Depth Pro: The Sharp Monocular Metric Depth Estimation from Apple Explanation and Applications
Apple’s DepthPro is quite impressive, producing pixel-perfect, high-resolution metric depth maps with sharp boundaries through monocular depth estimation.
It outperforms all of its contenders like Metric3D v2 and DepthAnything in “in-the-wild” dynamic scenes.
In this article, we will get an in-depth understanding of the DepthPro model architecture and training strategy, which are the core reasons that make the model stand out.
To make this read more interesting, we explore cross-functional applications of depth map in image editing software, where we tried a few applications like:
Simulating Depth of Field
Depth Blur
Parallax Effect to Static Images
3D Point Cloud Projection of 2D Images Using Depth Maps
Individuals working at the intersection of computer vision and creative digital tools will find the application section highly engaging.
Center Stage for Zoom Calls Using MediaPipe
Center Stage uses wide angle camera and custom object detection to track the person in the frame and make necessary adjustments with change in distance from the camera. In this post Center Stage is implemented using Mediapipe, OpenCv,VidStab and pyvirtualcam for Zoom Calls.
