Monocular Avatar Magic: Build a 120 FPS Mobile Avatar from a Single iPhone Video

# From 5-Minute iPhone Video to 120 FPS Avatar: Inside HRM2Avatar’s Monocular Magic > Can a single iPhone video really become a cinema-grade, real-time avatar on mobile? Yes—if you split the problem into “two-stage capture, mesh-Gaussian hybrid modeling, and mobile-first rendering.” HRM2Avatar shows how. ## 1. Why Care: The Gap Between Hollywood Mocap and Your Phone Summary: Current avatar pipelines need multi-camera domes or depth sensors. HRM2Avatar closes the fidelity gap with nothing but the phone in your pocket. Studio rigs cost >$100 k and need experts. NeRF/3DGS monocular methods either look good or run fast—not both. Social gaming, AR …