slhomme
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Comment · 2 months ago
Comment · 2 years ago
Building https://videojam.co
Creating launch/hype videos for your product is hard. It's expensive if you go through an agency or a freelancer. You could DIY it with Adobe After Effects, but it takes a whole set of motion design and video editing skills!
That's why I built VideoJam, an easy-to-use video builder for startups, solo entrepreneurs, and hackers. Create your video in no time - no video editing skills required. You can create product videos from scratch, with ready-made scene templates, or using entire video templates.
I just launched this week, any feedback is very welcomed. Also, don't hesitate to reach out if you want to try at no cost during the beta.
Comment · 3 years ago
The backend is made in bubble.io, and it uses a bunch of AI models via APIs: elevenlabs for the text-to-voice, some lipsync models (via replicate), a bit of deepfake (roop) for the host, a bit of chatGPT for the script generation
Comment · 3 years ago
Loved it, I thought that was quite hilarious! I can see how people get a little upset about it though, but in my mind this kind of content is just unavoidable.
I myself have been playing a lot with this kind of tech lately by creating realistic clones (voice + videos) of YouTubers and tiktokers. I think it has potential to go viral quite easily. I never published any of those though, because of ethical concerns. Just a question of time before other creators do this at scale though.
I almost did that with cloning real TV newscasters from bbc / fox / cnn, etc... but decided not to. But I did create a 100% "fake" journalist for an app that lets you create breaking news on the fly [1]. The result is still a little rough, obviously, but I can already tell how in just a few months it'll be impossible to distinguish a clone from a real person.
Comment · 3 years ago
"it's not immediately clear to me how this line will be defined"
I'm myself struggling with this as well, even more as a creator, than a consumer.
I just built an AI-generated fakenews app [1] (for fun) and it opened my eyes: we're playing with fire.
The tech is already there: a bit of roop (deepfake) + SadTalker (lipync) + chatGPT, etc and voila! Anyway can create realistic videos / music on the fly! It's both thrilling and terrifying.
AI's involvement in media production isn't just a technical footnote; it's a fundamental shift in the landscape of information and creativity. Just like we scrutinize the origins of our food, we need to dissect the genesis of our media.
What YT is doing here is a first small step. It's time for all tech giants to confront this reality head-on. We're at a crossroads, and the path we choose will redefine our relationship with technology, creativity, and truth.
Comment · 3 years ago
Yes, it uses Replicate indeed (scribble-diffusion)
What I find is that kids (at least mine) are motivated to create even more drawings on their own and then see what it looks like with AI, which gives them more ideas, so they create even more drawings. So, so far, I'd say it has a positive impact. But I'm also pretty curious how this may end up impact on the long term.
Comment · 3 years ago
Uploading my own images was one of the reasons I created my own version of this. It works great with kids pictures! This is so fun to see my kids smile on their face every time they see the AI version of their drawings!
Uploaded photos Examples: https://imgur.com/a/jeWgRvH Website: https://crappydrawings.ai
Comment · 4 years ago
Yes it's happening real time, so far it's been generated about 8k movies over the last 3 hours. The costs right now are roughly about $150 for the generated images (Stable Diffusion) and $30 for the generated texts (GPT-3).
Comment · 4 years ago
Sorry about this, we're having a hard time handling the heavy traffic coming from Hacker News. Over 4k movies generated in just the last 2hours, this definitely impacts our servers performances, not mentioning our Stable Diffusion and GPT bills! hehe. Currently working to make things smoother!
Comment · 4 years ago
Yep, that's because GPT-3 was trained on real existing data, and it's quite a challenge to make sure the story plot is 100% fake. When it's too close from an existing film, it just sometimes gives it the same film title. I have in-between GPT-3 prompts to avoid that as much as possible, but sometimes real movie titles slips through the cracks. Something I hope to improve shortly.
Comment · 4 years ago
As an owner of a Video Production studio, this kind of tech is blowing my mind and makes me equally excited and scared. I can see how we could incorporate such tools in our workflows, and at the same time I'm worried it'll be used to spam the internet with thousands and thousands of souless generated videos, making it even harder to look through the noise.
A fun related experiment, I thought it was fun to see what kind of movies AI would generate, so I created a "This Movie Does Not Exist" website[1] that auto generates fake movies (movie posters + synopsis). It basically uses GPT-3 to generate some story plots, and then uses that as a prompt (with in-between steps) for Stable Diffusion. Results may vary, but it definitely surprises sometimes with movies that look and sound amazing!
[1] This Movie Does Not Exist: https://thismoviedoesnotexist.org/
Comment · 4 years ago
I love this article [1] about the effectiveness of gifts. Turns out, most of the time you're better off gifting cash. It's more aligned with what the priorities of the gift receivers:
- Usefulness (can I do something with it?) - Versatility (can I do a variety of things with it?) - Quality (is it well made/going to last?) - Stuff they've asked for (did I actually say I want this?)
I've been gifting cash for a little while now, and the reaction has almost always been better / more fun than with a more traditional gift. I do so this with an extra fun (retro) package though [2] which does add to the fun. (disclaimer, I own this website).
[1] https://www.willpatrick.co.uk/articles/how-to-buy-gifts-that...
I just mainly love the retro-moder look of it. Here's a link to how it looks, for those curious:
https://x.com/slhomme/status/1965131874734584291
I had now idea there was such a huge second-hand market for those. It was such a great opportunity to learn about this tech.