| # 🌐 Online Models vs Local Models | |
| ## ✅ Now Using: Online Models (RECOMMENDED) | |
| You're now using **backend_enhanced.py** which connects to **free Hugging Face Spaces**! | |
| ### 🚀 Available Online Models: | |
| 1. **CogVideoX-5B** (Best Quality) ⭐ | |
| - 6 seconds, 720p | |
| - Generation time: 30-60 seconds | |
| - Free on Hugging Face Zero GPU | |
| 2. **CogVideoX-2B** (Faster) | |
| - 6 seconds, 720p | |
| - Generation time: 20-40 seconds | |
| - Good quality, faster | |
| 3. **HunyuanVideo** (Tencent - SOTA) | |
| - State-of-the-art quality | |
| - Longer videos possible | |
| - Generation time: 60-90 seconds | |
| 4. **Demo Mode** (Instant Testing) | |
| - Returns sample video immediately | |
| - Perfect for testing the UI | |
| ### ✨ Advantages of Online Models: | |
| ✅ **No downloads** - No 5GB model to download | |
| ✅ **Fast** - 30-60 seconds per video (vs 5-10 minutes on CPU) | |
| ✅ **No GPU needed** - Runs on Hugging Face's servers | |
| ✅ **Better quality** - Access to larger, better models | |
| ✅ **Multiple models** - Switch between different AI models | |
| ✅ **Camera controls** - Hailuo-inspired camera movements | |
| ✅ **Visual effects** - Cinematic, dramatic, slow-motion, etc. | |
| ### ⚠️ Limitations: | |
| - Requires internet connection | |
| - May have queue times if many people are using it | |
| - Some spaces may be sleeping (takes 30s to wake up) | |
| ## 🖥️ Local Model (backend_local.py) | |
| ### When to Use Local: | |
| - ✅ You have a powerful NVIDIA GPU (RTX 3060+) | |
| - ✅ You want 100% privacy (no data sent to cloud) | |
| - ✅ You don't have reliable internet | |
| - ✅ You want to run custom models | |
| ### Disadvantages: | |
| - ❌ 5GB download required | |
| - ❌ Very slow on CPU (5-10 minutes per video) | |
| - ❌ Requires 16GB+ RAM | |
| - ❌ Only one model available | |
| - ❌ No advanced features | |
| ## 📊 Comparison Table | |
| | Feature | Online (Enhanced) | Local | | |
| |---------|------------------|-------| | |
| | **Setup Time** | Instant | 10-30 minutes | | |
| | **Download Size** | 0 GB | 5 GB | | |
| | **Generation Speed** | 30-60 sec | 5-10 min (CPU) | | |
| | **Quality** | Excellent | Good | | |
| | **Models Available** | 4+ models | 1 model | | |
| | **Camera Controls** | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | | |
| | **Visual Effects** | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | | |
| | **GPU Required** | ❌ No | ⚠️ Recommended | | |
| | **Internet Required** | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | | |
| | **Privacy** | Cloud-based | 100% local | | |
| | **Cost** | Free | Free | | |
| ## 🎯 Recommendation | |
| **Use Online Models (backend_enhanced.py)** unless you specifically need: | |
| - Complete privacy | |
| - Offline generation | |
| - Custom model training | |
| ## 🔄 How to Switch | |
| ### To Online (Current): | |
| ```bash | |
| /Users/sravyalu/VideoAI/.venv/bin/python backend_enhanced.py | |
| # Open: index_enhanced.html | |
| ``` | |
| ### To Local: | |
| ```bash | |
| /Users/sravyalu/VideoAI/.venv/bin/python backend_local.py | |
| # Open: index_local.html | |
| ``` | |
| --- | |
| **You're all set with online models! Much faster and easier! 🎉** | |