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Time of India
5 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Microsoft offers free Sora access on its Bing search app
OpenAI's video maker Sora will let users generate five-second videos from text for free. Sora was initially previewed in February 2024 and officially launched to ChatGPT Plus and Pro users (in the US and other countries, excluding the UK and EU initially) in December 2024. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tech giant Microsoft on Monday unveiled Bing Video Creator, integrating OpenAI's video maker Sora on its Bing mobile app , letting users generate five-second videos from text for Video Creator has launched on Bing's iOS and Android mobile apps and will soon come to desktops and within Copilot can generate 10 fast videos and unlimited slower ones on Bing. Through Microsoft's rewards programmes, users can earn more fast are five seconds long and can be created in 9:16 format. Users can also queue up to three video generations at a was initially previewed in February 2024 and officially launched to ChatGPT Plus and Pro users (in the US and other countries, excluding the UK and EU initially) in December is important as OpenAI's Sora hopes to get more traction. It was among the most anticipated products from the generative AI (GenAI) company, but failed to take off. Due to hallucinations and the time taken to generate the videos, it reported slow a long time after its initial preview in February 2024, Sora was not broadly available to the general public. Now, with the free access, even if limited, it will help gain users.
The Verge
5 days ago
- Business
- The Verge
Bing lets you use OpenAI's Sora video generator for free
Microsoft has added a new AI video generator to its Bing mobile app that's built on OpenAI's Sora text-to-video model. The Bing Video Creator announced on Monday provides a free way to generate short clips with Sora, which is normally locked behind ChatGPT subscriptions starting at $20 per month for Plus users. 'Bing Video Creator represents our efforts to democratize the power of AI video generation,' Microsoft said in its announcement. 'We believe creativity should be effortless and accessible to help you satisfy your answer-seeking process. We're excited to empower anyone to turn their words into wonder through an AI-generated video.' The Video Creator is now rolling out globally (excluding China and Russia) to the Bing Search apps for Android and iPhone, and Microsoft says desktop and Copilot Search support are also 'coming soon.' The video generator can be accessed via the menu at the bottom right corner of the Bing app, or by adding a description of the clip you want to make directly to the Bing search bar. Microsoft says that users can queue up to three video generations at a time and will receive a notification when they're ready. You can choose between a 'Standard' generation speed, which is free for all users, or a 'Fast' option that works 'in seconds,' according to Microsoft. 10 Fast generations are provided for free, after which users will need to use the Standard speed or redeem 100 Microsoft Rewards points for each Fast generation. Videos are five seconds long, in a 9:16 vertical format, and support for 16:9 format video creation will be added at a later date. Videos will be stored on the Bing app for up to 90 days and can be downloaded or shared with other platforms. The example videos that Microsoft has released are a far cry from the quality showcased by other AI models like Google's Veo 3. The movements in the otter chef and sweeping hamster demos show unnatural clipping, for example, and the characters themselves look a little cartoony at times. Still, judging by our time experimenting with Sora after it launched in December 2024, these are a better representation of what the video model is capable of than the polished (and presumably cherry-picked) clips that OpenAI released when Sora was being teased.
