When discussing classic Kodak point and shoot cameras, PetaPixel’s Jordan Drake remembered a long forgotten feature in a 2006 camera that pointed the way to smartphone cameras of the future. Let’s take a look back at the Kodak V570 and take some pictures with its follow-up, the V705.
How To Make A “Real” AI Film & What’s The Cost?
Hey everyone! I’m super excited to finally share a full production breakdown of my AI short film, “The Bridge.” The response has been incredible (almost 400,000 views across platforms!) and I’m here to spill all the secrets on how I made it. In this video, I’ll walk you through the entire process, from pre-production and AI tools, all the way to final post-production. I’ll also dive into the costs and compare them to traditional filmmaking.
OpenAI’s Stunning Image Model Has Some Cool Tricks!
In this video, I cover:
OpenAI’s new AI image generator (it’s not Dall-E!)
Image generation AI tools and comparisons
AI art techniques and workflows
Text-to-image AI generation
AI character design and consistency
Sora AI video generation updates
AI art community highlights
New AI tools and software
This new AI is seriously impressive, but it also has some limitations. I’ll show you what I’ve discovered in my testing, including how it handles text, image referencing, and creating consistent characters. Plus, we’ll take a look at the latest Sora updates and some incredible AI art from the community.
New DeepSeek V3, & Microsoft vs OpenAI
Gemini 2.5 is out, on the same day as the new DeepSeek V3 (which should power Deepseek R2). Do both models prove AI is being commoditized? Let’s find out, on this blockbuster day of AI releases. Plus exclusives from the Information, Simple indications, Vista Bench, LM Arena and more…
How Will AI Reshape the Future of the Film Industry?
The Future of AI in Photography and Film — We look at the most hot-button topic in the film industry today: to AI or not to AI.
HOW WILL AI RESHAPE THE FUTURE OF THE FILM INDUSTRY?
The robots are coming! Or rather, the robots are here. What does the dawn of the AI age mean for filmmakers? That’s anyone’s guess. But what’s not a question mark is that AI will change filmmaking– it already has. In this video, we look at how it’s changing the industry, and why it’s being met with so much hesitation and derision.
PRE-PRODUCTION AI FILMMAKING
AI can have a hand in many stages of pre-production, streamlining scriptwriting, budgeting, scheduling, and even casting. Screenwriting tools powered by AI, such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Sudowrite, can help generate story ideas, suggest dialogue, and refine scripts based on data from successful films. AI also assists in pre-visualization by generating concept art, storyboards, and even entire virtual environments before a single frame is shot.
AI PRODUCTION
AI has yet to play a huge role in production. It can help to quickly create production design elements, like posters and photos, and, of course, it can create its own footage. But AI still has a long way to go with footage creation, often not providing filmmakers much control. But, hey, in the future anything’s possible.
AI POST-PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY
Post-production is where AI truly shines. Editing software powered by AI can analyze hours of footage and help conduct assistant editor duties. AI is also transforming visual effects. It can upscale low-resolution footage, remove backgrounds without green screens, and enhance CGI realism. AI-powered de-aging technology can make actors to appear younger without excessive manual VFX work.
THE DARK SIDE OF AI IN FILMMAKING
But AI isn’t all fun and games– there’s good reason for many creatives to be concerned. One of the biggest of these concerns is the potential loss of human creativity. While AI can assist in writing and editing, many fear that relying too heavily on algorithms will lead to formulaic and uninspired storytelling.
Ultimately, how AI will affect filmmaking is anyone’s guess. Like with any burgeoning technology, it’s possibilities may seem endless now, but they could easily come up short of expectations. Or maybe it will be more powerful than anyone could have foreseen.
Google Gemini’s NEW Deep Research 2.0 AI Finds $1M Ideas?! (Unlimited & FREE!)
In this video, I’ll show you how to use Google Gemini’s Deep Research 2.0 AI to uncover a million-dollar eCommerce business idea LIVE. This isn’t guesswork—this is real-time AI-driven market research that can analyze trends, identify untapped opportunities, and give you a step-by-step strategy to dominate your niche.
Blockchain Transactions Soar: 50X Growth in 4 Years | Raoul Pal ft. Dan Tapiero
Raoul Pal welcomes back long-time friend, Dan Tapiero, founder, CEO, and CIO of 10T Holdings and 1RoundTable Partners, to discuss the evolution and future of the cryptocurrency and blockchain ecosystem.
Raoul and Dan explore trends in institutional adoption and blockchain activity, the shifting regulatory environment in the U.S., technological advancements across DeFi, and the broader macroeconomic implications of digital assets. Recorded on November 27, 2024
‘Star Wars’ droids steal spotlight at Nvidia conference | ABS CBN News
Real-life droids from the Star Wars franchise stole the spotlight at Nvidia’s annual software developer conference in San Jose, California, on Wednesday (March 19). Disney showcased two droids that can walk, dance, and express emotions, and allowed attendees to interact with them at the Nvidia booth on the showroom floor in the San Jose Convention Center. “It can express happiness, it dances, but it can also express that it’s shy at the moment… It’s these emotions – it’s sort of a fully complete character that we were able to build. I think that touches people,” said Moritz Baecher, 44, a robotics researcher for Disney. The droid also appeared on stage with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang during his keynote speech on Tuesday. Known as BDX Droids, the creatures have appeared in the Star Wars TV show “The Mandalorian” and in two of the franchise’s video games, “Fallen Order” and “Survivor.” “You see not a mechanical system, you see a believable robotic character that emotes, right?” said Baecher. Although not fully autonomous – the droids are operated by a puppeteer with a controller – the droids do control their own balance and gait, skills they acquired through reinforcement learning. The droids have already interacted with guests at Disney parks and are currently touring various Disney properties. They also made a recent appearance on a Disney cruise.
GIMP 3.0 Is A Much Needed Upgrade!
In this video I discuss how Gimp 3 has finally had a stable release and comes with awesome new features that will save a lot of time with image editing like Non-destructive layer effects.
Walk, Run, Crawl, RL Fun | Boston Dynamics
In this video, Atlas is demonstrating policies developed using reinforcement learning with references from human motion capture and animation. This work was done as part of a research partnership between Boston Dynamics and the Robotics and AI Institute (RAI Institute).