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So far the results we’ve got from ithave been stunning.

Sora works exactly as you’d expect.

Sora-generated image

Example video, generated using Sora.

You simply jot down in what kind of video you’d like to see and Sora does the rest.

A ChatGPT Pro subscription gives you more credits and enables you to create longer clips without a watermark.

The era of AI text-prompt filmmaking has finally arrived.

Two dogs on a mountain podcasting

Example video, generated using Sora.

Your videos can be 480p or 720p resolution and 5 seconds long.

In addition, you get up to 500 priority videos (equivalent to 10,000 credits).

You also get unlimited ‘relaxed videos’ which will take longer to generate than priority videos.

OpenAI Sora Hands on

A menu showing Sora’s presets.

You also have the ability to download your videos without the watermark.

What is OpenAI Sora?

OpenAI Sora is a similar idea, but for video clips.

OpenAI Sora Video Showing Blue Alien in New York

A Sora video showing a blue alien in New York.

How does OpenAI Sora work?

In some cases, you cansee the similaritiesbetween the training data and the output Sora is producing.

What can you do with OpenAI Sora?

Woolly mammoth walking through the desert OpenAI Sora Generation

Woolly mammoth walking through the desert, created using OpenAI’s Sora.

you might use it to precisely specify inputs for each frame.

There are also presets that help you create videos, like Film Noir and Stop Motion.

OpenAI does acknowledge some of the limitations of Sora at the moment.

OpenAI Sora Museum Tour

A museum tour generated with Sora.

The physics don’t always make sense, with people disappearing or transforming or blending into other objects.

How can you access OpenAI Sora?

You access it fromsora.com.

Orc created in Runway, Gen 2

An orc in a forest, created using Runway Gen 2.

Is there anything else like Sora?

Since Sora was announced several alternatives have been released.Runwayis one of the highest profile ‘video from prompt’ generators.

You get 525 credits a month, but you are limited to 4-second clips.

Googlehas its own prompt-to-video generator calledVeo, which is expected to launch later this year.

It certainly looks impressive but you’re gonna wanna join a waitlist to try it.

Another contender to the AI video generation throne isPika.

Finally, Luma AI’sDream Machineis another contender to the text-to-video throne.

Again, you simply jot down in some text prompts and it generates a video.