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Gaussian Splatting – A$AP Rocky "Helicopter" music video

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Re: Gaussian Splatting – A$AP Rocky "Helicopter" music video

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Post by enneff »

narrator wrote: post #44

This reminds me about how Soulja Boy just used a cracked copy of Fruity Loops and a cheap microphone and recorded all his songs that made him millions.[1] Edit: Ok this was a big team of VFX producers who did this. Still, prices are coming down dramatically in general, but yeah that idea is a bit of an underfit to this case. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1rjhVe59ek

You might consider why this article which has nothing to do with AI as you know it (except for the machine learning aspects of Gaussian splatting), and was produced by a huge team of vfx professionals, has made you think about AI democratising culture (despite the fact that music videos and films have been cheap to make for decades). Don’t just look for opportunities to discuss your favourite talking points.

Re: Gaussian Splatting – A$AP Rocky "Helicopter" music video

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Post by perfmode »

MuffinFlavored wrote: post #18

How did Rhianna look him in the eyes and say "yes babe, good album, release it, this is what the people wanted after 7 years, it is pleasing to listen to and enjoyable"?

It seems the numerous leaks and trials took their toll.

I don’t disagree with you—I felt “Tailor Swif,” “DMB,” and “Both Eyes Closed” were all stronger than the tracks that made it onto this album.

But sometimes you’ve gotta ship the project in the state it’s in and move on with your life.

Maybe now he can move forward and start working on something new. And perhaps that project will be stronger.

Re: Gaussian Splatting – A$AP Rocky "Helicopter" music video

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Post by narrator »

enneff wrote: post #61
narrator wrote: post #44

This reminds me about how Soulja Boy just used a cracked copy of Fruity Loops and a cheap microphone and recorded all his songs that made him millions.[1] Edit: Ok this was a big team of VFX producers who did this. Still, prices are coming down dramatically in general, but yeah that idea is a bit of an underfit to this case. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1rjhVe59ek

You might consider why this article which has nothing to do with AI as you know it (except for the machine learning aspects of Gaussian splatting), and was produced by a huge team of vfx professionals, has made you think about AI democratising culture (despite the fact that music videos and films have been cheap to make for decades). Don’t just look for opportunities to discuss your favourite talking points.

Fair point actually. touché.

Re: Gaussian Splatting – A$AP Rocky "Helicopter" music video

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Post by F7F7F7 »

shwaj wrote: post #50
suzzer99 wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Can you put "Gaussing splats" in some kind of real world metaphor so I can understand what it means? Either that or explain why "Gaussian" and why "splat". I am vaguely aware of stuff like Gaussian blur on Photoshop. But I never really knew what it does.

How can you expect someone to tailor a custom explanation, when they don’t know your level of mathematical understanding, or even your level of curiosity. You don’t know what a Gaussian blur does; do you know what a Gaussian is? How deeply do you want to understand? If you’re curious start with the Wikipedia article and use an LLM to help you understand the parts that don’t make sense. Or just ask the LLM to provide…

There's a Corridor Digital video being shared that explains it perfectly. With very little math.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=cetf0qTZ04Y

Re: Gaussian Splatting – A$AP Rocky "Helicopter" music video

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Post by F7F7F7 »

rjh29 wrote: post #6

To be honest it looks like it was rendered in an old version of Unreal Engine. That may be an intentional choice - I wonder how realistic guassian splatting can look? Can you redo lights, shadows, remove or move parts of the scene, while preserving the original fidelity and realism? The way TV/movie production is going (record 100s of hours of footage from multiple angles and edit it all in post) I wonder if this is…

Knowing what I know about the artist in this video this was probably more about the novelty of the technology and the creative freedom it offers rather than it is budget.

Re: Gaussian Splatting – A$AP Rocky "Helicopter" music video

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Post by F7F7F7 »

londons_explore wrote: post #9

Pretty sure most of this could be filmed with a camera drone and preprogrammed flight path... Did the Gaussian splatting actually make it any cheaper? Especially considering that it needed 50+ fixed camera angles to splat properly, and extensive post-processing work both computationally and human labour, a camera drone just seems easier.

This might be the first time I'm stumbling on Dunning Kruger on HN, no offense.

Re: Gaussian Splatting – A$AP Rocky "Helicopter" music video

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Post by F7F7F7 »

ungreased0675 wrote: post #60
moribvndvs wrote: post #33

In another setting, it looks like ass, but lo-fi, glitchy shit is perfectly compatible with hip-hop aesthetic. Good track though.

The technology is impressive, but the end result… Weapons-grade brainrot. I’m curious what other artists end up making with it.

The article said it was by design...

Re: Gaussian Splatting – A$AP Rocky "Helicopter" music video

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Post by fastasucan »

secretsatan wrote: post #55
sbierwagen wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

From the article: >Evercoast deployed a 56 camera RGB-D array Do you know which depth cameras they used?

Couldn’t you just use iphone pros for this? I developed an app specifically for photogrammetry capture using AR and the depth sensor as it seemed like a cheap alternative. EDIT: I realize a phone is not on the same level as a red camera, but i just saw iphones as a massively cheaper option to alternatives in the field i worked in.

Why would they go for the cheapest option?
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