The CMR M-1 is the world's first AI-powered movie camera that transforms filmed footage into AI imagery during filming1. Developed by SpecialGuestX and 1stAveMachine, it uses AI image generator Stable Diffusion technology and offers creative filters that are AI-generated. The camera is a prototype with a FLIR sensor, Snapdragon CPU, viewport, and interchangeable lenses. It allows camera operators to choose their AI image style and has been tested using the "Snowy Illusion" card, which turns people and scenes into icy figures.
The CMR M-1 has five different Style Cards available, each with its own LoRA (Low-Raking Adaption). These cards allow the camera operator to choose their AI image style and act as creative filters that can be tuned on the camera. This feature enables creatives to finetune their own AI filters, taking the camera's capabilities a step further than the pre-set creative filters found in many other devices.