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The video provides a detailed overview of several AI-driven websites that facilitate the creation of manga or comics, particularly focusing on free versions with inherent limitations compared to paid options. It introduces platforms such as Comics Maker, AI Comic Factory, and Comic AI, each with unique features and drawbacks. The presenter demonstrates practical steps for comic creation: setting up accounts, inputting details, refining character prompts, generating and customizing images, and arranging panels. They also highlight specific tools like character libraries, art styles, predefined grids, and text customizations, and touch on practical aspects such as saving and exporting work. Despite some usability issues and feature limitations, especially in free versions, these tools offer considerable capabilities for aspiring comic creators. The video concludes with encouragement to explore these tools and stay tuned for more content.
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In this part of the video, the presenter introduces three AI websites for generating manga or comics for free, albeit with limitations on the free versions compared to paid options. The first website discussed is called Comics Maker. Users need to create an account, which is free, and then input details like comic name, page size, and font style to start creating. The presenter uses a pre-generated comic story titled “The Lost Pendant” from Chat GPT to demonstrate. The explanation includes steps to define characters using the ‘Panel Creator Light,’ which is more of a character creator, and mentions additional options for art style and scene details. The presenter notes some quirks in the AI generation process, such as unintended elements like a bar being inserted in a village scene, suggesting edits to the AI prompt if needed.
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In this part of the video, the speaker explains how to refine and save character prompts, emphasizing the use of concise, descriptive words similar to stable diffusion prompts instead of full sentences. They demonstrate editing a prompt and generating images, highlighting the importance of copying and pasting edited prompts to ensure updates reflect properly. The process involves entering character names, saving prompts, and generating characters like “Toby the dog.”
Next, they show how to view saved characters and their prompts. Moving to the main page, they instruct on creating panels on a canvas by clicking to place and size boxes. Users can drag generated images into these panels or create new images, stressing the importance of saving the page frequently to avoid losing work.
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In this part of the video, the speaker demonstrates how to generate and customize images for a panel using a specific website. Initially, they show how to create a scenery shot by pasting a prompt and selecting a style, and mention that while some features aren’t working perfectly, they are not crucial for basic tasks. After generating the image, it appears on the main page where it can be resized and added to the panel. The process is then repeated for other panels, including those with character prompts which are added by typing an @ symbol followed by the character’s name. The speaker notes that the site can be finicky with clicking and resizing images but highlights the unique feature of adding captions and speech bubbles, allowing for text customization within the panels.
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In this segment of the video, the creator explains how to use a basic comic creation website. After selecting background options and text, settings can be customized such as changing colors and adding images. Users can save and preview their work, setting specific pages as the cover. Pages can be reordered before exporting the comic in PDF or cbz format. The next website reviewed is AI Comic Factory, criticized for limited functionality in its free version, although it offers some advantages like predetermined grids for consistent layout. Users input descriptive text to generate images, but the flexibility is limited. For more advanced customization, using other programs like Photoshop is recommended.
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In this segment of the video, the speaker discusses features and limitations of certain comic creation websites. One website allows users to redraw individual panels and includes an auto-generated caption feature, but lacks the ability to generate and save multiple pages unless premium features are accessed. The speaker also mentions an easier method for generating and printing comic pages. They then introduce another website called Comic AI, praising it for its ease of use and useful features. It includes a character library, various art styles, and a story-building section that allows users to input or auto-generate story elements to help plan the comic. Users can skip the story-planning part if desired, moving directly to comic creation.
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In this part of the video, the speaker discusses how to create and manage character designs and generate panels for a comic or story using a specific website. They mention that the character design page is cohesive and explain the process for naming and describing a character, emphasizing the need for a stable diffusion format. The speaker demonstrates using the regenerate button to generate a character and the option to save it to the character library, though they opt not to. When attempting to generate a dog as a character, they find that the site doesn’t support it, so they decide to add the dog manually later.
Next, the speaker moves on to the panel creation page where panels are generated separately before being compiled. They create a general image for the first panel with no characters and then generate a second panel depicting a character named Mia playing catch with her dog Toby. The process includes selecting a character, their pose, and specific actions, resulting in a satisfactory image that matches the speaker’s description.
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In this segment of the video, the presenter discusses how to use a website to create an AI-generated comic. They highlight that the tool allows for consistent character generation and offers an image or action reference option for pro users. The presenter explains the process of finalizing and arranging the comic panels by either selecting templates or choosing specific panel orders. Additionally, they describe how to add and customize text, including placing it in different types of text boxes and adding graphics for special effects. Once satisfied, users can save their work and download the comic. The presenter notes that while this website offers flexibility and coherence, it may not be the best fit for everyone. They conclude by encouraging viewers to like, subscribe, and visit their website for more AI tools.