I got a rare opportunity to ask OpenAI's video generation model Sora for some videos this week! I had 3 prompts. Here's the videos with my prompts and what I learned 🧵
Prompt 1: A medium sized friendly looking dog walks through an industrial parking lot. The environment is foggy and cloudy. Shot on 35mm film, vivid colors.
Prompt 2: A timelapse closeup of a 3D printer printing a small red cube in an office with dim lighting.
Prompt 3: A young professional product reviewer in a well lit video studio is surrounded by gadgets and technology, sitting in front of a computer with two displays. He's holding a cinema camera as he ponders what video to make next. He is in focus, while the background is slightly blurred for cinematic effect
What I learned:
1: It can struggle with physics, specifically with legs/walking. Often in Sora-generated videos of walking, the legs cross over and merge into each other. Also branded items never quite match up to real life. Things like cars, cameras, etc are never quite identifiable as a specific model
3: My god the lighting is so good sometimes. In the third clip, it's almost as if there's a large soft key light just out of frame to the left, and across the board, lighting and shadows match very well. Across the desk, the computer, keyboard, face, etc........ but he has 6 fingers lol
I had a really insightful conversation with some of the @OpenAI head developers of Sora as well. Coming soon to the Waveform podcast!
The MKBHD Smartphone Awards 2023! (SPOILER) Thread
Full video:
Best Big Phone: Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
✅ Huge Flagship display
✅ Huge Quad camera array
✅ 5000mAh battery
Somehow still has room for a stylus
Software multitasking features you could ever need
Runner-ups: OnePlus Open
Honorable mentions: Oppo Find X6 Pro, Asus ROG Phone 7
Best Compact Phone: Asus Zenfone 10
Not even close. This is the only true flagship with an under 6-inch display. Awesome performance. Physics-defying battery life. Surprisingly good cameras. Added wireless charging. A truly rare breed
Alright so yesterday Apple revealed that yesterday's event was shot on the iPhone (15 Pro/Pro Max)
They've also now published some BTS, and as expected there's a LOT of gear alongside that iPhone... but there's still a lot to learn here. Here's my biggest takeaways (Thread)
The fact they're able to swap out an iPhone is part a compliment to the iPhone, but also a huge compliment to the production itself
They use a lot of gear for every keynote video - For this one, they just replaced the usual cameras with the iPhone + BlackMagic Camera app
There are 3 main factors to achieving the Apple keynote "look" ... stabilization, set design and lighting
YouTube has had its problems over the years, but then you look around at Twitter, Instagram, FB, Google+ etc and realize it's been one of the most stable, consistent platforms for creators for the better part of a decade
The ez take on Susan leaving is "Yay the source of all our problems is gone" but if we're honest the CEO of YouTube (often unfairly) becomes the scapegoat for literally everything that goes wrong at the company, no matter what actually happens
(this won't change for the new CEO)
The truth is YouTube will continue to grow and change and have problems and fix problems... and will probably continue to be the most stable, reasonable place to exist as a creator, as long as they keep listening to creators like they have
I’ve put 30,000 miles on Tesla’s flagship Model S PLAID in a year and a half. There are some things that I love, and some that I hate 🧵🧵🧵
Full review:
I wanted to give myself a chance to get used to some of the quirks and features. Shoutout to Doug.
So the top 3 things to love are:
1 - Acceleration (never gets old)
2 - Supercharger network (ole reliable)
3 - Storage (Thee's tons in this hatchback. I've fit bikes in the trunk)
Top 3 things to hate:
1 - The complete lack of buttons. ESPECIALLY on the steering "wheel"
2 - The brakes. They're ok for normal diving. But the second you pass that (which is unbelievably easy in this car) the brakes can be dangerously weak
3 - The overall build quality
[Thread] Alright so we have a fun idea. 1000 mile road trip race: Electric vs gas. A test to truly answer the question: How much time does refueling ACTUALLY add to a road trip? Tesla Superchargers vs Electrify America vs Gas stations ⚡️⚡️⛽️⛽️
So we're doing it! Here we have the competitors: Tesla Model S PLAID (349 mile range) vs Ford Mustang Mach E California Route 1 Edition (305 mile range) vs an Audi Q5 (462 mile range)?
To make a 1000-mile loop, we have 4 checkpoints.
Starting point: This Wawa with a gas station, Tesla Superchargers AND Electrify America chargers 🙌🏾
Lake Placid: Gotta take a photo at the Lake Placid Olympic sign
Niagara Falls: (there's a monument to Nikola Tesla there too)