Animated filters to change faces How to make crazy selfies with MSQRD Augmented reality
Have you visited the Snapchat filters? Do you dream of something new? The MSQRD application (pronounced masquerade) may well make you happy. The latter allows you to change your face by applying totally delirious virtual masks on your video selfies. The result is stunning..
Animated filters to change faces
Photographic self-portraits commonly called selfies have literally invaded social platforms. Impossible to miss this phenomenon. It has become in a few years the star activity of the moment. Some addicts even go as far as posting more than a hundred photos a day. It must be said that today with social networks everyone can claim fame.
Augmented reality
But the selfie is not only a way of showing off or promoting yourself. It can also be an easy and fun way to immortalize your presence at an event or a unique place. And with the rise of augmented reality, the selfie is experiencing a second youth today..
This new process thus makes it possible to capture photos or videos and to apply filters in real time to transform any head . The facial recognition system automatically detects the features of a face and then enhances it with various elements. The principle here is to place virtual accessories on real things.
Dog ears, wigs, flower crowns, Wolverine mask (character from the X-Men series), dinosaur head, all delusions are possible. These filters can thus be used to embellish or on the contrary make your selfies ugly..
How to make crazy selfies with MSQRD
Everyone knows about Snapchat. The success of this application has highlighted the unexpected potential of augmented reality. The phenomenon has grown to such an extent that many developers have decided to ride the wave and offer their own filter tools. This is the case with MSQRD.
This application was popularized after the Oscar ceremony thanks to its DiCaprio filter which propelled it to the top of the ranking in the App Store. 
Its 3D face detection technology and its catalog of very pretty virtual masks have not failed to attract the attention of millions of smartphone owners. And unlike Snapchat, taking a selfie is relatively easy.
- Launch the App Store
- In the search field, type MSQRD
- Launch the freshly installed application on your iPhone
- Place your smartphone in front of your face
- Scroll through the different filters
- Click the red button to capture a video sequence
- To take a photo, just click on the camera icon
The MSQRD application offers a wide variety of virtual brands to create creative selfies in seconds and then share them on social networks. 
Please note that not all filters are created equal. Some offer very successful effects while others are simply ridiculous and unattractive.