Real-time high-quality facial performance capture
US9865072B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 30, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 9, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 8, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2215/16
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of transferring a facial expression from a subject to a computer-generated character and a system and non-transitory computer-readable medium for the same. The method can include receiving an input image depicting a face of a subject; matching a first facial model to the input image; generating a displacement map representing of finer-scale details not present in the first facial model using a regression function that estimates the shape of the finer-scale details. The displacement map can be combined with the first facial model to create a second facial model that includes the finer-scale details, and the second facial model can be rendered, if desired, to create a computer-generated image of the face of the subject that includes the finer-scale details.
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