Facebook AR Studio reaches Open Beta today

After releasing Camera Effects Platform (CEP) in closed beta earlier this year, Facebook had launched AR Studio - tool for building animated frames, masks, and interactive AR experiences.

Starting 12/12/2017, Facebook expanding availability of the platform and the AR Studio creative tool to everyone.

Facebook director of engineering Ficus Kirkpatrick wrote in a blog post:

“We want artists, developers, brands and more creators to be able to build and share amazing AR experiences. By opening AR Studio to all creators, we’re taking steps toward making AR more a part of everyday life. We’ve been continuously advancing the capabilities of the platform with improved face tracking, new graphics capabilities, better scripting and now World Effects. This is only the beginning, and we can’t wait to see how creators bring art to life through AR Studio.”

AR Studio is new tool that lets developers and 3D artists create interactive photo and video effects for the new Facebook camera.

Now AR Studio only available for Mac users. You can find it here:
https://www.facebook.com/fbcameraeffects/home/

Facebook also opened AR Studio Docs section with some quick start guide and samples. Full docs can be found here:
https://developers.facebook.com/docs/camera-effects

Also, there is some intro how to quick build Camera Effect with AR Studio:
https://developers.facebook.com/videos/f8-2017/intro-to-building-camera-effects-with-the-ar-studio-live-demo/