
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 character replacement for video ad localization
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6 AI character replacement tools for video (2027)
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How to replace an actor in a video without reshooting
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How to put a cartoon character into a real video with AI
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How to turn yourself into an anime character in a video
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How to replace a character in a video with AI for free
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Testing Fable vs Sol in terms of taste (they are both bad)
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How to generate a storyboard with AI for free
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How to turn audio into video: 5 reliable workflows (2027)
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How to change video aspect ratio with AI: step-by-step
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How to extend a video with AI for free (no sign-up, step-by-step)
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29 open-source and open-weight image models for local use (2027)
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