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Virtual group photography based on scene and person perception.
Zhenquan Shi1, Hongming Lu2,3, Xinyue Sun2
1School of Software Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin, China.
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|January 8, 2024
Summary
This study introduces a virtual group photography model to realistically add missing people into group photos. The method considers individual attributes and context for authentic virtual person synthesis.
Area of Science:
- Computer Science
- Artificial Intelligence
- Computer Vision
Background:
- Group photos are essential for documenting events.
- Existing methods for adding people to group photos often lack realism.
- Current approaches fail to integrate individual characteristics like height and body shape, or simultaneously consider pose and boundary.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop a novel virtual group photography model.
- To enhance the realism and authenticity of synthesizing individuals into group photos.
- To address limitations in current context-prediction models by incorporating individual attributes.
Main Methods:
- A two-stage virtual group photography model was proposed.
- Stage 1: Predicts individual attributes (position, pose, boundary) using global context and target person characteristics.
- Stage 2: Generates the new group photo based on the predicted pose and boundary information.
Main Results:
- The proposed method significantly improves the harmony and authenticity of synthesized individuals in group photos.
- The model successfully synthesizes individuals who should be present in the group.
- Experimental results demonstrate superior performance in virtual group photo composition.
Conclusions:
- The virtual group photography model effectively combines global context and individual attributes.
- The approach offers a significant advancement for creating realistic group photos with absent individuals.
- This method is highly suitable for applications in virtual group photography and image synthesis.
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