OpenAI launches Sora Turbo, a hyper-realistic AI video generation software, bringing an unprecedented video creation experience to ChatGPT Plus and Pro users. After nearly ten months of iterative upgrades, Sora Turbo is now officially online, supporting text and image input, generating high-quality videos of 10-20 seconds in length, with resolutions covering 480p, 720p and 1080p, and providing a variety of aspect ratio options. The new user interface and "storyboard" function make video creation more convenient and smooth. Different subscription levels have different generation quantity, resolution and duration limits, and OpenAI also plans to launch more customized pricing plans in early 2025.
Sora Turbo allows users to generate a variety of videos from text or images, with a duration between 10 and 20 seconds, supporting different resolutions of 480p, 720p, and 1080p, as well as horizontal, square, and vertical aspect ratios of 16:9 respectively. , 1:1, 9:16 three sizes. OpenAI has designed a new user interface for Sora Turbo that allows users to easily view their generated video creations in a grid or list view. In addition, Sora Turbo also provides a feature called "Storyboard" that allows users to generate multiple interrelated clips in the timeline view. This function makes the transition between clips smoother, and users can freely adjust the switching method of clips according to their needs to create smoother visual effects. For ChatGPT Plus users, up to 50 videos can be generated per month, with resolutions up to 720P, 5s, and watermarks. Pro users can get higher resolution and longer duration, quickly generate up to 500 videos, and enjoy slow unlimited video generation service, supporting 1080P, 20s, and no watermark. OpenAI also announced plans to release customized pricing options for different user needs by early 2025. OpenAI co-founder and CEO Sam Altman announced the news during a YouTube live broadcast as part of the company's "OpenAI12DAY" livestream series of holiday-themed announcements. While Sora Turbo is capable of producing impressive and extremely realistic videos, Brownlee noted that the software occasionally exhibits hallucinations when generating content, such as randomly generated blurry text and unnatural physical effects. It’s worth noting that OpenAI imposes strict restrictions on generating realistic portraits, violence, and explicit themes. In addition, the release of Sora Turbo was also accompanied by a controversy. Some early testers leaked the software on Hugging Face because they were dissatisfied with OpenAI's handling. Nonetheless, as competitors such as Runway and Luma AI continue to launch new AI video generation tools, Sora Turbo's market prospects will face greater challenges. Product entrance: https://sora.com/Official blog: https://openai.com/index/sora-is-here/Key points:? Sora Turbo is officially released, supporting text and images to generate a variety of videos, covering most countries and regions. ? Users can easily generate and manage videos on the new interface, which offers storyboard functionality for smoother editing transitions. ⚠️ Sora Turbo has strict content generation restrictions designed to prevent the generation of realistic portraits and violent content.
The launch of Sora Turbo marks a new breakthrough in AI video generation technology, but it also faces challenges from technical improvement and market competition. Its strict content restrictions also reflect OpenAI's emphasis on responsible AI development. In the future, the development of Sora Turbo is worth looking forward to.