Sora Is Here - Another Leap for AI Technology and Content Creation
1/14/2025
OpenAI has just released SORA, a video creation product. Let's see what this is going to do.....
I pay $20/month for ChatGPT Plus, so is am able to make about twenty, 720p, five-second videos per month. The three videos that I show images of below cost 50 credits per double video, so that would allow me to make 20 videos with my 1000 credits. This resets each month, in a use-it-or-lose-it fashion.
https://openai.com/sora/
Create videos up to 20 seconds long while maintaining visual quality and adhering to prompts3.
Understand and recreate accurate details of subjects and backgrounds3.
Generate video from text prompts or uploaded images/videos3.
Simulate artificial processes like video games, such as rendering Minecraft worlds.
Create visually impressive and detailed videos.
Users cannot upload media containing violence or copyrighted material they don't have rights to.
The model sometimes makes errors, such as creating impossible chess boards or unrealistic human movements.
It may struggle with maintaining consistent logic throughout a video, like alternating left and right steps.
The system doesn't fully comprehend scenes as a whole, instead focusing on pixel relationships.
Sora is currently only available to ChatGPT Plus, Team, and Pro users.
Generates visually impressive videos from text or image inputs
Understands complex scenes and motion
Can simulate artificial environments
Weaknesses:
Occasional logical inconsistencies in generated content
Restrictions on certain types of content generation
Limited availability to specific user tiers
Sora is a creative tool, so please avoid harmful use, including creating explicit, violent, harassing, or deceptive content. Also, videos you create that do not include uploaded media may be eligible for publishing on our explore feed, where they can be remixed and used by others.
Since I just went to Solvang for the weekend, it was clear to me how accurate the video would be. This video took the essence from the quaint town, but it was not at all accurate, and some of the walking steps were a bit funny to observe. If you watch the video focus on the walking legs of the girl in the red shorts. Here is the link: https://sora.com/g/gen_01jhkj6bj2e3grganf1xmkn9db
Prompt: "Show Swedish Womens Volleyball Team walking down the street in Solvang, CA"
https://sora.com/g/gen_01jhkjk0dvfj6v3ry21sv248p0
https://sora.com/g/gen_01jhkjk0etejg98at972yyh20t
Prompt: "Show the Swedish Women's Volleyball Team people walking down the street in Solvang, CA in bikinis."
https://sora.com/g/gen_01jhkjvf7wfxpv6dc4jzyqkj4e
https://sora.com/g/gen_01jhkjvf7wfxpv6dc4jzyqkj4e
1. Compliance with OpenAI’s usage policies All Sora users have agreed to OpenAI’s Usage Policies, Service Terms, and Terms of Use. These policies apply universally to OpenAI services and are designed to ensure safe and responsible usage of AI technology. You can review OpenAI’s updated Usage Policies here.
Sora is currently available to adults who are at least 18 years old.
1.1 Use of likenesses without permission You may not create videos that depict the likeness of any individual without their explicit consent. This includes both public and private figures, though the depiction of deceased historical figures is permitted. Uploads that contain children under 18 are not permitted, even with their permission.
1.2 Avoid illegal content or content that may violate intellectual property rights
OpenAI’s Terms prohibit any content that may violate the law—including using the intellectual property of others in ways that violate their rights.
1.3 Inappropriate and harmful content Sora users are prohibited from creating or distributing content that promotes harm. This includes content that is generated to bully, harass, defame, discriminate based on protected attributes, sexualize children, or promote violence, hatred or the suffering of others. This includes, but is not limited to:
Sexually explicit content, including non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII), and content that sexualizes children
Excessive gore or violence, including depictions of self-harm
Content unsuitable for a general audience due to its obscene, suggestive, or graphic nature
1.4 Misleading content Our policies prohibit any use of Sora to create or distribute content that is used to defraud, scam, or mislead others and should disclose the use of AI in the video generation process. So users should not:
Spread misinformation or disinformation
Create misleading content intended to defraud or scam others
Take steps to obscure or hide the use of AI technology in the video generation process
2. Reporting violations If you encounter content that you believe violates any of our policies, please report it immediately. We take all violations seriously and will review reported content for compliance with our terms and the broader OpenAI Usage Policies.
https://openai.com/sora/
Sora, OpenAI's text-to-video generation model, can:
Generate complex scenes with multiple characters and specific types of motion.Create videos up to 20 seconds long while maintaining visual quality and adhering to prompts3.
Understand and recreate accurate details of subjects and backgrounds3.
Generate video from text prompts or uploaded images/videos3.
Simulate artificial processes like video games, such as rendering Minecraft worlds.
Create visually impressive and detailed videos.
