Facebook has acquired Fayteq, an emerging German company that develops software add-ons that allow users to edit video by removing or adding entire objects to video recorded using computer vision technology.
Facebook is believed to have taken advantage of Vitek's technology to improve the video editing features of its social network and other platforms such as Instagram.
It is also thought that the ability to add objects to live video and remove or cover during the broadcast is interesting in the field of enhanced reality rising, which Facebook began to show great interest in it.
Facebook's CEO and founder, Mark Zuckerberg, spoke at the F8 annual conference last April about the camera as the first and most important platform in enhanced reality technology. He also talked about the beginning of the spread of virtual computing applications - including virtual reality and enhanced reality - as the new revolution in computing after personal computing.
"To make virtual computing part of everyday life, like today's smartphone, we need to have the ability to see through enhanced reality, which is likely to be transparent glasses that show virtual images that carry information," Facebook said. Detailed information about objects in the user's real-world environment. "
Facebook's acquisition of Fitech appears to be on track. The company believes that the range of technologies needed to reach a comprehensive integrated experience of enhanced reality is not yet available. And has revealed its intention to invest in such applications over the next ten years.
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