by Blender Procedural·Modeling
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Video Depth AI stands out in the superhive library for pushing depth estimation into a video-to-3D workflow inside Blender. Worth knowing up front: the cloud option isn't working properly right now, so if you want local generation you'll need an NVIDIA GPU.
Video Depth AI is a Blender-native add-on from Blender Procedural that converts video footage into animated 3D scenes. AI models generate depth maps from your video, and those maps drive full 3D displacement to produce dynamic, animated geometry. It works with Blender 4.2 to 4.5 and supports both Cycles and Eevee render engines.
The workflow runs in a few steps: install and check dependencies in the addon panel, import footage using the "Import Video to Generate Depth" option, and let depth maps generate automatically. Clicking "Displace" then builds the animated 3D model. The AI can run locally or connect to external services depending on your settings, with local mode requiring an NVIDIA GPU. Note that the cloud option is not working properly at the moment.
A text-to-image generator is included as a bonus. Video Depth AI suits terrain and environment generation, depth-based art and experiments, and animation and VFX workflows. It's Blender Extension compatible and released under the GPL license.
Video Depth Ai is best for terrain and environment generation, depth-based art and experiments, and animation and VFX workflows in Blender.
Video Depth Ai is completely free to download and use.
Video Depth AI supports Blender 4.2 through 4.5 and is listed as Blender Extension compatible. It works with both the Cycles and Eevee render engines, so you can build and render your generated 3D scenes in either. The add-on is released under the GPL license. If you're on a different Blender release, check the developer's page on superhive to confirm whether it will run before installing.
Video Depth AI can run its AI models locally or connect to external services, depending on your settings, and the optional local mode requires an NVIDIA GPU. At the moment the cloud option is not working properly, with a server update planned, so if you want to generate depth locally right now you'll need NVIDIA hardware. Install and check the required dependencies in the addon panel before generating.
Video Depth AI works in a few steps inside Blender. After installing and checking dependencies in the addon panel, you import footage using the "Import Video to Generate Depth" option, and depth maps generate automatically. Once they're ready, clicking "Displace" builds the animated 3D model from the video, producing full 3D displacement across your footage. A demo video is available on the developer's page.
Video Depth AI is listed as free in this catalog. Licensing and pricing can change, so check the developer's page on superhive for the current terms before downloading. The add-on itself is distributed under the GPL license, and Blender Procedural is the creator behind it. Note that some processing may connect to external services depending on your settings, while local generation requires an NVIDIA GPU.
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