ImFace++ : A Sophisticated Nonlinear 3D Morphable Face Model with Implicit Neural Representations

Accurate representations of 3D faces are of paramount importance in various computer vision and graphics applications. However, the challenges persist due to the limitations imposed by data discretization and model linearity, which hinder the precise capture of identity and expression clues in curre...

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Veröffentlicht in:IEEE transactions on pattern analysis and machine intelligence. - 1979. - PP(2024) vom: 14. Okt.
1. Verfasser: Zheng, Mingwu (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Zhang, Haiyu, Yang, Hongyu, Chen, Liming, Huang, Di
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2024
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:IEEE transactions on pattern analysis and machine intelligence
Schlagworte:Journal Article
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Zusammenfassung:Accurate representations of 3D faces are of paramount importance in various computer vision and graphics applications. However, the challenges persist due to the limitations imposed by data discretization and model linearity, which hinder the precise capture of identity and expression clues in current studies. This paper presents a novel 3D morphable face model, named ImFace++, to learn a sophisticated and continuous space with implicit neural representations. ImFace++ first constructs two explicitly disentangled deformation fields to model complex shapes associated with identities and expressions, respectively, which simultaneously facilitate automatic learning of point-to-point correspondences across diverse facial shapes. To capture more sophisticated facial details, a refinement displacement field within the template space is further incorporated, enabling fine-grained learning of individual-specific facial details. Furthermore, a Neural Blend-Field is designed to reinforce the representation capabilities through adaptive blending of an array of local fields. In addition to ImFace++, we devise an improved learning strategy to extend expression embeddings, allowing for a broader range of expression variations. Comprehensive qualitative and quantitative evaluation demonstrates that ImFace++ significantly advances the state-of-the-art in terms of both face reconstruction fidelity and correspondence accuracy
Beschreibung:Date Revised 14.10.2024
published: Print-Electronic
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ISSN:1939-3539
DOI:10.1109/TPAMI.2024.3480151