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Varjo adds chroma-keying for realtime AR

Finnish-based Varjo has added realtime chroma-keying and object-tracking to its XR-1 Developer Edition headset. Chroma-keying, also known as green-screening, has been used extensively in film making and broadcasting (think scrimmage line). Varjo has added that capability and is claiming to be the first company to do so for mixed reality devices. With object tracking, says the company, professional users can ...

Jon Peddie

Finnish-based Varjo has added realtime chroma-keying and object-tracking to its XR-1 Developer Edition headset. Chroma-keying, also known as green-screening, has been used extensively in film making and broadcasting (think scrimmage line). Varjo has added that capability and is claiming to be the first company to do so for mixed reality devices. With object tracking, says the company, professional users can anchor any virtual objects to the real world using printable visual markers. Those two features (chroma-key and object track) allow seamless integration of virtual and real worlds and provide interactivity with photorealistic virtual content. Varjo says developers can achieve pixel-perfect
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