Excalidraw

Imho even for any developer I consider it important to have ability to grab the visual, many times a single image or a quick diagram more effective compared to a long meeting, that why I using the excalidraw so many times in our meetings. Because that is a awesome program to make any diagram/quick image at real time - just share my screen.

Image description

That why also important to lear make a visual expression with a AI. I constantly create images with dream.ai where my goal is try exploring AI image generation capability, but I also train myself on image prompting which ability are more essetial if I like to make a project like this short AI video.

Here is my dream.ai gallery contain a lot of - I hope not booring image - but the important thing I turn my prompt published so you can check it if you like. This AI image generator is way easier compared to Midjourney - which is fantastic in many cases compared to other AI generator.

A developer pays his debt

This video is my beginer step to the complex visual story telling direction. This is my debt to tell the Flogon story which is missing from my game: Flogon Galaxy Game. At this time I have a chanche to give a more detailed version or a different angle.

Push yourself to competition

My advice is for hobby project is try to measure on a challange or competition, even don't win your project immediatley get a due date, which will learn to you working on pressure. Also give lesson from a cut down your project unneccecary part. Maybe your result don't be perfect as you plan, but at least create something. That why I set my goal to submit this AI Video "film" to a neuro-masters competition.

Cost of AI video making:

I used this software to create this video, I also try to optimize the cost, but the effectivness mainly overwrite this base rule.

tool skill cost
Midjourney AI image $30 / month
Suno song track, audio $0
Revoicer voice from text $80 one time
Hailuo AI ai video $10 / month
Kling AI AI video, lyps sync $10 / month
Sora AI video price including in ChatGPT
ChatGPT $20 / month
HitPaw AI video enhacher $120 one time
iMovie video editor Mac default $0
QuickTimePlayer media trim $0
Krita classic image editor $0

Summary: one time: $200, $70 / monthly

Touch Bar fanatic.

My experience is the hardware is also imporant and my ultimate choice is MacBook Pro with Touch Bar ( Apple drop that technology ). But why? Because Touch Bar is capable to moving smoothly your video backward and forward with a easy bar without you need to be touch your screen. Mac have great predeployed software for media works: iMovie, GarageBand, QuickTimePlayer.

Mac Touch Pad also one of the best, I don't using mouse for it.
That why I don't need to leave the keyboard for work, which is mainly great at programming. Also uniqe capability to gesture not just vertical but horizontal wheel for a quck and precise moving in code or even a spreadsheet ( two finger )