Plask, Whose AI-Based Tech Converts Video Into Animation, Raises $2.6M
South Korean tech startup Plask has raised US$2.56 million in pre-Series A funding, as it prepares to bring its automated animation tool to the market.
The technology eliminates the necessity for motion capture by creating animation directly from video motion.
Here are the details:
- The funding round was led by Smilegate Investment, which was joined by existing investor Naver, as well as new investors KT Investment and Timewise Investment.
- The company’s web-based Shoot tool automatically converts live-action footage into animation, using deep learning to refine accuracy. Keyframes can then be manually touched up.
Shoot can do motion capture with dancing video🥰.
Currently, you can use the Open Beta App for free with Pre-Release.
Take a video with your phone📱and upload it on your laptop💻.#animation #3dmodeling #3dart #3Danimation #3drender #contentcreation #motion #animator pic.twitter.com/DHDINSinks— Shoot (@Shoot_ai) June 9, 2021
- Founder and CEO Junho Lee told the Maeil Business Newspaper that a three-minute clip of animation with ten characters, done manually, costs around 45 million won (USD$40,268). He claims Shoot brings the cost down to between 30,000 and one million won (USD$25-850).
- Central to Plask’s pitch is that Shoot can meet growing demand for characters in the metaverse — a cross-platform digital space users inhabit in avatar form — and “interactive virtual entertainment.”
- Plask’s software is currently in beta-testing mode at animation studios, game developers, and other companies. It is due to launch by the end of the year.
- Lee said in a statement, “We plan to use our pre-Series A investment to aggressively recruit key talent. Just as the design tool Figma became a standard tool for UI/UX design in just five years, Plask plans to disrupt the global content industry by providing an excellent user experience and solid AI technology.”
K-pop dance animation made with motion capture of Shoot.
This is an animation made with motion capture in 5 minutes in Shoot.#animation #3dmodeling #3dart #3Danimation #3drender #contentcreation #motion #characterart #characterdesign #animator #Kpop pic.twitter.com/TCLqeT8LwE— Shoot (@Shoot_ai) June 23, 2021
