Forget Face Masks, Facebook Is Working on Full-Body AR Camera Effects
Facebook may have shamelessly copied Snapchat and its camera effects for faces (as well as its World Lenses), but it might beat its social media competitor to virtual body augmentation. The AI Camera Team at Facebook has developed a method for detecting body poses and separating people in photos and videos from their backgrounds. In other words, the technology could make motion capture and green screen effects accessible to anyone with a Facebook app. Take that, Hollywood! The research team also envisions the technology being applied to gesture controls for video games (sort of like Kinect... more
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