Depth Scanner
Depth Scanner lets you create depth maps from images and videos. The resulting depth map can be used for a variety of post processing tasks, like adding fog, converting footage to stereo-3d and many more image effects.
Features
New: Improved temporal stability!
We integrated the latest model for temporal stability.
Prediction from single image
Robust and consistent depth estimation from a wide variety of scenes. We use one of the most advanced depth prediction models and have it optimized for everydays usage!
Optimized for video
The only depth estimator on the market which can produce flicker free and consistent results on video. Multiple frames are used to calculate temporally stable depth maps.
What you can do with it
Tutorials & Documentation
Additional Infos
Compatibility
It runs on AE 2022 and above. Please test your configuration using the free trial before purchasing.
Limitations
GPU mode may be not as stable as cpu mode.
On Windows an Nvidia graphics card is needed for gpu version of the plugin.
Trial version
The trial is fully functional with a blue cross watermark which is removed once a valid license is entered.
Credits
Based on research and implementation of https://arxiv.org/abs/2103.13413
Version History
1.11.4 (Current version) – Oct 17, 2023
– fix another library loading bug
1.11.1 – Oct 16, 2023
– fix plugin initialization on non-nvidia systems
1.11.0 – Oct 9, 2023
– update underlying ai libraries for better performance and stability
1.10.4 – Oct 5, 2023
– fix installer bug which lead to missing dependency on some systems
1.10.3 – Oct 4, 2023
– make installer compatible with upcoming AE 2024
1.10.2 – Sep 21, 2023
– increase logging verbosity during plugin loading
1.10.1 – Sep 19, 2023
-better initialization logging
1.10.0 – Sep 13, 2023
– add improved temporal stability feature
1.9.5 – Aug 30, 2023
– fix plugin initialization on some systems
1.9.3 – Aug 22, 2023
– small bug fixes
1.9.3 – Aug 22, 2023
– small bug fixes
1.8.3 – Jul 7, 2023
– small bug fixes
1.8.1 – May 15, 2023
– update to library, no functional changes
1.8.0 – Apr 14, 2023
– add new accurate 2023 v2 model, which gives best results on indoor images and videos
– revamp extra details option to produce less artifacts
– set older models to “deprecated” mode. In order to use them, read https://docs.blaceplugins.com/deprecated_models.html
– slightly improve temporal stability
1.7.4 – Feb 22, 2023
– fix bug that lead to crash on adding of the plugin
1.7.3 – Feb 10, 2023
– improve temporal consistency when extra details option is used
1.7.2 – Feb 3, 2023
– fix bug which lead to crash for some preview resolutions
1.7.1 – Jan 30, 2023
– add new depth model “Accurate 2023”
1.7.0 – Jan 25, 2023
– enable multi-frame rendering
– more options for temporal stability
– improve details enhancing algorithm
1.5.3 – Jan 18, 2023
– small bug fixes
1.5.2 – Dec 12, 2022
– improve extra details accuracy
– attention: when using mode “raw”, the depth values may change from prior versions!
