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The thing is, I don’t think the 3D scanner really introduces that much functionality beyond what could be done with any normal front-facing camera and software.
by baddox 9y ago
The thing is, I don’t think the 3D scanner really introduces that much functionality beyond what could be done with any normal front-facing camera and software. I’d bet that a few seconds of normal movement would provide enough parallax to build a decent 3D model. In fact, the Apple APIs may not even use the 3D scanner, given that Animojis apparently work with the scanner covered up (and don’t work in the dark).
- djrogers 9y ago>the Apple APIs may not even use the 3D scanner, given that Animojis apparently work with the scanner covered up (and don’t work in the dark). Animoji uses all of the front sensors - RGB and TrueDepth. From https://www.imore.com/yes-animoji-uses-truedepth-camera-system-iphone-x https://www.imore.com/yes-animoji-uses-truedepth-camera-syst...: > the TrueDepth camera system captures a crude depth mask with the IR system and then, in part using the Neural Engine Block on the A11 Bionic processor, persistently tracks and matches facial movement and expressions with the RGB camera.