AI BACKPLATE FUSION WITH 360 HDRI MAP INTEGRATION
Domeble’s R&D programme has extensively developed two distinct approaches to produce specific AI CGI backplates generated from our own in house collection integrated with 360° HDRI maps:
- Same Location Blending: This approach uses images from the same shoot and location, ensuring consistent lighting and atmospheric conditions. Our in-house image generation produces alternative backgrounds from the same scene, offering new perspectives and variations without deviating from the original location style or lighting.
- Multiple Location Blending: Here, we fuse elements from similar location types to create new, optimised CGI sceneplates. By combining the best features of different but related scene types, we generate new unique scenes that are in tune with the original scenes, and in sync with angles and lighting.
Same Location CGI Backplate Fusions
This solution is for the scenario where an automotive design team, or CG visualisation artist finds the perfect location package in the Domeble collection but cant quite find the right angle. The lighting is perfect, the location type is exactly what the client briefed , and these images have a great choice of static backplates with a matching 360 HDRI map to provide the perfect environment for your renders.
However, the client wants more choices, more options and of course a different angle. The solution is to generate a variety of options with our Same Location Innovation approach, which takes the images from the same scene, and generates fresh AI alternative backgrounds. Our AI analyses the original scenes, identifying key elements such as lighting, shadows, and subject. It then creates new backplates that maintain the same atmospheric conditions, same scene style, but offer different angles and perspectives. This ensures that the visual consistency is preserved while providing the design team with a range of options to choose from.
Multiple Scene Location Blending
The next type of AI generation of a backplate takes innovation a step further by combining elements from different but similar locations. Let’s consider an automotive design team working on a project that requires backgrounds from various urban environments. Instead of conducting separate photoshoots in different cities, our multi scene AI fusion blends elements from these locations, creating a unique and cohesive scene, that maintains the essence and mood / style of the selected location types.
Our AI analyses the characteristics of each location, such as architectural styles, lighting conditions, and similarities. It then fuses these elements to create a new background that incorporates the best features of each environment. For instance, the AI might combine the modern downtown locations of New York City with the similar scenes from London or Paris, resulting in a visually unique and dynamic scene, that maintains the vibe of the location type and presents a totally fresh location to explore.
This approach offers unparalleled creative freedom, and by using dedicated 360 HDRI maps from the original scenes, the data renders look seamless and blended with the same lighting and almost indistinguishable reflections. Designers are no longer limited by the constraints of a single location. They can now explore new possibilities by blending different environments, creating scenes that are visually the same style and contextually relevant. The ability to fuse the best of different locations into a single background opens up a world of opportunities for innovative visualisation and design.
Domeble Licensing Integrity
One of the key concerns with AI-generated content is licensing integrity. There is still a nervousness by brands and agencies to take AI generated imagery into the public domain, and indeed there is yet to be a landmark copyright case, and I’m sure it is inevitable that it will.
At Domeble, we take this issue seriously. All our AI-generated backgrounds are originated and derived from our licensed original images, ensuring that the content remains water-tight from a licensing perspective. This means that our clients can enjoy the benefits of AI image fusion without worrying about potential licensing issues.
By using proprietary content as the foundation for AI-generated CGI backplates, we maintain full control over the creative process. This ensures that the final creative output can be pushed into the public domain with the correct licensing rights associated with the front facing imagery. It also provides peace of mind to clients, knowing that the content is fully licensed and compliant with industry copyright and permissions.