page.
1Every entry
| Date | Line | Version | What changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 October 2024 | Runway | Gen-3 Alpha Turbo | First and last frame input for Gen-3 Alpha Turbo |
| 14 October 2024 | Adobe Firefly Video | Firefly Video Model | Text-to-video and image-to-video open in a limited public beta, with camera controls for angle, motion and zoom |
| 14 October 2024 | Adobe Firefly Video | Firefly Video Model | Generative Extend in the Premiere Pro beta lengthens clips to cover gaps and hold shots longer |
| 25 October 2024 | Runway | Act-One | Act-One drives a character from one performance video and one image |
| 1 November 2024 | Runway | Gen-3 Alpha Turbo | Camera Control with direction and intensity for Gen-3 Alpha Turbo |
| 15 November 2024 | Kling AI | Kling 1.5 | Kling 1.5 Pro opens in the API for image-to-video only |
| 15 November 2024 | Runway | Gen-3 Alpha Turbo | Video to Video runs up to 20 seconds |
| 22 November 2024 | Runway | Gen-3 Alpha Turbo | Expand Video repaints a clip into a new aspect ratio |
| 29 November 2024 | Kling AI | Kling 1.0 | Motion Brush arrives for the 1.0 model at 5 seconds |
| 3 December 2024 | Amazon Nova Reel | Nova Reel 1.0 | Nova Reel launches in Amazon Bedrock for short videos from text and images, with control of style and pacing |
| 4 December 2024 | Runway | Gen-3 Alpha Turbo | A static option in Camera Control |
| 6 December 2024 | Runway | Act-One | Act-One puts a performance onto characters inside existing videos |
| 7 December 2024 | Runway | Gen-3 Alpha Turbo | Handheld shake and speed can be controlled |
| 9 December 2024 | Kling AI | Kling 1.5 | The standard mode of Kling 1.5 opens for image-to-video |
| 19 December 2024 | Runway | Gen-3 Alpha Turbo | A middle keyframe between first and last |
| 23 December 2024 | Kling AI | Not named in the note | Lip-sync for videos made with the 1.0 and 1.5 models |
Inclusion rule. Entries whose note is dated in this quarter; undated version rows are not in any quarter. Order. By date, oldest first.
2Lines with entries
3Using the models, not reading about them
Release notes such as “Q4 2024” matter once a pipeline runs the models; SceneMixer's guides describe how it does:
The shots add up to more than the selected video tier allows for one segment.
SceneMixer, Shot Seconds: Changing Timing, and the Limits — “What does 'over cap' mean on the segment card?” (read 2026-10-13)
Image and video models take a description as a list of things to put in the frame.
SceneMixer, Describe the Cause, Not the Result: The One Rule Behind Good Sheets and Good Shots (read 2026-10-13)