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The jewelry AR
glossary.

Plain-English definitions of the terms that come up when you add AR try-on to a jewelry store.

AR try-on

AR try-on is a technology that overlays a virtual product on a shopper body in real time using their device camera, so the shopper sees how a piece looks on themselves before buying.

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Virtual try-on

Virtual try-on is the umbrella category for any digital technology that lets a shopper visualize a product on themselves before purchase, including AR overlay, 3D model viewers, and photo-based simulation.

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PBR (Physically Based Rendering)

PBR (physically based rendering) is a rendering technique that simulates how light interacts with materials based on real-world physics, producing photoreal surfaces such as polished gold, brushed silver, glass, and gemstones.

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On-device camera processing

On-device camera processing means the analysis of a camera feed happens entirely in the device browser or app, without sending video frames to a server. The video never leaves the device.

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Conversion lift

Conversion lift is the percentage increase in purchase rate when a specific change — a feature, a layout shift, a new tool — is added to a site, measured against a baseline without that change.

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3D product models

3D product models are digital representations of physical products as three-dimensional objects, typically in glTF or GLB format, used for AR try-on, web visualization, and interactive ecommerce.

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