VFX Pass Generator

VFX Pass Generator uses our foundation model, SwitchLight 3.0, to convert your footage into VFX-ready assets by generating:

PBR Maps: Normal, Base color, Metallic, Roughness, Specular for relighting
Alpha: foreground matte for background replacement
Depth Map: For compositing and 3D integration

Your image or video becomes a rotoscoped, relightable 2.5D asset, ready for use in 3D Relight, Blender, Unreal or other 3D tools for further VFX work.

Key Features

PBR, Alpha & Depth Pass Generation

2K Resolution, up to 1-minute

Process up to 2K resolution and one-minute videos or 2,000-frame sequences on cloud.

Image Sequence Support

Upload image sequence for professional workflow. Export VFX passes as image sequence.

Nuke, Blender & Unreal Engine Plugin

Direct integration plugins for seamless VFX pass import into Nuke, Blender, and Unreal Engine workflows.

Available VFX Passes

Pass	Description
Alpha	Clean background removal and matte extraction
Depth	Normalized depth map for compositing
Normal	Surface normal map for realistic relighting
Base Color	Diffuse color without lighting information
Roughness	Surface roughness for material properties
Specular	Specular highlights and reflections
Metallic	Metallic surface properties

Specifications

These specifications are for Beeble (Cloud). For higher resolution and longer duration, see Beeble Studio (Desktop).

Upload Format

Image Sequence
Image
Video

	Beeble (Cloud app)
File Format	PNG, JPG, JPEG
Max Size	100 MB per file
Resolution	Up to 2K (2048 px) - Rejected if larger
Max Frames	Up to 2000 frames
Color	sRGB for best quality - Other color spaces, such as Log, may degrade quality
Alpha	If alpha is provided (e.g. RGBA PNG), the uploaded alpha will be used as the final VFX Pass

	Beeble (Cloud app)
File Format	PNG, JPG, JPEG
Max Size	100 MB
Resolution	Up to 2K (2048 px) - Downscaled if larger
Color	sRGB for best quality - Other color spaces, such as Log, may degrade quality
Alpha	If alpha is provided (e.g. RGBA PNG), the uploaded alpha will be used as the final VFX Pass

	Beeble (Cloud app)
File Format	MP4 (H.264), MOV (ProRes 422, 4444, H.265)
Max Size	2 GB
Resolution	Up to 2K (2048 px) - Downscaled if larger
Duration	Up to 60 seconds
FPS	Up to 30 FPS - Reduced if higher
Color	Rec. 709 for best quality - Other color spaces, such as Log, may degrade quality
Alpha	If alpha is provided (e.g. ProRes 4444), the uploaded alpha will be used as the final VFX Pass

Best Quality Settings - Use Rec. 709 / sRGB color space. Beeble (Cloud app) supports up to 2K and 60 seconds.

Output Format

Beeble Cloud provides two output formats:

PNG: 8-bit PNG sequences for each VFX pass.
MP4: 8-bit MP4 files for each VFX pass.

EXR export is only available in Beeble Studio (Desktop).

Map	Color Channels	Bit Depth	Color Space	Note
Source	RGB (3-ch)	8-bit	sRGB
Alpha	Grayscale (1-ch)	8-bit	—	0.0–1.0 matte
Normal	RGB (3-ch)	8-bit	—	Object space / OpenGL normal map
BaseColor	RGB (3-ch)	8-bit	sRGB
Roughness	Grayscale (1-ch)	8-bit	—	White = Rough surface
Specular	Grayscale (1-ch)	8-bit	—
Metallic	Grayscale (1-ch)	8-bit	—	White = Metallic surface
Depth	Grayscale (1-ch)	16-bit float	—	Saved as .exr for precision

Map	Color Channels	Bit Depth	Color Space	Note
Source	RGB (3-ch)	8-bit	sRGB
Alpha	Grayscale (1-ch)	8-bit	—	0.0–1.0 matte
Normal	RGB (3-ch)	8-bit	—	Object space / OpenGL normal map
BaseColor	RGB (3-ch)	8-bit	sRGB
Roughness	Grayscale (1-ch)	8-bit	—	White = Rough surface
Specular	Grayscale (1-ch)	8-bit	—
Metallic	Grayscale (1-ch)	8-bit	—	White = Metallic surface
Depth	Grayscale (1-ch)	8-bit	—	Normalize depth to [0, 1] within the foreground range

Good vs. Bad Footage

Even though our AI models generate VFX passes from your footage—like depth, normals, or lighting layers—we don’t “invent” details. The quality of the output depends entirely on the input. Make sure your footage contains enough visual detail by following these examples.

✅ Good Footage

Footage should be ready for compositing with:

Includes clear subjects – such as people or objects
Strong separation between subject and background
High-quality – sharp focus, high bitrate, and detailed visuals
Soft, even lighting – avoid harsh shadows or blown highlights
Correct white balance and proper exposure

❌ Bad Footage

Avoid footage with these problems:

No visible subject, or subject is too small in frame
Grayscale footage – color is required
Non-sRGB/Rec.709 color space – make sure your footage uses standard sRGB or Rec.709
Poor quality – low bitrate, blurry, noisy, or out of focus
Improper exposure – overexposed, underexposed, or extreme contrast
Too much camera movement – shaky or unstable footage is hard to work with

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Beeble

Beeble Studio

Integration

Key Features

PBR, Alpha & Depth Pass Generation

2K Resolution, up to 1-minute

Image Sequence Support

Nuke, Blender & Unreal Engine Plugin

Available VFX Passes

Specifications

Upload Format

Output Format

Good vs. Bad Footage

✅ Good Footage

❌ Bad Footage

​Key Features

PBR, Alpha & Depth Pass Generation

2K Resolution, up to 1-minute

Image Sequence Support

Nuke, Blender & Unreal Engine Plugin

​Available VFX Passes

​Specifications

​Upload Format

​Output Format

​Good vs. Bad Footage

​✅ Good Footage

​❌ Bad Footage

Key Features

Available VFX Passes

Specifications

Upload Format

Output Format

Good vs. Bad Footage

✅ Good Footage

❌ Bad Footage