Next Wave of AI Video: Wan 2.6, Seedance 1.5 Pro, and More!

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Alibaba has officially released Wan 2.6, and it’s a massive leap forward for AI video generation. In today’s video, we dive deep into the new model to test its groundbreaking Audio-to-Video capabilities, character consistency with the "Starring" feature, and intelligent multi-shot generation. But that’s not all—ByteDance has quietly rolled out Seedance 1.5 Pro (via CapCut), and we’re checking out EgoX, a mind-blowing new paper that turns third-person video into first-person POV shots. Plus, quick updates on GPT Image 1.5, Tencent’s Hunyuan World, Meta’s SAM Audio, and Kling 2.6 Voice Control. 👇 LINKS & RESOURCES MENTIONED 👇 Wan 2.6 (Alibaba): https://create.wan.video/ Seedance 1.5 (ByteDance/CapCut): https://dreamina.capcut.com EgoX Research Paper: https://keh0t0.github.io/EgoX/ 00:00 Intro: Wan 2.6 & AI Video News 00:32 Wan 2.6 Overview & Multimodal Features 01:07 Audio & Multi-Shot Capabilities 01:25 Audio-to-Video Music Video Test 02:14 Severance Inspiration & Lip Sync Analysis 02:50 Text Rendering & Physics 03:29 Text-to-Video Test: Twin Peaks Diner 04:09 When AI Gets Weird (Hallucinations) 04:37 Image-to-Video: Smart Multi-Shot Test 05:14 Analyzing Spatial Consistency 05:41 Audio-to-Video: Night of the Living Dead 06:19 Lip Sync Accuracy & Period Details 06:48 Wonky Outputs: Flamethrower Girl 07:28 Wan 2.6 "Starring" Feature (Character Consistency) 08:04 Testing "Niki" & "Idris" Characters 08:37 Bilingual & Multi-Character Prompts 08:59 Will Wan 2.6 Be Open Source? 09:29 ByteDance Seedance 1.5 Pro Release 10:02 The Confusing Rollout (AI Video 3.5?) 10:17 How to Use Seedance 1.5 in CapCut 10:59 Seedance 1.5 Generation Examples 11:54 EgoX: Turning Movies into First-Person POV 12:47 How EgoX Works (Geometry-Guided) 13:30 Rapid Fire: GPT Image 1.5 & Hunyuan World 14:02 Meta SAM Audio & Kling 2.6 Updates 14:18 Outro