AI Generation Too Slow for Live: Effects Limited to Post-Processing

sophiamyang · x · 2026-08-03

While testing hand gesture recognition, developer Sophia Yang pointed out that although MediaPipe performs excellently in detecting hand gestures, no current AI model is fast enough to support real-time rendering.

Consequently, AI-generated effects can currently only be applied to pre-recorded videos in post-processing, rather than being used for live streaming or real-time camera feedback scenarios.

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