by Martina Megaro | Aug 14, 2020 | Capture, Machine Learning, VFX
Single-Shot High-Quality Facial Geometry and Skin Appearance Capture We propose a new light-weight face capture system capable of reconstructing both high-quality geometry and detailed appearance maps from a single exposure. August 14, 2020ACM Siggraph 2020 ...
by Martina Megaro | Jul 3, 2020 | Capture, Machine Learning, VFX
Interactive Sculpting of Digital Faces Using an Anatomical Modeling Paradigm We propose a novel interactive method for the creation of digital faces that is simple and intuitive to use, even for novice users, while consistently producing plausible 3D face geometry,...
by Martina Megaro | Jun 16, 2020 | Capture, Machine Learning, VFX
Attention-Driven Cropping for Very High Resolution Facial Landmark Detection Facial landmark detection is a fundamental task for many consumer and high-end applications and is almost entirely solved by machine learning methods today. June 16, 2020IEEE Conference on...
by Martina Megaro | May 25, 2020 | Capture, Machine Learning, VFX
Fast Nonlinear Least Squares Optimization of Large-Scale Semi-Sparse Problems We introduce a novel iterative solver for nonlinear least squares optimization of large-scale semi-sparse problems. May 25, 2020Eurographics 2020 Authors Marco Fratarcangeli...
by Martina Megaro | May 25, 2020 | Capture, Machine Learning, VFX
Facial Expression Synthesis using a Global-Local Multilinear Framework We present a practical method to synthesize plausible 3D facial expressions that preserve the identity of a target subject. May 25, 2020Eurographics 2020 Authors Mengjiao Wang...
by Martina Megaro | Jul 12, 2019 | Capture, VFX, Visual Computing
Accurate Markerless Jaw Tracking for Facial Performance Capture We present the first method to accurately track the invisible jaw based solely on the visible skin surface, without the need for any markers or augmentation of the actor. July 12, 2019ACM Siggraph 2019...