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Content-Aware Fill for Video An Industry-First That Removes Objects From Video
2019 is the year of AI in video. Content-Aware Fill for video in After Effects is leading the charge as an industry-first feature-offering that’s an innovative game-changer in the post-production industry. ContentAware Fill leverages intelligent algorithms to remove unwanted objects from video using an intricate new algorithm to temporarily harvest pixels from other video frames incorporating optical flow, 3D tracking and additional techniques. Content-Aware Fill for video in After Effects works by estimating the motion and depth of masked objects throughout a video clip. Marrying dense motion tracking with pixel replacement, the algorithm finds areas of adjacent images and backgrounds and reveals those pixels throughout the clip and subsequently removes the object by replacing them with pixels that did not have the object in the first place. For videos where the region behind the object is never seen, the system employs Content-Aware Fill to guess what is missing. Ultimately, the algorithm figures out how to replace the unwanted pixels with new ones that best match the appearance of the scene. Artists often spend countless hours removing objects from video by creating clean plates for visual effects compositing, but Content-Aware Fill removes a significant pain point in their workflow by enabling them to cleanly remove visual elements quickly, often saving many hours of tedious manual work, sometimes frame by frame.
Content-Aware Fill for video will not only benefit traditional filmmakers, but is useful to everyone from a professional VFX artist to a wedding videographer who would like to convincingly erase any object from an image. From removing cars, power lines and people from shots, to erasing signs of production equipment such as boom microphones or special effects wires, Content-Aware Fill for video aims to make it easier for video professionals, regardless of budget, to save time on tedious manual work. This innovative new feature is expected to significantly reduce time spent on a task that almost everyone in the post-production community needs to do. According to a research report for Business Insider investigating how VR, AR and 360-degree video are shaping the future of content creation “the global VR market is forecast to grow at a nearly 81% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from 2016 to 2024.” This means that with the advent of increased VR and immersive work the demand for expertly erasing unwanted objects will rise, making the implications of this technology huge. It will not only save editors copious amounts of time but will also democratize post-production tools in developing industries to provide a level playing field for creators of all stages to be digital storytellers. It will also allow editors to invest a greater amount of time in polishing their work to a higher standard and becoming masters of their craft.
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