Whether a VFX artist, a research fellow or a graphics amateur, BlenderNeRF is the easiest and fastest way to create synthetic NeRF datasets within Blender. Obtain renders and camera parameters with a single click, while having full user control over the 3D scene and camera!
This tutorial explores BlenderNeRF, its practical applications, what NeRFs are and how to train them using NeRF software such as Instant NGP.
BlenderNeRF GitHub : https://github.com/maximeraafat/BlenderNeRF
BlenderNeRF BlenderMarket : https://blendermarket.com/products/blendernerf
Instant NGP GitHub : https://github.com/NVlabs/instant-ngp
Google COLAB BlenderNeRF Notebook : https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1dQInHx0Eg5LZUpnhEfoHDP77bCMwAPab?usp=sharing
Blender : https://www.blender.org
NeRF : https://www.matthewtancik.com/nerf
Instant NPG Tutorial :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TA14yYBIRP8
Luma Unreal Engine Plugin : https://docs.lumalabs.ai/9DdnisfQaLN1sn
TurboNeRF (NeRFs in Blender) : https://github.com/JamesPerlman/TurboNeRF-Blender
NeRFshop : https://github.com/graphdeco-inria/nerfshop
Opening Sequence soundtrack by Latmac (@Latmac)
Background song : I Still Love You (feat. Spade Brooks), by The David Roy Collective, available at
https://artlist.io/royalty-free-music/song/i-still-love-you-feat-spade-brooks/77089
The COS scene was inspired by the Blender Guru Blender beginner series : @blenderguru
The SOF and TTC scenes were created by Nicole Morena (@nickyblender) and Christophe Seux, available at https://www.blender.org/download/demo-files/
00:00 Introduction
02:36 Motivation
04:00 Part 1
07:18 Camera on Sphere (COS)
11:07 Subset of Frames (SOF)
12:33 Train and Test Cameras (TTC)
14:21 Notes
15:29 Part 2
18:02 Limitations
18:53 Final Notes