This week in AI film history: Firefly Video launch, Veo 3.1 and more milestones
DavidmComfort · x · 2026-10-15
Rich Klein's "This week in AI film history" timeline recaps key generative video milestones:
- Oct 14, 2024: Adobe launches Firefly Video Model at Adobe MAX with a commercially safe pitch, camera controls, and Generative Extend inside Premiere Pro.
- Oct 14, 2025: Google DeepMind ships Veo 3.1 — richer audio, native 1080p, 60-second clips, and editing inside Google Flow, a full production environment.
- Oct 15, 2023: "Cyberpunk Dreams," a 3-minute music video from Midjourney stills animated in Runway Gen-2, edited in CapCut.
- Oct 16, 2025: "Eyes On You," a Twilight Zone-styled work (truncated).
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