However, Sora has limitations:
It cannot generate videos containing people if the user's plan doesn't support it.Users cannot upload media containing violence or copyrighted material they don't have rights to.
The model sometimes makes errors, such as creating impossible chess boards or unrealistic human movements.
It may struggle with maintaining consistent logic throughout a video, like alternating left and right steps.
The system doesn't fully comprehend scenes as a whole, instead focusing on pixel relationships.
Sora is currently only available to ChatGPT Plus, Team, and Pro users.
Capabilities and Limitations
Strengths:Generates visually impressive videos from text or image inputs
Understands complex scenes and motion
Can simulate artificial environments
Weaknesses:
Occasional logical inconsistencies in generated content
Restrictions on certain types of content generation
Limited availability to specific user tiers
Sora is a creative tool, so please avoid harmful use, including creating explicit, violent, harassing, or deceptive content. Also, videos you create that do not include uploaded media may be eligible for publishing on our explore feed, where they can be remixed and used by others.
Sora Prompt
Here is my prompt: "Show people walking down the street in Solvang, CA"Since I just went to Solvang for the weekend, it was clear to me how accurate the video would be. This video took the essence from the quaint town, but it was not at all accurate, and some of the walking steps were a bit funny to observe. If you watch the video focus on the walking legs of the girl in the red shorts. Here is the link: https://sora.com/g/gen_01jhkj6bj2e3grganf1xmkn9db
Second Video
https://sora.com/g/gen_01jhkj6bjmf0gv28hxv2hqwpsdSora Prompt
I wanted to add another layer of complexity by adding a sports team from a country, seeing if it would produce tall, blonde women. It seemed to nail it, but some of the ladies had issues with walking (left back girl).Prompt: "Show Swedish Womens Volleyball Team walking down the street in Solvang, CA"
https://sora.com/g/gen_01jhkjk0dvfj6v3ry21sv248p0
Second Video
These girls also like to skip when they walk...https://sora.com/g/gen_01jhkjk0etejg98at972yyh20t
Sora Prompt
Being a man, and soley for curiosities stake, I went for the bikini addition. It would not produce a 'skimpy' bikinin, and would be assumed that they are very sensitive on nudity and provocative videos for the obvious reasons. This video had the worst performance, and had only legs sitting on a chair - the top half did not exist. Also a bystanders arms seemed to be behind her back with the clothes melded into her body. It looks like they have a ways to go, but the bikini clad anatomical parts all seemed to be surprisingly accurate.Prompt: "Show the Swedish Women's Volleyball Team people walking down the street in Solvang, CA in bikinis."
https://sora.com/g/gen_01jhkjvf7wfxpv6dc4jzyqkj4e
This Girls Like to Skip and Waggle
It is quite amusing how these girls skip and waggle as they walk.https://sora.com/g/gen_01jhkjvf7wfxpv6dc4jzyqkj4e
Sora usage guidelines
Below are some tips on how to respect Sora’s guardrails and ensure that all usage complies with ethical standards, legal requirements, and OpenAI’s Usage Policies.1. Compliance with OpenAI’s usage policies All Sora users have agreed to OpenAI’s Usage Policies, Service Terms, and Terms of Use. These policies apply universally to OpenAI services and are designed to ensure safe and responsible usage of AI technology. You can review OpenAI’s updated Usage Policies here.
Sora is currently available to adults who are at least 18 years old.
1.1 Use of likenesses without permission You may not create videos that depict the likeness of any individual without their explicit consent. This includes both public and private figures, though the depiction of deceased historical figures is permitted. Uploads that contain children under 18 are not permitted, even with their permission.
1.2 Avoid illegal content or content that may violate intellectual property rights
OpenAI’s Terms prohibit any content that may violate the law—including using the intellectual property of others in ways that violate their rights.
1.3 Inappropriate and harmful content Sora users are prohibited from creating or distributing content that promotes harm. This includes content that is generated to bully, harass, defame, discriminate based on protected attributes, sexualize children, or promote violence, hatred or the suffering of others. This includes, but is not limited to:
Sexually explicit content, including non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII), and content that sexualizes children
Excessive gore or violence, including depictions of self-harm
Content unsuitable for a general audience due to its obscene, suggestive, or graphic nature
1.4 Misleading content Our policies prohibit any use of Sora to create or distribute content that is used to defraud, scam, or mislead others and should disclose the use of AI in the video generation process. So users should not:
Spread misinformation or disinformation
Create misleading content intended to defraud or scam others
Take steps to obscure or hide the use of AI technology in the video generation process
2. Reporting violations If you encounter content that you believe violates any of our policies, please report it immediately. We take all violations seriously and will review reported content for compliance with our terms and the broader OpenAI Usage Policies.
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