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Disney Research Neural Face-Swapping Technique Can Provide Photorealistic, High-Resolution Video

posted by Fnord666 on Thursday July 02 2020, @03:24AM   Printer-friendly
from the Sal-Maroni dept.

NPC-131072 writes:

From TechCrunch

A new paper published by Disney Research in partnership with ETH Zurich describes a fully automated, neural network-based method for swapping faces in photos and videos — the first such method that results in high-resolution, megapixel resolution final results according, to the researchers. That could make it suited for use in film and TV, where high-resolution results are key to ensuring that the final product is good enough to reliably convince viewers as to their reality.

The researchers specifically intend this tech for use in replacing an existing actor's performance with a substitute actor's face, for instance when de-aging or increasing the age of someone, or potentially when portraying an actor who has passed away. They also suggest it could be used for replacing the faces of stunt doubles in cases where the conditions of a scene call for them to be used.

The mouse has the paper

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  • (Score: 5, Insightful) by c0lo on Thursday July 02 2020, @03:33AM (2 children)

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Thursday July 02 2020, @03:33AM (#1015269) Journal

    Disney Research Neural Face-Swapping Deep Fake Technique Can Provide Photorealistic, High-Resolution Video

    Note to myself: next time preview before submitting, ya idiot, how many times do I have to tell me that?

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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by PartTimeZombie on Thursday July 02 2020, @11:43PM

    by PartTimeZombie (4827) on Thursday July 02 2020, @11:43PM (#1015587)

    Two.

    Two times.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 03 2020, @05:11AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 03 2020, @05:11AM (#1015680)

    how many times do I have to tell me that?

    Depends on how many personalities you have.

    RIP MDC.