OpenAI Finally Releases Sora, Its AI Text to Video Generator
Dec. 10, 2024OpenAI has finally launched Sora, its AI text-to-video generator to the general public, as part of the ongoing “12 days of OpenAI” campaign. About nine months ago, the ChatGPT makerannounced Sorabut kept delaying its release due to safety testing. Now, users can access the flagship AI video generator right away. OpenAI says this is the improvedSora Turbomodel which is faster and more efficient.
Next, you can enter detailed text prompts to start generating videos on Sora. You can also upload images and videos on Sora and add your own prompt to produce AI videos based on the uploaded media. Keep in mind that Sora prohibits users from uploading media containing people without their consent orunder the age of 18.
In addition, it doesn’t allow media containingviolence, explicit themes, or copyright content. Finally, OpenAI warns that violation of any of these agreements may lead to account termination and the user may be banned without any refund.
Coming to Sora’s features, it has something called “Remix” which lets you add a new prompt to an existing video and lets you recreate something new. You can also set the Remix strength which basically determines the intensity of your edit. After that, the “Storyboard” feature in Sora lets you generate videos in a timeline. You can add multiple text prompts in a row and blend them together to create a continuous video.
As for the quality of Sora-generated AI videos, the initial impression is that itstruggles with the laws of physics. While it tries to maintain consistency, Sora fails to understand realistic dynamics such as gravity, motion, momentum, etc. in videos involving human and object movements. But if you want to generate animated videos and abstract scenes, Sora does a great job. It can also produce texts in videos pretty accurately.
As for availability, Sora is live in nearly all regions except in the UK and Europe. ChatGPT Plus users can generate 50 videos in a month (720p resolution, 5-second duration), and ChatGPT Pro users can generate 500 videos (1080p, 20-second duration).
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