Apple Sharp photorealistic view synthesis workshop
ML-SHARP — Local & Cloud Image → 3D Splats → Video
Apple’s new ML-SHARP model lets you take a single 2D image and convert it into a 3D Gaussian representation that supports photorealistic view synthesis and nearby viewpoint rendering — in less than a second on a GPU.
In this class, we’ll focus on one practical pipeline:
Image → 3D Gaussian splats → rendered video
with the model running either locally or on a cloud GPU if your machine doesn’t support CUDA.
🔥 What You’ll Learn (Hands-On)
Understanding SHARP basics
What it really does and how image→3D output works
Local GPU setup
Install, dependencies, and pitfalls
Cloud GPU setup
Simple workflow so non-CUDA machines can participate
Running SHARP on your image
Generating the 3D Gaussian representation
Producing splats and video
Exporting and rendering a short fly-through or viewpoint shift
Results validation
How to check the outputs and common troubleshoot points
❗What This Class Does Not Cover
Model training or dataset creation
Full photogrammetry workflows
Real-time interactive navigation or game-engine integration
Physics-based animation
This is about workflow and execution, not research theory. You’ll walk away with a working pipeline you can run again and again.
👩💻 Who This Is For
3D artists curious about neural view synthesis
Developers learning modern 3D AI workflows
Technical creators who want usable splats and rendered outputs
Anyone curious how a single photo can be turned into a 3D scene
🎯 What You’ll Leave With
SHARP running on your system locally or via cloud GPU
A 3D Gaussian representation of your photo
A rendered video that shows new views generated from the model
Bring an image and a machine — we’ll make it work. 💡
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