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

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 edinlinux on Thursday July 02 2020, @04:56AM (1 child)

    by edinlinux (4637) on Thursday July 02 2020, @04:56AM (#1015283)

    Amazing how this technology has progressed..

    It does mean that now video can never be trusted going forward (unless a 'deep fake' detector is invented)..

    WIll also have a huge impact on actor / actress salaries... sign them up to the 'deep fakes ok' contract when they are unknown, and if they ask for more money..just replace them... Hollywood (and stars mansions) will never be the same..

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  • (Score: 2) by zeigerpuppy on Thursday July 02 2020, @10:59AM

    by zeigerpuppy (1298) on Thursday July 02 2020, @10:59AM (#1015337)

    this is more or less the story of the movie "La Congress", great movie