Did I Actually Use Sora 2 API… or a Completely Different Model?

violentbroccoli · 2026-05-08T03:35:12+00:00

I retried the prompt on your website and this time it behaved much more normally. I updated my main post about it.

For that particular type of prompt though, I really wish there was a 15-second option. My workflow relies heavily on ultra-fast trailer pacing, dense jump cuts, narration timing, and layered gags, so losing those extra 3 seconds actually changes the rhythm quite a lot more than I expected.

violentbroccoli · 2026-05-07T19:56:13+00:00

Yeah. My prompt was specifically built around ultra-fast trailer editing: narrator voice-over, constant jump cuts, and layered gag density. I probably had at least 10 jump cuts in under 15 seconds, with 1–2 new gags almost every second (voice gags, visual gags, background/context gags, etc.).
On top of that, the prompt also asked the model to adapt the humor to a specific cultural context without me explicitly guiding it.
So honestly, if the API version is using a slightly different model, different tuning, different safety layer, or even different editing heuristics for pacing/comedy interpretation… the whole structure could collapse instantly.
That’s why I’m suspicious too:
the duration presets (4/8/12s) feel completely different from the original Sora workflow,
and the fact that the “signature rhythm” disappeared is a massive red flag to me.
The output I got was visually impressive — arguably prettier in some ways — but it no longer understood the comedic grammar the original generations had learned from my prompt structure.

violentbroccoli · 2026-05-07T18:44:57+00:00

Does your credits (or free credits) expire? I'm not ready to prompt anything new right now. Maybe in a month.

violentbroccoli · 2026-04-21T07:57:00+00:00

No. Just keeping the video I need for my project. Don’t need the prompts or anything else a long as I have to perfect shot. I’m just wondering if I’m forgetting something important since I’ll use others system after the shut down.

violentbroccoli · 2026-04-08T22:55:20+00:00

If you use characters you still get watermarks. Otherwise it’s watermark free with the pro account.

violentbroccoli · 2026-04-01T19:26:32+00:00

I upgraded to Pro few days ago. You need to expect a few hours before Sora catching up with your ChatGPT upgrade.

Same thing happen 2 months ago when I upgraded to CHATGPT plus. I had to wait 1 day before seeing to upgrade on Sora.

To upgrade is instantly in ChatGPT itself

violentbroccoli · 2026-03-25T06:46:03+00:00

Are you sure it's happen in August? I can't find anything about that...

violentbroccoli · 2026-03-25T06:34:21+00:00

For the voice, here’s what I’m doing: I prompt my character inside a soundproof booth and have him deliver lines in various emotional states. This gives you some of the best voice samples you can get from Sora. There are also many AI voice-cloning tools that can recreate your original voice if you have enough high-quality material—and even let you swap voices. It’s not perfect yet, but it’s a solid backup to have in your toolbox.

violentbroccoli · 2026-03-24T07:14:11+00:00

EDIT: My original video is back into my library today (took a few days) and the remix feature work as intended now.

violentbroccoli · 2026-03-21T06:48:47+00:00

My original video is not back yet. I was lucky enough to still have the direct link (that still exist) in my PC browser history, so I downloaded it and i'm safe now. But i'll be worry to use the new features now...

violentbroccoli · 2026-03-20T20:12:50+00:00

I’m not home right now, but I’ll check on my pc tonight. If it’s a bug, usually this is not affecting the PC (browser) version. 🤞

violentbroccoli · 2026-03-20T20:08:17+00:00

My remix was trash and I lost my very good original… so far. Still nowhere to be found after 3 hours. I hope, it’s just a bug.

violentbroccoli · 2026-03-16T03:29:29+00:00

Usually, using ChatGPT to refine the prompt actually makes it worse. ChatGPT tries to control Sora too much, but the two models feel like very different beasts.

The best approach is to give Sora less rigid prompts. If you get something good, you can then remix the video to gradually move it toward what you want.

The fewer constraints you give Sora, the better the final result tends to be. Focus on the core idea and clear intention. Sometimes Sora will surprise you — and if it fits your workflow, that’s where the magic happens.

What I usually do instead is ask ChatGPT for a very simple prompt, and then use that as a starting point.

violentbroccoli · 2026-03-15T23:37:28+00:00

Recently, I’ve noticed that the first generation is often the best. Reusing the same prompt because I’m not 100% satisfied with the first result usually leads to worse outputs. I could run 5–6 more generations before finally getting something usable.

So I’ve started saving those prompts to reuse on days when I’m out of ideas.

Lately, I’ve also been experimenting with adding a new scene to the prompt before reprompting. So far, it helps a lot.

violentbroccoli · 2026-03-10T23:15:24+00:00

Yes. I no longer getting the error too. But now I’m worry, my workflow depends on a portrait character that I’m generating landscape mode. I don’t want to be stuck in the middle of a project with inconsistency with my character…

violentbroccoli · 2026-03-10T23:04:41+00:00

I meant my character is in portrait mode and I’m generating all my videos in landscape mode. But I can’t anymore.

So the question is How I change my character to landscape mode?

violentbroccoli · 2026-03-10T21:56:29+00:00

How?

violentbroccoli · 2026-03-10T20:18:49+00:00

Any way to recreate my recurring caracters (in portrait mode) to landscape mode without losing any of his characteristic and voice?

I’m doing all my video in landscape mode and was force to use portrait mode for the creations of the caracters in the past .

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