Facial Hair Tracking for High Fidelity Performance Capture

by Martina Megaro | Jul 24, 2022 | Capture, Machine Learning, VFX

Facial Hair Tracking for High Fidelity Performance Capture   We demonstrate the proposed capture pipeline on a variety of different facial hair styles and lengths, ranging from sparse and short to dense full-beards. July 24, 2022ACM SIGGRAPH 2022   Authors...

Implicit Neural Representation for Physics-driven Actuated Soft Bodies

by Sarah Frigg | Jul 24, 2022 | Capture, Machine Learning, VFX

Implicit Neural Representation for Physics-driven Actuated Soft Bodies   We apply the method to volumetric soft bodies, human poses, and facial expressions, demonstrating artist-friendly properties. July 24, 2022ACM SIGGRAPH 2022   Authors Lingchen Yang (ETH...

Shape Transformers: Topology-Independent 3D Shape Models Using Transformers

by Martina Megaro | Apr 25, 2022 | Capture, Machine Learning, VFX

Shape Transformers: Topology-Independent 3D Shape Models Using Transformers   We present a new nonlinear parametric 3D shape model based on transformer architectures. April 25, 2022Eurographics 2022   Authors Prashanth Chandran (DisneyResearch|Studios/ETH Joint...

Improved Lighting Models for Facial Appearance Capture

by Martina Megaro | Apr 25, 2022 | Capture, Machine Learning, VFX

Improved Lighting Models for Facial Appearance Capture   We compare the results obtained with a state-of-the-art appearance capture method [RGB∗20], with and without our proposed improvements to the lighting model. April 25, 2022Eurographics 2022   Authors...

Rendering with Style: Combining Traditional and Neural Approaches for High-Quality Face Rendering

by Martina Megaro | Nov 30, 2021 | Capture, Machine Learning, VFX

Rendering with Style: Combining Traditional and Neural Approaches for High-Quality Face Rendering   We propose to combine incomplete, high-quality renderings showing only facial skin with recent methods for neural rendering of faces, in order to automatically and...