Runbo Li

Runbo Li

CEO of Magic Hour

Runbo Li is the Co-founder and CEO of Magic Hour, where he builds AI video and image tools for content creation. He is a Y Combinator W24 founder and former Data Scientist at Meta, where he worked on 0-1 consumer social products in New Product Experimentation. He writes about AI video generation, AI image creation, creative workflows, and creator tools.

Latest articles

AI UGC Ad Generators (2026)

6 best AI UGC ad generators by workflow (2027)

· 6 min read
6 best AI UGC ad generators by workflow (2027)
AI Photo Retouch Tools (2026)

6 best AI photo retouch tools (2027): portraits, products & batches

· 8 min read
6 best AI photo retouch tools (2027): portraits, products & batches
Fix Blur, Add Detail, and Restore Old Photos

6 best AI image enhancers (2027): blur, detail & restoration

· 10 min read
6 best AI image enhancers (2027): blur, detail & restoration
AI Captioning Tools (2026)

6 best AI caption generators for social video (2027)

· 5 min read
6 best AI caption generators for social video (2027)
AI Subtitle Generators (2026)

7 best AI subtitle generators by workflow (2027)

· 6 min read
7 best AI subtitle generators by workflow (2027)
Video-to-Video AI Tools

5 best video-to-video AI tools (2027): restyle & edit

· 10 min read
5 best video-to-video AI tools (2027): restyle & edit
AI video extenders guide with an illustrative timeline showing original footage followed by newly generated frames.

6 best AI video extenders: inputs, limits and costs (2027)

· 7 min read
6 best AI video extenders: inputs, limits and costs (2027)
AI Video Enhancers

Best AI video enhancers (2027): denoise, deblur & upscale

· 5 min read
Best AI video enhancers (2027): denoise, deblur & upscale
Magic Hour editorial paper collage comparing pixelated and detailed AI video upscaling

Best free AI video upscalers online (2027): real limits

· 8 min read
Best free AI video upscalers online (2027): real limits
AI Video Upscalers

7 best AI video upscalers, models & enhancers (2027)

· 8 min read
7 best AI video upscalers, models & enhancers (2027)
Edit Photos With Flux Kontext

How to edit photos with FLUX.2: 10 practical recipes

· 7 min read
How to edit photos with FLUX.2: 10 practical recipes
AI image generators for character consistency cover, with an illustrative three-view character sheet on a tablet.

8 best AI image generators for consistent characters (2027)

· 11 min read
8 best AI image generators for consistent characters (2027)