more work on async

demo.py

@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ import base64
 import asyncio
 from main import process_async
 
+# Create a single event loop for the entire application
+loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
+asyncio.set_event_loop(loop)
+
 async def process_image_and_generate_video_async(image, prompt):
     # Create a temporary directory for intermediate files
     with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as temp_dir:
@@ -26,7 +30,8 @@ async def process_image_and_generate_video_async(image, prompt):
             return None
 
 def process_image_and_generate_video(image, prompt):
-    return asyncio.run(process_image_and_generate_video_async(image, prompt))
+    # Use the existing event loop instead of creating a new one
+    return loop.run_until_complete(process_image_and_generate_video_async(image, prompt))
 
 # Create the Gradio interface
 with gr.Blocks(title="Character Video Generation") as demo:
@@ -57,4 +62,8 @@ with gr.Blocks(title="Character Video Generation") as demo:
     )
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    demo.launch(share=True)
+    try:
+        demo.launch(share=True)
+    finally:
+        # Clean up the event loop when the application exits
+        loop.close()