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Life & fun · October 20, 2021

Veil

Filter people from videos

Veil launched on October 20, 2021 with 158 votes, #198 of 2,933 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 5 years on.

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What it does

Veil is a magical human-filtering video app to record videos whilst censoring people in real-time. Apply filters and styles overlaid on top of people (and pets) in videos to effectively censor or remove them. This is great for privacy.

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TL;DR: a speedy, simple app that mostly Just WorksI am pleased with the 3.0 update! The new paywall is implemented sensibly and is a reasonable price. If you’re trying to replace your background super easily, or obscure yourself from a video, I recommend this app.There are a few changes I’d enjoy seeing, like:- allowing you to see the result when you tap different effects instead of needing to dismiss the whole effects drawer (since it sits in front of the video)- add back the Zoom Motion effect, if you can fix the bug that it used to have in background mode- support for pinch to zoom- make certain effects extend beyond the very edges of the subject, such as making the Pixel effect only…from apps.apple.com

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