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We tested SAM2 for rotoscoping. This is what we found.
SAM2, the latest segment anything model by Meta, was released last month. With claims of single click video segmentation, will this be the silver bullet for VFX rotoscoping? Will this labour intensive task be reduced from days to mere minutes? As a company in the trenches of accelerating rotoscoping, we take a balanced look at the pros and cons of SAM2, exploring areas of importance to VFX artists. We compare this to our tool, Spotlight V2. All our conclusions are made from the outputs provided
Sora, VFX, and the GenAI Valley of Unknowns.
Introduction The rapid advancements in generative AI (GenAI) stands to disrupt the landscape of creating content, particularly in the realm of visual effects (VFX). As we stand at the precipice of this transformative era, it is crucial to examine the implications of these developments for the VFX industry. We will explore the evolution of multimodal AI, its impact on video content creation, and the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for VFX professionals in the face of the GenAI valley
FEED: Start up Snapshot of Electric Sheep
FEED magazine featured Electric Sheep in their "Start-up Snapshot" section in the recently released Winter 2023 edition.
Electric Sheep News October 2023
The latest news round-up from Electric Sheep: AI article in TVBEurope, interview with postPerspective at IBC2023 & TPN endorsement.
Blue Skies, Cloud and AI
Electric Sheep CEO Gary Palmer talks to TVB Europe about computationally assisted creativity and how we can use AI in media to good effect.
IBC 2023: Electric Sheep talks to postPerspective about rotoscoping
Electric Sheep COO Richie Murray talks to postPerspective at IBC2023 in Amsterdam about our new AI development for visual effects rotoscoping work.
Electric Sheep secures pre-seed funding to replace green screens with AI
Electric Sheep announces the close of an oversubscribed pre-seed funding round of half a million dollars.
The End of Rotoscoping.
Nobody likes rotoscoping. Fortunately you won’t have to for much longer.
Dall-E 2, Mid Journey, and Stable Diffusion. The Future of Film and TV.
We evaluate the three biggest image diffusion algorithms currently available to beta testers.