Explained: What is volumetric video capture [in less than 5 minutes]
In a world full of tech innovations, volumetric video is a big runner. This video technique captures you from different viewpoints. It captures moving images of people in 3D-style! How cool would it be to see a digital twin of yourself at any place you want, whenever you want? Although it is a big game changer, a lot of people are not quite familiar with this topic yet. In this blog we will take you with us and give you a short introduction about the volumetric video and how we used it in our three previous projects we worked on.
What is Volumetric Video?
Imagine yourself being filmed with multiple cameras in a
volumetric video studio you don’t have to focus on the camera’s, because they capture every movement, expression and detail in the studio you’re in. After the (post) production process, you will receive a 3D-digital video of yourself. You can watch the movements from every position, location and time you would like. The 3D video can be viewed on various devices, from mobile devices (phone, tablet) to VR and AR glasses and 3D displays. The final 3D-video can be used in Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) as well in a 2D video. The 3D video will fit best when its applied in AR and VR, because especially the movements and the personal 3D experience is much more intense than it will be in 2D because of the one viewing point.
Why volumetric video?
Volumetric video is the only way to duplicate 100% of human movements and emotions in 3D. For example, animated faces are replicated and can never be the exact same as the person itself, which could lead to the aesthetical problem of the uncanny valley. Furthermore, if preproduction is done well volumetric video is way more efficient than animating a moving person. Where 3 or 4 seconds of high-quality animation could take up to a week of work, a one-minute volumetric video production is rendered in 10 hours. This of course leads to saving money as well.