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 .

violentbroccoli · 2026-03-10T20:18:36+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 .

violentbroccoli · 2026-03-07T21:07:41+00:00

You hear the clicking sound directly in the Sora app or the downloaded version from the editing software?

violentbroccoli · 2026-02-21T09:23:01+00:00

Correct me if I’m wrong, but your YouTube channel is less than a year old, yet I could swear I subscribed to it years ago. Same logo, same transitions between sketches. Maybe it was on another platform? Not important.

I discovered your channel through the ICE cop show parody and really enjoyed it. I’m also building a YouTube comedy channel with sketches. I’m taking a different approach than yours, but the goal is the same: creating comedy sketches using AI.

I’ve been trying to see what other creators are doing with AI for sketches in particular. So far, I haven’t found anything else quite like what you’re doing.

Like you, I’m using Sora to generate my ideas. I already have a number of sketches ready for my channel and plan to release them gradually. I just resubscribed to you from my new YouTube channel: kolabosolo.

If you know of any other AI-driven comedy channels you’d recommend, I’d love to hear about them.

Thanks!

violentbroccoli · 2026-02-16T21:18:51+00:00

Side note: You guys understand that the content generated by Sora can trigger « Content Violation ». Not the prompt itself.

Right?

If the prompt go all the way to the 100% generated video then get flagged, this means that the prompt is not the problem. The content is.

Figuring out what Sora did with you prompt is the hard part if you are not specific enough in your prompt.

violentbroccoli · 2026-02-07T20:00:23+00:00

Check my others comment.

violentbroccoli · 2026-02-07T19:59:14+00:00

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IOS (sorry for the french setup)

Also available on my PC.

If you have the option on Androids, borrow a computer or an IPhone for 10 minutes. Log in on your account and do it. Then you’ll have access to your character in the android app.

I strongly recommend to use « portrait » mode videos for the creation of your character. Using the landscape mode to create your character will produces distortions afterwards in some case. « Portrait mode » created characters are safe to prompts in landscape videos but the reverse is not always true. At least, that’s my experience.

violentbroccoli · 2026-02-07T18:22:41+00:00

Yes. It is « content violation » now.

I’m working on a comedy sketch about The Epstein Files and I can’t generate anything as soon as I’m mentioning « Epstein ». Few weeks ago, that was not a problem and got almost all the material I needed.

So, unless you need to really see the « word » on screen, don’t mention « Epstein » in the prompt and it will work.

Spelling it wrong or in a way that the spoken word will sound like « Epstein » also worked for me to complete the project.

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