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Meta SAM 3

Open-source vision model for zero-shot object segmentation and tracking in video

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Meta SAM 3 (Segment Anything Model 3) is a computer vision model designed for object detection, segmentation, and tracking across video frames. It allows users to isolate objects using natural language prompts without manual keyframing or rotoscoping. The model is released for mask-generation tasks and supports video-wide tracking and effect application.

What it's for

  • Track and isolate objects across full video sequences using text prompts
  • Automate video rotoscoping for post-production and VFX pipelines
  • Apply automated effects like blurring or pixelation to specific moving subjects

Features

  • Zero-shot object detection and segmentation from natural language prompts
  • Consistent object tracking across sequential video frames
  • Support for automated mask generation via Hugging Face Transformers
  • Integration with video effects including blur, pixelate, glow, and outlines

Pricing

Open source. Free and open-source (custom license)

Details

Type
AI model
Category
AI
Topic
Computer Vision
Open source
Yes
Platforms
Code library, Web, Self-hosted
For
Machine learning researchers, computer vision developers, and video editors
Alternative to
Segment Anything Model (SAM), SAM 2
Tags
computer vision, segmentation, video tracking, object detection, meta, huggingface

Why it was saved

  • @rpn, 19 November 2025: Eliminates manual rotoscoping by allowing users and developers to isolate, track, and apply effects (blur, pixelate, mask, outline) to any object across entire video clips automatically.

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