1.5.1 – Dec 8, 2022
– reduce flickering
– improved grace period for online activation
1.5.0 – Dec 7, 2022
– added new option “Extra Details” which gives much finer depth details
– small performance and usability improvements
1.3.8 – Sep 9, 2022
– fix ghosting if temporal smoothing is active
1.3.7 – Sep 8, 2022
-performance improvement for some cases
1.3.6 – Sep 7, 2022
– fix bug regarding logging
1.3.5 – Sep 6, 2022
– better performance for detail enhancement
– fix bug which could lead to error message on startup
1.3.4 – Aug 27, 2022
– fix frame offset bug
– fix parameter display
1.3.3 – Aug 24, 2022
– update license framework
– make logging optional
– bugfixes and performance improvements
1.3.2 – Jun 23, 2022
– plugin now writes logfiles
1.3.1 – Jun 9, 2022
– bugfix for floating point licenses
1.3.0 – Apr 12, 2022
– performance improvements
-reworked detail enhancement algorithm
1.2.2 – Mar 4, 2022
– stability improvements
– implement better sharpening algorithm
1.2.1 – Feb 11, 2022
– improved detail enhancing algorithm
1.2.0 – Feb 9, 2022
– several improvements to depth map quality and temporal stability
– new sharpening filter
– some bugfixes
– more intuitive options
– installer doesn’t download large files if they are already present
– attention: breaks backwards compatibility. old projects opened with 1.2.0 will produce different results
1.1.4 – Dec 8, 2021
– fixed out-of-memory error on cuda
1.1.3 – Dec 7, 2021
– add support for arbitrary (uneven) resolutions
– improve stability in gpu mode
– improve multi-frame rendering performance
– better error handling
1.1.1 – Dec 1, 2021
– compatibility with AE 2021
– bugfixes
1.1.0 – Nov 18, 2021
– added uninstaller
– improve stability
1.0.0 – Nov 18, 2021
Initial release
1.11.1 (Current version) – Oct 16, 2023
– performance improvements
1.11.0 – Oct 9, 2023
– update underlying ai libraries for better performance and stability
1.10.4 – Oct 5, 2023
– fix installer bug which lead to missing dependency on some systems
1.10.3 – Oct 4, 2023
– make installer compatible with upcoming AE 2024
1.10.2 – Sep 21, 2023
– increase logging verbosity during plugin loading
1.10.1 – Sep 19, 2023
-better initialization logging
1.10.0 – Sep 13, 2023
– add improved temporal stability feature
1.9.9 – Sep 1, 2023
– fix initialization bug on MacOS Big Sur
1.9.6 – Sep 1, 2023
– fix initialization bug on MacOS Big Sur
1.9.3 – Aug 21, 2023
– small bug fixes
1.8.2 – Apr 14, 2023
– added experimental hardware acceleration for Intel-bases Macs running macOS 12.3 or later with AMD GPUs. Hardware acceleration on Silicon Macs (M1/M2) is already supported.
1.8.0 – Apr 14, 2023
– add new accurate 2023 v2 model, which gives best results on indoor images and videos
– revamp extra details option to produce less artifacts
– set older models to “deprecated” mode. In order to use them, read https://docs.blaceplugins.com/deprecated_models.html
– slightly improve temporal stability
1.7.4 – Feb 22, 2023
– fix bug that lead to crash on adding of the plugin
1.7.3 – Feb 10, 2023
– improve temporal consistency when extra details option is used
1.7.2 – Feb 3, 2023
– fix bug which lead to crash for some preview resolutions
1.7.1 – Jan 30, 2023
– add new depth model “Accurate 2023”
1.7.0 – Jan 25, 2023
– enable multi-frame rendering
– more options for temporal stability
– improve details enhancing algorithm
1.5.3 – Jan 18, 2023
– small bug fixes
1.5.2 – Dec 12, 2022
– improve extra details accuracy
– attention: when using mode “raw”, the depth values may change from prior versions!
1.5.1 – Dec 8, 2022
– reduce flickering
– improved grace period for online activation
1.5.0 – Dec 7, 2022
– added new option “Extra Details” which gives much finer depth details
– small performance and usability improvements
1.4.9 – Dec 6, 2022
– fix temporal smoothing with hardware acceleration enabled
1.4.8 – Nov 25, 2022
– fix installation bug
1.4.7 – Nov 24, 2022
– fix bug which lead to crash on older versions of MacOS
1.4.4 – Nov 21, 2022
– deprecate heatmap output mode for performance and compatibility reasons. please use Colorama effect with preset “Old Glory” as a replacement.
1.4.2 – Nov 8, 2022
– improve detail enhancement performance on m1/m2 devices with “hardware acceleration” enabled
1.4.1 – Nov 8, 2022
– fix bug which lead to error on applying plugin in some cases
1.4.0 – Nov 7, 2022
– increase performance of depth estimation on m1/m2 devices with “hardware acceleration” enabled.
1.4.0 – Nov 7, 2022
– increase performance of depth estimation on m1/m2 devices with “hardware acceleration” enabled.
1.3.8 – Oct 27, 2022
– Initial version for macOS