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I made a short video about Tesla Megapack battery systems making decentralized energy production viable, the Kardashev scale, and humans becoming a multiplanetary species. This is the introduction for my capstone project for an M.S. in IT Management. All clips by Grok Imagine.

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This Grok Project will take any image and transform it into a prompt with details, such as lighting, style, and subject matter. You can then use the prompt in Grok Imagine for images and videos. Click the video, and it will take you to the Grok Project.

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Day 3 of my European trip had us stop at Teslab_ct , a Tesla-independent dealer & Service Center run by Raven, a young and enthusiastic Tesla fan who is leading the efforts to homologate Cybertruck for legal use in Switzerland & hopefully the rest of Europe! The process is involved & requires a lot of engineering work to ensure pedestrian safety, critical systems certification & electromagnetic emission management to meet strict transportation agency requirement for street-legal vehicle operation. Check out these short clips for a flavor of the fun I had & full video coming soon!

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11,287 views • 2 months ago

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For this video created from an image in Grok Imagine, I combined two techniques: - the image editor from Grok Imagine - starting from a frame of a video to create other videos.

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18,012 views • 7 months ago

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This is an extended version of my "Day in my life" Chibi me. I used the Grok Imagine template and VN video editor to fuse the clips together with some special effects.

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9,604,373 views • 5 months ago

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Hello everyone, this is my latest personal project, an Attack on Titan short film. In this short film, I was responsible for all aspects of production. I experimented with building my own workflow and explored the integration of 2D and 3D animation. Since this is my first time creating such a large-scale project, most of the storyboards are based on the original work, with a few inspired by other films, and the rest are my own original attempts. I aimed to fully respect the original source while incorporating many of my own designs, such as character design, character effects, and original shots. This has been an extremely valuable experience for me. Although the short film is not perfect, it represents my best effort within the limited time available. Therefore, I have decided to share it, hoping you will enjoy it. I will now begin work on my next short film. #AttackOnTitan #aot #進撃の巨人

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644,285 views • 2 years ago

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62,454 views • 11 months ago