Restoring degraded digital images through a deep learning framework

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media for accurately, efficiently, and flexibly restoring degraded digital images utilizing a deep learning framework for repairing local defects, correcting global imperfections, and/or enhancing depicted faces. In particular, the disclosed systems can utilize a defect detection neural network to generate a segmentation map indicating locations of local defects within a digital image. In addition, the disclosed systems can utilize an inpainting algorithm to determine pixels for inpainting the local defects to reduce their appearance. In some embodiments, the disclosed systems utilize a global correction neural network to determine and repair global imperfections. Further, the disclosed systems can enhance one or more faces depicted within a digital image utilizing a face enhancement neural network as well.