Depth Anything Video

Depth Anything Video

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Depth Anything Video estimates depth maps from video input with temporal consistency. Supports multiple model sizes and colormaps. Ready-to-use REST inference API, best performance, no cold starts, affordable pricing.

Features

Wavespeed Depth Anything Video (VDA) is a specialized model designed to estimate dense, pixel-wise depth from monocular video. By transforming standard 2D footage into a grayscale depth map, it provides essential spatial data for 3D reconstruction, augmented reality, and professional visual effects.

Why Choose This?

• Temporal Consistency Engineered to maintain depth stability across frames, preventing the “flickering” effect common in frame-by-frame processing.
• Scale Flexibility Offers three distinct model sizes to balance between real-time processing speed and high-fidelity depth precision.
• Fine-Grained Detail Excellent at capturing thin structures and complex silhouettes, such as foliage or distant architectural elements.
• Zero-Shot Generalization Performs reliably across diverse environments, from indoor studios to vast outdoor landscapes, without needing scene-specific tuning.

Parameters

How to Use

1. Upload your video — Drag and drop your source file into the upload box or provide a direct media link.
2. Select the model —

• VDA-Small: Fastest inference, best for mobile or quick previews.
• VDA-Base: Standard balance of speed and accuracy.
• VDA-Large: Maximum precision for professional VFX and 3D mapping.

3. Run — Submit the task to generate and download your depth-encoded video.

Model Comparison

Best Use Cases

• Cinematography & VFX — Create realistic depth-of-field, fog, and volumetric lighting effects in post-production.
• 3D Scene Reconstruction — Extract spatial data to build point clouds or 3D meshes from 2D video.
• AR Occlusion — Enable virtual objects to realistically pass behind physical objects in a video scene.
• Motion Graphics — Use depth data as a displacement map for unique visual transitions.

Pro Tips

• Check the Histogram: In the output, pure white represents the closest objects to the lens, while black represents the furthest distance.
• VDA-Large for Detail: Use the VDA-Large model if your video contains intricate foreground elements like hair or thin wires.
• Consistency: Ensure your video has steady lighting for the most accurate depth estimation results.

Authentication

For authentication details, please refer to the Authentication Guide.

API Endpoints

Submit Task & Query Result

set -euo pipefail

export WAVESPEED_API_KEY="your-api-key"

REQUEST_BODY=$(cat <<'JSON'
{
  "video": "https://interactive-examples.mdn.mozilla.net/media/cc0-videos/flower.mp4",
  "model": "VDA-Large"
}
JSON
)

# 1. Submit the prediction.
SUBMIT_RESPONSE=$(curl --silent --show-error --fail-with-body \
  -X POST "https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/wavespeed-ai/depth-anything/video" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ${WAVESPEED_API_KEY}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "${REQUEST_BODY}")

TASK=$(printf '%s' "${SUBMIT_RESPONSE}" | jq 'if type == "object" and has("data") then .data else . end')
PREDICTION_ID=$(printf '%s' "${TASK}" | jq -r '.id // empty')
if [ -z "${PREDICTION_ID}" ]; then
  printf 'Submission response did not contain a prediction id
' >&2
  exit 1
fi
RESULT_URL=$(printf '%s' "${TASK}" | jq -r '.urls.get // empty')
if [ -z "${RESULT_URL}" ]; then RESULT_URL="https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/predictions/${PREDICTION_ID}/result"; fi

# 2. Poll until the prediction finishes.
while true; do
  RESPONSE=$(curl --silent --show-error --fail-with-body \
    "${RESULT_URL}" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer ${WAVESPEED_API_KEY}")
  RESULT=$(printf '%s' "${RESPONSE}" | jq 'if type == "object" and has("data") then .data else . end')
  STATUS=$(printf '%s' "${RESULT}" | jq -r '.status // empty')

  case "${STATUS}" in
    completed) printf '%s\n' "${RESULT}" | jq '.outputs'; break ;;
    failed|cancelled|timeout) printf '%s\n' "${RESULT}" | jq . >&2; exit 1 ;;
    created|processing) sleep 2 ;;
    *) printf 'Unexpected status: %s
' "${STATUS}" >&2; exit 1 ;;
  esac
done

Parameters

Task Submission Parameters

Request Parameters

Response Parameters

Result Request Parameters

Result Response Parameters