AR technology now comes to TikTok for more realistic effects
TikTok followed the concept of Snapchat, which was one of the first applications to harness LiDAR Scanner for voice recognition on the iPhone 12 Pro. Today’s social video app confirmed that it launched a file The first LiDAR powered effect To help its users connect with the new year.
TikTok: the start of many upcoming AR effects
Includes 1st AR Effect on TikTok file Ringing the ballSimilar to what happened in Times Square on New Year’s Eve. After the countdown, The ball falls and explodes to fill the room with scraps of paperAnd 2021 is floating in the air.
“In 2021, we were released The first AR impact on the new iPhone 12 Pro, Using LiDAR technology that allows us to create effects that interact with your surroundings – making the visual connection between the digital world and the physical world. We are looking forward to Develop other innovative impacts in 2021 ! Tik Tok said on Twitter.
Snapchat, one of the first to adopt this technology, used the new for the first time Lidar scanner To grow flowers and herbs in the room surrounding the user. In this same context, the TikTok effect aims to use the understanding of the part by LiDAR for Earth sweets more realistically After the bullet exploded.
How LiDAR Technology Works in Augmented Reality
LiDAR support, or light and range sensing, was introduced in the fall of 2020 on new flagship iPhone 5G, iPhone 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max models. This technology IPhone helps to better understand the world around you, By measuring the time it takes for light to reach and reflect on an object in space.
In addition to enhancing the iPhone’s machine learning capabilities and development frameworks, this technology enables more comprehensive augmented reality (AR) experiences.
TikTok described the effect as the ability to create a file A visual bridge between the digital and physical worldsThanks to the way AR effects interact with the user’s environment. It is available worldwide, except for a few select countries.
