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Greetings, Civitans! Welcome to the forty-fifth edition of Civitai Biweekly, your essential guide to all recent developments and updates within Civitai.

This week, we’ll cover some extremely exciting new Civitai & Generative AI developments, including…

• Video Generation arrives at Civitai!

• 4MP Flux Generations!

• Video Modality Improvements!

• Civitai - in print!

• Video Gen Contest - Last Chance to Enter!

• Halloween Contest Results Revealed!

…and more!

1️⃣ Video Generation arrives at Civitai!

We’re thrilled to announce a major new feature in the Civitai Generator – video generation! You can now create short video clips directly from text prompts (text2video), or by using a “starter” image (image2video). This exciting addition opens up fresh creative possibilities, making it easier than ever to bring your ideas to life in motion!

Over time, we’ll be adding more video generation tools to give you even more style options, control, and flexibility in your video creations. As we continue to expand, you’ll notice new tools, interface tweaks, and enhancements that make creating and customizing your videos more intuitive and powerful.

Check out our Guide to Video in the Civitai Generator to get started!

2️⃣ New Generation Options!

We’ve added the remarkable Flux Pro 1.1 Ultra, and Ultra Raw, modes to the on-site generator! Flux Pro Ultra generates images at 4x the resolution of regular Flux Pro 1.1, up to 4 megapixels, while the Raw mode further enhances these images, adding a less synthetic, more natural aesthetic.

Jump into the Civitai Generator today and experience the pinnacle of Flux generation for yourself!

3️⃣ Video Modality

With the launch of video generation tools we’ve started to make the site more “video modality friendly” with the addition of new filtering options, “made on-site” video indicators, Tool pages, and more! We’re now working on video feed performance optimization and quality-of-life changes to enhance the video playback experience! Stay tuned!

4️⃣ Civitai - In print!

The AI Art Magazine is our guiding light in the rapidly evolving world of AI-driven creativity - a pioneering monument to the power of collaboration between art and technology. This project is fueled by pure passion and a shared vision to chart the course for the future of AI art. It is a collective effort driven by a community that dares to imagine, innovate, and inspire. Together, we are shaping a new cultural horizon.

The first CIVITAI limited-edition issue of The AI Art Magazine is designed to be a treasured keepsake - a physical reflection of this transformative moment in art and technology.

Out December 6th - preorder one of only 300 pieces!

🎞️ Civitai's Video Generation Contest🎞️

In celebration of our partnership with Haiper.ai, Civitai’s first video generation engine, we're thrilled to announce our inaugural Video Generation Contest! Embrace the challenge and bring "The Animal Kingdom" to life by creating stunning animations of real or mythical creatures. Your video can explore one of four elemental categories: Earth, Air, Fire, or Water.

🎃 The Great Halloween Contest 🎃

Thank you to everyone who participated in The Great Halloween Contest! This was our most popular contest ever on Civitai, and it’s all thanks to our amazing community 🧡.

The sheer number of incredible submissions made it an absolute delight - and a challenge - to judge. Every single entry brought something special to the Halloween theme, and we’re so proud of the creativity you’ve shown.

Updated Guides!

Huge Flux update with the release of Flux Tools!

This week Black Forest Labs released a suite of “Flux Tools”'; models designed to enhance the capabilities of Flux, adding features such as inpainting, outpainting, prompt-less image variation, and “ControlNet-like” Depth and Canny models!

We’ve expanded the Quickstart Guide to Flux to provide explanations of all the tools, links to the models, and sample workflows to help you get started refining your Flux masterpieces today!

Whether you're just beginning your Generative AI Art journey or you're already a seasoned pro, the Civitai Education Hub is your go-to destination for top-tier educational content - https://education.civitai.com 

Pony Diffusion v7 reveal with creator AstraliteHeart!

In a fantastic interview hosted by our Community Engagement Manager, Ally (bringing some Princess Twilight Sparkle vibes), special guest PonyDiffusion v6 creator, AstraliteHeart, shared insights into the highly anticipated Pony Diffusion v7, 'PonyFlow'! This is one video you definitely don’t want to miss!

NoobAI-XL (NAI-XL) - Trained SDXL Checkpoint

Illustrious based NoobAI-XL (NAI-XL) from Creator L_A_X exploded onto the scene recently with a checkpoint utilizing a novel V-Prediction model, rather than the more common EPS-Prediction model used in SDXL. What does that mean for us? Less loss and better learning during training, and better waifus as a result!

Pixel Game Assets - Flux LoRA

Creator Dever boosts Flux’s capacity to produce beautiful game assets, with their Pixel Game Assets LoRA for Flux! Try it out on the Civitai Generator now!

• Models Uploaded: 30k

• Images & Videos Uploaded: 3.1M

• Reviews: 769k

• Comments: 42k (excluding spam!)

• Image Reactions: 16M

• New Users: 183k (excluding bots!)

• Support Tickets Resolved: 1262

Changelog

You may not be aware that Civitai is an Open-Source project, and you can - should you wish - review all of our 12,000+ commits on the Civitai Github!

For a more condensed and curated view, check out our Changelog! Updated regularly throughout the month with the most relevant major and minor changes, it’s the perfect way to stay informed on all the important updates and improvements happening week by week.

Visit the Civitai Changelog

Want to connect directly with the Civitai team, learn more about our platform, or gain insights from leading experts in Generative AI?

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We look forward to seeing you there!

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