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Introducing Border Detection and Removal
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by Gaurang Bharti • 2 min read
We discuss a newly launched solution on Sieve built to automatically detect and remove embedded borders from videos.
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Bringing world-class lipsync to developers with sync.
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by Mokshith Voodarla • 2 min read
We discuss our partnership with sync. to bring their new 1.9.0-beta model into the Sieve ecosystem.
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Building an Automated Background and Caption Effects Pipeline
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by Dikshant Shah • 23 min read
Learn how to build a production-ready pipeline that programmatically enhances videos with AI-powered background replacement and dynamic captions.
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The Impact of YouTube Dubbing on Global Content
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by Akshara Soman • 3 min read
YouTube’s auto-dubbing tool democratizes access to multilingual content creation. We discuss its current capabilities and limitations, and how businesses should strategize around it.
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Safety Concerns of AI Dubbing and How Sieve Addresses Them
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by Akshara Soman • 4 min read
Learn about the key safety concerns in AI dubbing, such as deepfake risks, voice identity theft, and bias along with how Sieve addresses them.
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Comparing the best methods for OCR on videos
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by Dikshant Shah • 18 min read
A comprehensive comparison of video OCR solutions using modern AI models like Gemini and Florence 2 versus traditional OCR approaches, with practical implementation guides and performance metrics.
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Building a Comprehensive Video Translation Tool: Subtitles, Voices, Lipsync, and On-Screen Text
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by Akshara Soman • 4 min read
A guide to generating subtitles, voices, lipsync, and translated on-screen text for video translation using Sieve.
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Building a robust ball tracking system for sports with SAM 2
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by Dikshant Shah • 15 min read
A comprehensive guide to implementing robust ball tracking in sports videos using SAM 2, with practical solutions for handling scene changes, false positives, and dynamic camera movements.
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Introducing the Sieve Moderation Suite
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by Ahmed Hanzala • 4 min read
We discuss a new suite of moderation pipelines available on Sieve designed for ease of use, customization, and cost-effectiveness.
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Building the Fastest YouTube Video Summarizer in the World
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by Akshara Soman • 5 min read
We discuss various approaches to building a high-performance YouTube video summarizer. Some take visual elements into account, while others focus on audio.
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Transforming YouTube Videos into NotebookLM-like Conversational Avatars
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by Akshara Soman • 5 min read
Learn how we built a pipeline to turn YouTube videos into conversational podcasts using various functions readily available on Sieve.
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Enabling human-in-the-loop video and audio dubbing systems on Sieve
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by Ahmed Hanzala • 2 min read
We introduce new features of the Sieve dubbing pipeline that enable human-in-the-loop experiences to be built on top.
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Building an AI dubbing app for YouTube videos
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by Mokshith Voodarla • 2 min read
We walk through building a simple app to download and dub YouTube videos.
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Bringing world-class audio enhancement to developers with ai|coustics
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by Mokshith Voodarla • 2 min read
We discuss the partnership between Sieve and ai|coustics to bring world-class audio enhancement to developers.
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Introducing Vanish: the best way to remove backgrounds from video
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by Jacob Marshall • 2 min read
We discuss a new pipeline for removing backgrounds from video that offers high-quality outputs on complex scenes as well as a fast option for simpler videos.
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Introducing Portrait Avatars: generate talking head videos from images and audio
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by Gaurang Bharti • 2 min read
We discuss a new pipeline for generating talking head videos from images and audio as well as partnerships with Hedra Labs and Infinity AI.
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A developer’s guide to background noise removal in video and audio
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by Ahmed Hanzala • 3 min read
A practical guide to removing background noise from videos using traditional signal processing, advanced AI models for noise suppression, and intelligent source separation methods.
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Speaker Recognition Guide: How to Detect Speakers in Video and Audio
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by Mokshith Voodarla • 2 min read
A guide to implementing speaker recognition in video and audio using diarization and active speaker detection techniques.
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Dubbing 2.0: The highest quality AI dubbing solution for developers
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by Ahmed Hanzala • 5 min read
We discuss the latest updates to Sieve's dubbing pipeline and how it offers the best speech quality, translation controls, and pricing for developers.
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Kaiber partners with Sieve to launch Superstudio
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by Mokshith Voodarla • 3 min read
We discuss Kaiber's launch of Superstudio and how they use Sieve's infrastructure to power their AI video workloads.
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Eye Contact 1.0: eye gaze redirection for developers
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by Gaurang Bharti • 2 min read
We discuss a new gaze redirection pipeline designed to make the eyes in talking head videos look directly at the camera.
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Kapwing partners with Sieve to launch AI Personas
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by Mokshith Voodarla • 3 min read
How Sieve powers Kapwing's new AI avatar tool - enabling creators to generate automatic talking head videos in a few clicks.
