This tutorial will introduce you to two powerful NVIDIA AI-driven tools: Virtual Background and the Body Tracker. These new features are directly integrated into Notch and open up hundreds of exciting uses for motion graphics and realtime artists.
AUTHOR
Armin Kazlauskas
Armin Kazlauskas is a motion grapher, VJ and visual performer. At Notch he works as a Lead Trainer, responsible for creating teaching material and educating people on using Notch. www.arminwerx.com / notch.one
For example, the Virtual Background removal workflow eliminates the need for green screen keying, and the Body Tracker tool simply uses a 2D video of the human form to create a 3D skeleton rig that tracks a person’s movements.
We’ve packaged the Virtual Background technology into a single node in Notch to make it easy for users. This node uses NVIDIA RTX-enabled GPUs to pick out human forms in videos or images and remove them from the background, outputting a greyscale mask. The mask will isolate talent from their environment in both pre-recorded and live video – making this a revolutionary tool for artists working in live effects and concert visuals. As a result, artists can have the power to capture their talent, separate them from the background noise and transport them into a world of real-time audio responsive and interactive VFX.
The AR Body Tracker takes a video input and analyses it for human motion and then applies that animation to a 3D character. It works using a simple webcam or pre-captured video footage and nothing more! Plus, this simple setup eliminates the need for expensive tracking or motion capture suits.
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