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Perspective-aware Manipulation of Portrait Photos

Research from University of Princeton Department of Computer Science demonstrating method to alter portrait selfies as distant camera shots through computation to improve appearance of subject:

This paper introduces a method to modify the apparent relative pose and distance between camera and subject given a single portrait photo. Our approach fits a full perspective camera and a parametric 3D head model to the portrait, and then builds a 2D warp in the image plane to approximate the effect of a desired change in 3D. We show that this model is capable of correcting objectionable artifacts such as the large noses sometimes seen in “selfies,” or to deliberately bring a distant camera closer to the subject. This framework can also be used to re-pose the subject, as well as to create stereo pairs from an input portrait. We show convincing results on both an existing dataset as well as a new dataset we captured to validate our method.

The official website for the project can be found here

A website of interactive demonstrations of results can be found here

The acoustic mirror or acoustic locator. It was used to detect the approach of aircraft

Wiik

Music video from Singapore, with track by Yllis and put together by Brandon Tay, employs lo-fi 3D rendering and distortions - recommended in 1080p HD for pixel fidelity:

Our introduction to the image of experimental electronic artist Yllis is an eyeless, robotic mask. Plastered onto art canvases and propped up on pedestals in a computer generated universe, it sings.

wiik traverses a surreal psychic landscape barraged by its own post-internet neuroses. And just like the music, the slick, calculated edges of technology here mingle and dance with he flawed fragility of man.

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