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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2016
Disney Enterprises, Inc., Burbank, CA (US);
Martin Klaudiny, Edinburgh, GB;
Steven McDonagh, Edinburgh, GB;
Derek Bradley, Zürich, CH;
Thabo Beeler, Zürich, CH;
Iain Matthews, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Kenneth Mitchell, Earlston, GB;
DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC., Burbank, CA (US);
Abstract
Provided are methods, systems, and computer-readable medium for synthetically generating training data to be used to train a learning algorithm that is capable of generating computer-generated images of a subject from real images that include the subject. The training data can be generated using a facial rig by changing expressions, camera viewpoints, and illumination in the training data. The training data can then be used for tracking faces in a real-time video stream. In such examples, the training data can be tuned to expected environmental conditions and camera properties of the real-time video stream. Provided herein are also strategies to improve training set construction by analyzing which attributes of a computer-generated image (e.g., expression, viewpoint, and illumination) require denser sampling.