Tags: Content production

Disney has selected startup Animaj for its 2025 accelerator cohort, aiming to speed up animated‑short production with an AI‑driven tool that fills in in‑between frames while keeping human animators in control. The partnership promises to cut episode creation time from months to weeks, offering a faster pipeline for Disney Branded Television and Disney Television Studios. Animaj’s system trains on existing show assets, generates consistent character poses, and allows artists to tweak results, addressing industry concerns about AI replacing creative talent. Disney sees the technology as a way to meet streaming‑driven content demands while preserving the studio’s artistic legacy. Ler mais

Disney is exploring artificial‑intelligence tools to speed up the creation of animated content. At a recent showcase, startup Animaj demonstrated its AI‑driven “motion in‑betweening” system, which lets artists sketch key frames while the AI fills in the intermediate poses. Disney selected Animaj for its 2025 Accelerator program, noting that the technology cut production time for a five‑minute episode from months to weeks. Executives say the partnership could soon expand across Disney Branded Television and Disney Television Studios, offering faster, data‑informed storytelling while keeping human artists in control. Ler mais