Dear NUUG video-gruppe,

[drift: Looks like video.nuug.no is now out of service? I had rawdata for the movie Fri programvare (2015) on the account ole@video.nuug.no, but still can't login.]

Hence, I am reaching out with an idea to contribute to the restoration and enhancement of Fri programvare (2015) by creating a new version of the movie using generative AI. Given that the original visuals for the 2015 film are lost, I propose using the preserved audio recordings as a foundation to recreate the film before 2025, with updated visuals generated by AI. See https://ai.meta.com/research/movie-gen/

NUUG has demonstrated expertise in preserving and restoring film archives, and I believe this project aligns well with NUUG’s mission to make digital materials more accessible. By combining Meta’s generative AI models like LLAMA and the Movie-Gen engine with a selection of open-source models (similar to MyHeritage's Deep Nostalgia for images), we could create dynamic moving visuals from still images. This approach could make archiving classic films and documentaries more accessible to the public, preserving them in open formats such as those supported by Frikanalen.

Having developed open-source software centered on internet radio and free audio mapping over the past decade, I am committed to creating accessible tools that encourage exploration and preserve cultural content. My initial experiments with tools like Autotekst from UiO have shown promising results in processing audio from American radio, which could similarly support audio-visual restoration.

Below is a Python script concept that leverages a generative language model to create a basic movie script. This script shows how LLAMA could dynamically generate dialogues for different scenes, enabling us to bring Fri programvare (2025) to life through AI-generated scenes and scripts.

The audio source material was archived, but the film was lost after 10 years at https://archive.org/details/20151010-friprogramvare https://ia601302.us.archive.org/3/items/20151010-friprogramvare/20151010-fri...

I am attaching the audio transcription for the movie based on Dag Langmyhr's interview in the audio of Fri programvare (2015) uploaded and processed on https://autotekst.uio.no/ -- only Dag's transcript from the first 1 minute was digitally preserved.

I envision combining generative AI scripts and archived URLs, like those on archive.org and Frikanalen, to enhance historical and future film content. With Meta’s Movie-Gen model and the LLAMA language model, I believe it is possible to create an open-source implementation that preserves important works while inviting new interpretations.

Please let me know if NUUG would be interested in collaborating on a project to develop Fri programvare (2025) using these generative techniques. I look forward to hearing your thoughts and exploring potential next steps together, before I contact Meta's Llama Team.

Best regards, Ole Aamot ole@aamot.org Aamot Research