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SieveSync: realistic, zero-shot lipsync for developers
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by Gaurang Bharti • 5 min read
We discuss a new zero-shot lipsync pipeline built with MuseTalk, LivePortrait, and CodeFormer designed to preserve more realism than existing solutions.
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How Scenery approaches human-centric AI video understanding with Sieve
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by Mokshith Voodarla • 2 min read
We discuss how Scenery uses Sieve to run human-centric video understanding workloads that power features like AI Shorts.
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VEED partners with Sieve to launch VEED Clips
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by Mokshith Voodarla • 3 min read
We discuss a partnership between VEED and Sieve to launch VEED Clips, a new AI-powered video clipping tool.
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Exploring ways to text prompt SAM 2
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by Lachlan Gray • 6 min read
SAM 2 can't natively take in text prompts. We discuss various ways to build pipelines around SAM 2 to accomplish text-prompted segmentation.
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The fastest way to run Meta's SAM 2 (Segment Anything Model 2)
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by Jacob Marshall • 6 min read
Learn about Meta's SAM 2 (Segment Anything Model 2) and how Sieve's optimized implementation runs 2x faster. Explore use cases, benchmarks, and how to use SAM 2.
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MuseTalk: Real-Time High Quality Lip Synchronization with Latent Space Inpainting
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by Gaurang Bharti • 4 min read
In this blog, we dive into MuseTalk, a state-of-the-art zero-shot lipsyncing model. We cover how it works, its pros and cons, and how to run it on Sieve.
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Dubbing an entire Khan Academy course in 10 minutes
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by Mokshith Voodarla • 5 min read
We walk through using the Sieve API to download and dub an entire Khan Academy course in under 10 minutes.
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Introducing Sieve Dubbing 1.0: AI Dubbing for Developers
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by Mokshith Voodarla • 4 min read
We discuss the launch of Sieve’s Dubbing API, the first AI dubbing solution purpose-built for developers.
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Introducing Autocrop 1.0: Format videos into different aspect ratios with AI editing
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by Mokshith Voodarla • 3 min read
We discuss the launch of Autocrop 1.0, a new API that allows you to format videos into different aspect ratios with AI editing.
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Zight and Sieve: Using AI to build better video communication
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by Mokshith Voodarla • 4 min read
We discuss the importance of AI in video communication and why Zight chose Sieve to power their new AI features.
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Finding highlights in long-form video content automatically
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by Gaurang Bharti • 4 min read
We do a deep dive into building an intricate algorithm on top of LLMs to accurately identify and extract highlights from long-form video content.
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How developers are changing video creation once again with AI
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by Mokshith Voodarla • 5 min read
We discuss the first time computers drastically changed video creation and how it’s changing once again because of new AI models.
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Introducing Describe: Incredibly descriptive audiovisual summaries for videos
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by Gaurang Bharti • 5 min read
We discuss the launch of Describe along with the challenges and approaches to generating audiovisual descriptions of videos.
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Adding Sound Effects to Stock Videos with AI
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by Mokshith Voodarla • 2 min read
In this post, we build an app that adds sound effects to stock videos using vision language models and audio generation models.
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Introducing GPU sharing on Sieve
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by Gaurav Rao • 4 min read
In this post, we discuss support for GPU sharing on Sieve and how it enables faster, more cost-effective AI models.
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Fast, efficient active speaker detection on videos
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by Mokshith Voodarla • 5 min read
In this post, we discuss active speaker detection as a deep learning task and how we built a solution that performs ~90% faster than other solutions.
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Announcing the most cost-effective audio transcription API
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by Mokshith Voodarla • 5 min read
In this post, we discuss the commoditization of audio transcription and a new Sieve offering around it that is 5x cheaper than other providers while still maintaining speed and accuracy.
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Improving on open-source for fast, high-quality AI lipsyncing
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by Abhinav Ayalur • 3 min read
We discuss current lip syncing solutions such as OpenRetalker’s Video Retalking and SieveSync to get a performant, production-ready lipsyncing solution.
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State of the art audio enhancement in 5 minutes
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by Abhi Upadhyay • 4 min read
Learn how to leverage an AI audio enhancement app with open-source for your vlogs and other media, rivaling the best APIs in the market. Try it for yourself!
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Automatically generating video chapter titles with AI
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by Abhi Upadhyay • 4 min read
In this blog post, we go through the process of generating video chapter titles with OpenAI's Whisper + GPT-3 models and an open-source text segmentation technique!
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Building realistic video AI avatars in an hour from scratch
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by Akshara Soman • 4 min read
Learn about the specialized pipelines in the Sieve toolkit for creating realistic AI avatars, including Portrait Avatar, LivePortrait, and Lipsync. This blog provides a detailed discussion of strengths, limitations, and use cases.
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Sieve's Video AI API Beta and ~$4M Raise
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by Mokshith Voodarla • 2 min read
The explosion of rich data, the Sieve public beta, our ~$4M seed round, and how we enable developers to build amazing experiences with video + AI.