AI vs Human...

 

I mentioned working up the video from yesterday's outing on the Honda CTX, using the recently acquired Insta360 Go 3s.

Insta360 makes a big deal of their "AI Editor": select the video clips and let their AI processing come up with a highlights video... the premise being: let the AI handle "the work" and you wind up with a very short video to post to social media.

I have used this editor in the past, generally with actual 360 videos - the results have had a sameness to them that shows off the movement of a 360 camera, but loses much of the subject of the video.  In my case, it has been on motorcycle/scooter rides.

The Go 3s is not a 360 camera (even though "360" is in the company and product name) - it is a fairly simple and small action camera.  I decided to put some human (me) editing up against the AI processing.  The AI editor cut 8 minutes of video clips down to 25 seconds.  My editing took the better part of an hour vs about 2 minutes for the AI editor.  That time for mine included downloading files, moving them to my MacBook Pro, cutting the clips, adding transitions, putting in a couple title/captions, adjusting sound, then finding and adding a royalty-free music track.  My cut was down to about 3 1/2 minutes, and showing what I think is the best part of the ride: running down a fun, twisty road.

You be the judge.  Here is Insta's AI Editor...

 And here is my version of what I think shows the feeling of the ride...

 Yes, I am biased.  I enjoy looking back at these ride videos.  And testing out various cameras.  

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Happy Getting High On Easter...

Last night on the local news, a reporter teased an upcoming segment with: "Cannabis shops are anticipating an uptick in business for Easter."

I looked at Joan and asked, "Why?"

She said, "Why what?"

"Cannabis shops expecting increased business for Easter?  Is that a new thing - celebrating the resurrection of Jesus by lighting up a fatty?"

She said, "Did you notice the date?"

"Ohhhh... 4/20.  I get it.  Nothing to do with Easter, except the date coincides with celebrating weed.  Duh."  I don't get out much.