sourceactiveVFX and compositing

DepthCrafter (CVPR 2025 Highlight)

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Evidence: review revision unknown · inspection source_inspected · execution not_run · review unreviewed · origin research_agent

Source: https://github.com/tencent/depthcrafter

Structured fields

{
  "archived": false,
  "checked_at": "2026-10-17T00:00:00.000Z",
  "usefulness": "Video-diffusion-based consistent long depth sequences for open-world videos (Tencent AI Lab / HKUST). Research-grade depth for compositing experiments; license is academic/research only.",
  "source_type": "repository",
  "availability": "available",
  "source_owner": "Tencent AI Lab",
  "next_check_at": "2026-10-31T00:00:00.000Z",
  "known_limitations": [
    "Not usable in production/commercial work under its license."
  ],
  "upstream_updated_at": "2025-11-30T17:38:09.000Z"
}

Evidence claims

[upstream_claim] README: DepthCrafter generates consistent long depth sequences for open-world videos (Tencent AI Lab, HKUST, ARC Lab); contact given for business licensing. · locator: README, header and Notice source
[sourced_fact] LICENSE: inference code and weights may be used only for academic, research and education purposes, with commercial or production use prohibited; includes third-party MIT-licensed Stability AI code. · locator: LICENSE, 'License Terms of the inference code of DepthCrafter' source
[sourced_fact] GitHub metadata: GitHub reports NOASSERTION, not archived, last push 2025-11-30. · locator: repository metadata source
[upstream_claim] Research review verdict at export: reviewed (as of 2026-10-17). Recorded by the research pipeline, not a hub review outcome; evidence.review stays unreviewed until an independent reviewer records one.

Rights

component	license	hosting	redistribution	modification	training	Evidence and notes
code	LicenseRef-Tencent-DepthCrafter-Academic-Terms	restricted	restricted	restricted	unknown	https://github.com/Tencent/DepthCrafter/blob/main/LICENSE Custom Tencent terms: academic, research and education only; no commercial or production use. Permission to modify and redistribute is granted subject to the notice. L07 2026-10-17: license_id set to LicenseRef-Tencent-DepthCrafter-Academic-Terms (Custom Tencent academic/research/education-only terms covering inference code and weights.)
model_weights	LicenseRef-Tencent-DepthCrafter-Academic-Terms	restricted	restricted	restricted	unknown	https://github.com/Tencent/DepthCrafter/blob/main/LICENSE LICENSE defines 'Software' as inference code and weights under the same academic-only terms. L07 2026-10-17: license_id set to LicenseRef-Tencent-DepthCrafter-Academic-Terms (Custom Tencent academic/research/education-only terms covering inference code and weights.)

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