Artificial Intelligence filmmaker? at DVinfo.net

Marco Leavitt · August 14th, 2007, 07:58 AM

Is this for real? And to think I wasted all that time actually learning how to write, shoot, and edit. Now if they can just work on AI actors...

http://www.syracuse.com/business/prn...E=Aug+14,+2007

David Delaney · August 14th, 2007, 09:15 AM

It is just for still images. Great idea...

Giroud Francois · August 14th, 2007, 10:31 AM

could be usefull if you need some video loop for a DVD menu.
while the style seems more dedicated to MTV style , metal-rock branch....
would be interesting to feed the system with some beethoven music.

David Delaney · August 14th, 2007, 05:34 PM

What is sounds like it is doing is the cuts, transitions - making a better slideshow with music. From the FAQ :

"The heart of Animoto is its newly developed Cinematic A.I. technology that thinks like an actual director and editor. It analyzes and combines user-selected images and music with the same sophisticated post-production skills & techniques that are used in television and film."

You send in the music and images and the computer randomizes it with cuts, transitions, images pans etc. It does not replace a video/film director by any means.

Dale Stoltzfus · August 16th, 2007, 11:16 AM

Computers will never replace human directors and editors, no matter how much a programming company would try to convince us otherwise.

Still, pretty incredible and very cool. It would definitely be useful for some things.

Dean Sensui · August 16th, 2007, 02:21 PM

Back in the 20th Century, after dealing with a lot of fellow workers who wouldn't RTFM, I came up with a sayting that I pasted atop my monitor:

"Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity."

August 14th, 2007, 07:58 AM	#1
Marco Leavitt Inner Circle Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Albany, NY 12210 Posts: 2,652	Artificial Intelligence filmmaker? Is this for real? And to think I wasted all that time actually learning how to write, shoot, and edit. Now if they can just work on AI actors... http://www.syracuse.com/business/prn...E=Aug+14,+2007

August 16th, 2007, 02:21 PM	#6
Dean Sensui Inner Circle Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Honolulu, HI Posts: 2,054	Back in the 20th Century, after dealing with a lot of fellow workers who wouldn't RTFM, I came up with a sayting that I pasted atop my monitor: "Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity." __________________ Dean Sensui Exec Producer, Hawaii Goes Fishing

August 14th, 2007, 09:15 AM	#2
David Delaney Trustee Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Niagara Ontario Canada Posts: 1,121	It is just for still images. Great idea...

August 14th, 2007, 10:31 AM	#3
Giroud Francois Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: switzerland Posts: 2,133	could be usefull if you need some video loop for a DVD menu. while the style seems more dedicated to MTV style , metal-rock branch.... would be interesting to feed the system with some beethoven music.

August 14th, 2007, 05:34 PM	#4
David Delaney Trustee Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Niagara Ontario Canada Posts: 1,121	What is sounds like it is doing is the cuts, transitions - making a better slideshow with music. From the FAQ : "The heart of Animoto is its newly developed Cinematic A.I. technology that thinks like an actual director and editor. It analyzes and combines user-selected images and music with the same sophisticated post-production skills & techniques that are used in television and film." You send in the music and images and the computer randomizes it with cuts, transitions, images pans etc. It does not replace a video/film director by any means.

August 16th, 2007, 11:16 AM	#5
Dale Stoltzfus Major Player Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ephrata, PA United States Posts: 257	Computers will never replace human directors and editors, no matter how much a programming company would try to convince us otherwise. Still, pretty incredible and very cool. It would definitely be useful for some things.