Photo shapes: Shape Cutout, Depth Detection & Mapping Background

All four are in Mapping → + and need Pro.

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   Tap + → Shape Cutout and choose Camera or Import from Photos (or Use Template Image if you already have a Mapping Background — the shapes then land exactly where they are in it).

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   Choose Main Object to cut out the main subject, or Shapes to find several shapes at once.

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   In Shapes, tune Focus (Obvious or All), Sensitivity (Clean, Normal, Fine), Detail (Fast or Detailed) and Min Size, then toggle the numbered chips for the shapes you want.

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   Tap ✓. Each selected shape is added to your mapping.

Depth Detection reads how far each part of an object is from the camera. Depth visuals — the Pulse and Depth visuals categories in Play — use that to light the near and far parts of the object differently, so a flat projection looks sculpted onto it.

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   Tap + → Depth Detection and take a photo of the object or import one.

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   On Review cutout the background is removed automatically. Adjust the crop (Rectangle or Free), then tap Use photo.

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   The first time, the app downloads its depth model (about 50 MB). Depth is then worked out on your device.

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   Fine-tune Border inset and the Depth curve (far → near), then tap Done. The shape is placed where the object is in the photo.

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   In Play, add a visual from Pulse or Depth visuals. Depth shapes only take depth visuals, and depth visuals only play on depth shapes.

• Edit depth — reopen the depth curve and border; changes preview live on the projector.
• Anchor point — tap a detail in the photo (an eye, a corner) to lock it to the real object. Add a second anchor for more precision. Anchored shapes keep that detail in place while you drag corners.
• Photo — switch the preview between the depth map and the original photo.

Tap + → Transparent PNG, then Paste from Clipboard or Import from Photos. The image's transparent area becomes the outside of the shape, so a logo maps as a logo. If the image has no transparency you'll see Invalid Image — pick a PNG with a transparent background.

A Mapping Background is a photo of your scene placed behind your shapes, so you can trace surfaces on the phone. You can have one per project.

• Manual: the projector turns white; take a photo standing as close to the projector as you can, then line the projected area up with the inner rectangle.
• Automatic: with a projector connected, the app projects four markers, finds them with the camera (Looking for 4 tags → 4 tags found), and aligns the photo for you after you tap Ready and hold still.
• Afterwards: select the background for Adjust (move its corners), Opacity, Hide and, on iPhone and iPad, Extract — tap something in the photo to turn it straight into a shape.