EbSynth

EbSynth
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EbSynth is a vfx tool that propagates visual changes from a single keyframe to an entire video sequence, created by Czech computer science and animation duo, Šárka Sochorová and Ondřej Jamriška.

Ondřej Jamriška
Inspired by the pioneering CGI in Jurassic Park, Ondřej got into graphics programming as a teenager and never looked back. This passion drove him to the demoscene of the early 2000s and culminated in a decade-long venture into computer graphics research at CTU in Prague. His studies and publications spanned a variety of topics, from discrete optimization (GridCut), fluid dynamics (LazyFluids), and style transfer (StyLit, FaceStyle) to pigment mixing (Mixbox).

Šárka Sochorová
Šárka is a typical dabbler, always dancing on the edge between art and technology. On her way to settling in the computer science world, she took multiple detours studying classical guitar, traditional animation, foreign languages, programming, and film. Her never-ending crush on cinema and VFX finally led her to a Ph.D. program in computer graphics at CTU in Prague. There, she met Ondřej Jamriška, and their mutual passion for movie magic led to the creation of EbSynth. Originally designed to automate rotoscopy, it quickly gained traction in the VFX and animation industry and is now catching the attention of innovative content creators, especially with the rise of generative AI.

Šárka and Ondřej co-founded startup Secret Weapons with the goal of turning their research into practical tools for artists and filmmakers. They released Mixbox, a library for paint-like color mixing, and are currently working on the next version of EbSynth.