Velox Player Plus - Volumetric 3D Video

Velox Player Plus is a code open source plug-in that imports, edits and saves volumetric video files in the VLX format recorded on mobile devices with depth cameras. The VLX format allows creators to bring photorealistic appearance of people and environments into Unreal Engine scenes. The video frames are turned into animated geometry with textures which is fully compatible with the real-time rendering pipeline of Unreal Engine. With added benefits of the camera tracking and elimination of the background it makes a perfect tool to virtual production and gaming studios for creating immersive experiences based on real-life performances.

The video recording introduction and tutorial is here.

NOTE: It's an extension to a free Velox Player plugin allowing editing existing volumetric videos with the Velox Player Editor UI.

Plus Features:

• Velox Player Editor UI
• Run Converter Blueprints (from Content/Converter, or get Experimental ones) with NN Models (requires Velox Neuro plugin) to detect objects and generate masks
• Edit VLX files
• Save VLX files

In order to record a 3D video you need an app installed on a device with a depth camera. For example, there is an official iOS app “V3L Camera '' available in the App Store for FREE. The process is fully mobile and requires:

• NO green screen
• NO special studio
• NO camera calibration

The VLX format contains the following data channels:

• Camera tracking with world position and orientation - required
• Video in RGB format (compressed) - required
• Depth in Grayscale format - required
• Time code frame synchronization - required
• Mask channel in Grayscale format (compressed) - optional
• Normals channel in RGB format (compressed) - optional
• Human tracking - optional
• Audio file in the WAV format - optional

To get started open our sample project for UE5.2 with basic features and effects you can create using our sample VLX footages which are available for everyone to download video1, video2, video3, video4.

• Full frame reconstruction in 3D
• Filter human subjects from the background with depth using tracking of Region of Interest (ROI) with AI (available in separate Plugin: Velox Neuro)
• Remove the background with human masks generated by AI (available in separate Plugin: Velox Neuro)
• Apply UE visual effects with fog, particles, lighting and reflection.
• Virtual set extension example

Watch these preview videos of the sample project:

1. https://vimeo.com/852627181
2. https://vimeo.com/852627208
3. https://vimeo.com/852627236
4. https://vimeo.com/852627264
5. https://vimeo.com/852627289
6. https://vimeo.com/852627319

Visit our Product page.

The plugin is compatible with Windows and Android platforms and tested on Android based standalone VR headsets.