Novus Stream Solutions

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Learn the Novus apps

Core, step-by-step guidance for the tools — grouped by app and written to stand on its own. Each app has a deeper library inside the product itself; these are the essentials. For the full reference see the documentation, and for the stories behind the builds, the product blog.

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NSS Background Remover

Open the appDocs
  1. Comparing Fast, Best Quality, and Glass removal modes and refining edges with brush, wand, and selection tools
    Removal & editing

    Choosing the right mode and refining edges in NSS Background Remover

    When to reach for Fast, Best Quality, or Glass — and how to clean up the last few percent with the brush, wand, and selection tools so even hair and transparent material cut cleanly.

    6 min · IntermediateStart
  2. The image editor with multiple layers, blend modes, 22 filters, lifestyle scenes, and 3D depth preview
    Removal & editing

    Compositing with the image editor: layers, blend modes, and filters

    Take a cutout further: stack multiple images as layers with blend modes, apply any of 22 filters, drop a subject into a lifestyle scene, and preview in 3D with depth relief — all in the browser.

    7 min · IntermediateStart
  3. The image and video utility tools: resize, compress, convert, upscale, and stabilize, all on-device
    Formats & batch

    The image and video utility tools: resize, compress, upscale, stabilize

    Beyond the cutout, a set of local utility tools finishes an image or clip for publishing — image resize and compress, format conversion, 2×/4× upscale, and video stabilize/compress — all on-device.

    6 min · IntermediateStart
  4. Refining a cutout edge — decontamination, feather, and brush — for a flawless transparent background
    Removal & editing

    Edge refinement: getting a perfect transparent background

    The difference between a good cutout and a perfect one is the last 5% of the edge. How to use the edge-refine and decontamination controls in the editor to kill halos, recover soft detail, and export a flawless transparent background.

    7 min · IntermediateStart
  5. Cutting out flyaway hair and fur strands while keeping fine detail
    Removal & editing

    Cutting out hair and fur cleanly

    Hair and fur are where most background removers fall apart. The model choice, settings, and brush technique that keep individual strands instead of a helmet-shaped blob — for portraits, pets, and fur textures.

    6 min · IntermediateStart
  6. Removing the background from glass and transparent objects while keeping see-through realism
    Removal & editing

    Cutting out glass and transparent objects

    Glassware, bottles, and acrylic break normal background removal because the subject is partly see-through. How Glass mode and careful compositing keep realistic transparency instead of cutting the object to a flat silhouette.

    6 min · IntermediateStart
  7. Replacing a background and matching exposure, color, and shadow so the composite looks real
    Removal & editing

    Replacing a background and matching the lighting

    A believable composite is 10% cutout and 90% making the subject belong in its new scene. How to replace a background — a solid color or your own photo — and match exposure, color, and shadow so the seam disappears.

    7 min · IntermediateStart
  8. Combining brush, magic wand, and selection tools for precise manual cutouts
    Removal & editing

    Precision cutouts with the brush, wand, and selection tools

    When the AI mask needs manual help, the brush, magic wand, and selection tools give you full control. How to combine them to fix complex cutouts — cut-out shapes, gaps, and tricky boundaries — efficiently.

    6 min · IntermediateStart
  9. The NSS Background Remover video editor: trim, grade, filters, text, timeline, and export
    Editing & layers

    The NSS Background Remover video editor, end to end

    Edit a clip end to end: trim and arrange on a timeline, color-grade, add LUT filters and text overlays, work in layers, and export — all on-device, with 2×/4× video upscaling on hand.

    8 min · IntermediateStart
  10. NSS Background Remover 3D mode: orbit controls, depth-relief mesh, and a 360-degree recorder
    Editing & layers

    3D mode and depth relief: orbit, bas-relief, and a 360 recorder

    Turn a flat image into a depth-displaced bas-relief mesh, orbit it in a Three.js scene with a furniture palette, and record a short 360-degree spin to WebM — all on-device.

    6 min · IntermediateStart
  11. NSS Background Remover collaborative sessions: peer-to-peer editing over WebRTC with a session ID
    Use cases

    Editing together with collaborative sessions (no upload)

    When two people genuinely need to edit together, use peer-to-peer collaborative sessions built on WebRTC with a shared session ID — without routing images through a server.

