Midjourney Video Updates + A Deeper Look at Sora
TLDRThis week's AI news highlights the challenges and developments in AI filmmaking, with a focus on tools like Sora and Runway. The Hollywood Professional Association event showcased a vision for democratized filmmaking, while the Sora tool, despite its high rendering times, may still be useful for detail shots. The AI music generation model by sunno has been updated, offering faster generations and more language support. Additionally, 11 Labs' text-to-sound effects model and stability AI's stable diffusion version 3 model are on the horizon, promising advancements in AI-generated content. The episode also touches on the potential of AI in the film industry, the integration of AI art generators into social media, and the continued development of mid Journey, with rumors of AI video capabilities in the future.
Takeaways
- 🎥 Sora AI's capabilities for realistic film making are impressive, but it requires significant rendering time, making it less suitable for interactive filmmaking processes.
- 📽️ The Hollywood Professional Association invited the speaker to share their vision for democratized filmmaking, indicating growing interest in AI's role in the industry.
- 🎬 A team of 50 AI artists created a feature-length parody of Terminator 2, showcasing the collaborative potential of AI in filmmaking.
- 🎵 Sunno's AI music generation model has been updated to version 3, offering faster generation times, dedicated instrumental creation, and more language support.
- 🔊 11 Labs is preparing to release a text-to-sound effects model, which could revolutionize sound design by allowing users to generate sound effects from text prompts.
- 🏆 Stability AI's stable diffusion version 3 model is expected to offer better image quality and more control over inputs, though it may not be significantly different from other image generators.
- 📚 Google Gemini's 1.5 pro model can process up to 1 million tokens of information, which could have profound implications for AI-generated films and storytelling in the future.
- 🤖 Midjourney's development continues with Midjourney 6 focusing on character consistency and aesthetics, while rumors suggest Midjourney 7 may include AI video capabilities.
- 🌐 Twitter is reportedly in talks with Midjourney for integration, indicating a potential expansion of AI art generation into social media platforms.
- 📹 AI film news highlights include a parody video of Will Smith eating spaghetti, demonstrating the humorous potential of AI in content creation.
Q & A
What was the main topic discussed in the AI news of the week?
-The main topic discussed was the latest developments and tools in the world of AI, particularly focusing on AI in filmmaking, music generation, and advancements in AI models.
How does the speaker describe the difference between Sora and Runway AI tools?
-The speaker describes Sora as creating realism in a way that Runway doesn't, but also mentions that Sora may not be the ideal cinematic filmmaking tool due to its high rendering time and challenges in maintaining consistency and control over generated content.
What was revealed about the rendering time for a one-minute clip in Sora?
-It was revealed that creating a one-minute clip in Sora takes about an hour of rendering time, which is reminiscent of the VFX pipeline and may not be suitable for a back-and-forth filmmaking process.
What is the significance of the Terminator 2 parody event in Los Angeles?
-The event is significant because it is a feature-length parody of Terminator 2 created by a team of 50 AI artists, showcasing the collaborative potential of AI in filmmaking and marking a milestone in cinematic history.
What are the new features of the updated Sunno AI music generation model?
-The updated Sunno model (version 3) has faster generations, a dedicated instrumental button, and more language support, making it more accessible to a wider audience.
What is the 11 Labs' new text-to-sound effects model capable of?
-The new model allows users to generate sound effects by typing in a prompt, offering a more efficient and creative way to produce sound effects for various applications.
What is the significance of the Gemini 1.5 pro model's ability to input up to 1 million tokens of information?
-The ability to input such a large amount of information means that Gemini can read and reference extensive text, audio, or video content, which could potentially be used as a foundation for AI-generated films in the future.
What are the upcoming features for Midjourney 6?
-Midjourney 6 will have character consistency, faster generation times, and improved aesthetics, addressing some of the main challenges in AI project development.
What is the rumor about Midjourney 7?
-There is a rumor that Midjourney 7 will include AI video capabilities, although this is unconfirmed and subject to change.
What was Elon Musk's statement regarding AI art generators and Twitter?
-Elon Musk stated that Twitter is in conversations with Midjourney to integrate an AI art generator directly into the platform, and even if the deal doesn't go through, he wants to put an AI art generator inside of x (presumably a reference to Twitter or a similar platform).
Outlines
🌟 AI News and Hollywood Tech Retreat
The script begins with a recap of a significant week in AI, highlighting new tools and the channel's focus on AI news. The speaker expresses gratitude to the Hollywood Professional Association for inviting them to share their vision for democratized filmmaking at their annual Tech Retreat. They also mention meeting industry professionals and discuss the limitations of Sora, a tool for creating realistic AI-generated videos, which may not be ideal for a collaborative filmmaking process due to its long rendering times. The speaker also teases an upcoming event featuring a parody of Terminator 2 made by AI artists and introduces an AI music generation tool called sunno, which has been updated to version 3, offering faster generations and more language support.
🎶 AI Music and Sound Effects Innovations
This paragraph discusses the advancements in AI music generation, particularly the updated sunno model, and the introduction of a text-to-sound effects model by 11 Labs. The speaker congratulates 11 Labs for joining the Disney accelerator program and mentions a special announcement from theoretically media. The paragraph also touches on the upcoming stable diffusion version 3 model by stability AI and compares it with mid Journey's capabilities. The speaker invites viewers to participate in a game to identify images generated by different AI models and discusses Google Gemini's 1.5 pro model, which can process a large amount of text or media information.
🎥 AI Filmmaking Updates and Memes
The final paragraph covers the latest developments in AI filmmaking, including the progress of mid Journey 6 and rumors about mid Journey 7. It also mentions a humorous incident involving Will Smith and a meme turned AI-generated video. The speaker highlights three AI films of the week: 'The Pomegranate Spell,' a retelling of a myth with beautiful shots; 'The File,' a film about a scientist's government-commissioned experiments with impressive macro V effects; and 'I Want to Be Happy,' a story about a robot experiencing emotions, which includes a romantic subplot with a puppy. The speaker concludes by encouraging viewers to sign up for the AI filmmaking course and to stay tuned for future episodes.
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Keywords
💡AI
💡Sora
💡Runway
💡Cinematic Filmmaking
💡AI Music Generation
💡AI Filmmaking Course
💡Text-to-Sound Effects
💡Stable Diffusion
💡Gemini
💡Mid Journey
Highlights
Sora's capabilities in creating realism compared to Runway
Sora's high rendering time for a one-minute clip
Challenges in using Sora for a back-and-forth filmmaking process
Sora's potential for detail shots or establishing shots
Hilarious examples of Sora fails online
Feature-length parody of Terminator 2 by a team of 50 AI artists
Sunno's AI music generation model update with faster generations and more language support
AI filmmaking and advertising course enrollment opening on February 28th
11 Labs' new text-to-sound effects model announcement
Congratulations to 11 Labs for joining the Disney accelerator program
Stability AI's stable diffusion version 3 Model announcement
Comparison test between stable diffusion version 3 and mid journey
Google Gemini's 1.5 pro model with the ability to input up to 1 million tokens
Potential impact of AI's ability to read and dissect information from videos on the film industry
Chat BT's sudden spouting of nonsensical words and the need for developer intervention
Elon Musk's interest in integrating AI art generators into Twitter or X
Development news about mid journey 6 and rumors about mid journey 7
Will Smith's parody Sora video and a video of spaghetti-eating Will Smith
AI films of the week: The Pomegranate Spell, The File, and I Want to Be Happy