    5 min · IntermediateStart
  12. NSS Background Remover custom tuning: reference images optimize the pipeline for your category
    AI tools

    Custom tuning: optimize the pipeline for your kind of image

    Upload reference images to tune the removal pipeline for a specific category of image — your products, your style — so cutouts get more consistent across a catalog, all on-device.

    6 min · IntermediateStart
  13. NSS Background Remover model tiers (Lite/Standard/Pro) and bring-your-own-ONNX, all on-device
    AI tools

    Model tiers and bring-your-own-ONNX

    Choose the right model tier for your device — Lite, Standard, or Pro — manage what is cached, and point an advanced Pro capability at your own hosted ONNX model, all running locally.

    6 min · IntermediateStart

Novus Visualizers

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  1. Stacking ordered reactive visualizer layers with blend controls for depth
    Editing & layers

    Working with layers in Novus Visualizers (and which combinations work best)

    Stack ordered reactive layers with blend controls to build depth — a calm background engine, a sharp foreground, accents, and text — and learn the layer combinations that read well instead of turning to mush.

    7 min · IntermediateStart
  2. Beat Burst driving motion on detected beats with shake, pulse, glow, and tilt properties
    Audio & beat-sync

    Mastering beat-sync: Beat Burst and beat-reactive properties

    Make the visuals move with the music, not just under it. How Beat Burst drives primary motion on detected beats, and how to layer beat-reactive properties — shake, pulse, glow, tilt — so the hits land where you want them.

    6 min · IntermediateStart
  3. Mapping a 32-band FFT — bass, mid, treble, RMS, and onsets — to visual parameters
    Audio & beat-sync

    Audio reactivity in depth: default bindings vs customizing the FFT mapping

    Go past the defaults: understand the 32-band FFT and how bass, mid, treble, RMS loudness, and onset detection map to motion — then customize which audio signal drives which visual parameter.

    8 min · IntermediateStart
  4. Adding titles, fonts, animation styles, and on-device Whisper AI captions with per-word timing
    Editing & layers

    Text, titles, and on-device AI captions in Novus Visualizers

    Add a title and artist, choose fonts and animation styles, and turn audio into captions with on-device Whisper transcription and per-word timing — without your audio ever leaving the browser.

    6 min · IntermediateStart
  5. Export settings — resolution, fps, MP4/WebM, platform presets — plus the companion tools
    Export & release

    Export settings and the companion tools

    Pick the right export every time — resolution, fps, MP4 vs WebM, and the platform presets for YouTube, TikTok, Reels, Spotify Canvas, and more — then round out a release with the companion tools.

    6 min · IntermediateStart
  6. Saving and reopening a visualizer project for reuse across tracks
    Editing & layers

    Saving a project you can reuse across tracks

    Once you have dialed in a look you love, save it as a project so every future track starts there. How to build, save, and reopen a saved document for a fast, consistent production line.

    6 min · IntermediateStart
  7. Working with depth and 3D modes — Bars 3D Columns, Waveform 3D Surface, Tunnel corridor and tube modes, depth and camera controls
    Editing & layers

    Working with depth and 3D modes

    Depth is not a separate engine — it lives inside specific modes. How to use the 3D modes — Bars 3D Columns, Spectrum Spectral Mesh, Waveform 3D Surface, Character Motion 3D Performer, and the Tunnel corridor and tube modes — plus the camera and depth controls that make them sing.

    7 min · IntermediateStart
  8. Cinematic finishing — vignette, film grain, chromatic aberration, drift
    Editing & layers

    Cinematic effects and finishing touches

    The post-processing layer that separates a polished visualizer from a raw one — vignette, film grain, and chromatic aberration, plus the drift reaction — and how to use them without overdoing it.

    5 min · IntermediateStart
  9. Multi-band beat sync: bass, mid, and treble each drive their own effects in Novus Visualizers
    Audio & beat-sync

    Multi-band beat sync: drive effects from bass, mid, and treble

    Go beyond one global beat: route bass, mid, and treble energy to different elements so a kick pulses one layer while hi-hats animate another, and the same preset looks different on every song.

    7 min · IntermediateStart
  10. The Classic Editor and the Studio Workstation in Novus Visualizers, sharing one saved document and one renderer
    Editing & layers

    Classic Editor vs Studio Workstation: which to use when

    Novus Visualizers has two editors over one saved document and one renderer: the guided Classic Editor and the direct-manipulation Studio Workstation. Learn what each is best at and when to switch.

    6 min · IntermediateStart