A Morphable Model for the Synthesis of 3D Faces

The Morphable Face Model captures the variations of 3D shape and texture that occur among human faces. It represents each face by a set of model coefficients, and generates new, natural-looking faces from any novel set of coefficients, which is useful in a wide range of applications in computer vision and computer graphics.

The Morphable Face Model is derived from a data set of 3D face models by automatically establishing point-to-point correspondence between the examples, and transforming their shapes and textures into a vector space representation. New faces and expressions can be modeled by forming linear combinations of the prototypes.

In this framework, it is easy to control complex facial attributes, such as gender, attractiveness, body weight, or facial expressions. Attributes are automatically learned from a set of faces rated by the user, and can then be applied to classify and manipulate new faces.

Given a single photograph of a face, we can estimate its 3D shape, its orientation in space and the illumination conditions in the scene. Starting from a rough estimate of size, orientation and illumination, our algorithm optimizes these parameters along with the face's internal shape and surface colour to find the best match to the input image. The face model extracted from the image can be rotated and manipulated in 3D.

Presentation at SIGGRAPH 99, in collaboration with Thomas Vetter

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Hollywood
• Morphable
• Model
• Synthesis
• 3D
• Manipulation
• Siggraph
• Face
• Animation

[Geordi22]

Where can i get that software?

[eigenlaut]

nowhere - it's not commercially available

[1000732]

lol i smiled when he smiled i coundt help it lol

[xtraa]

Wow, just wow!

[youtubian2500]

There is a similar tool in 3DS Max where you can morph between keyframes etc. Generally, all morphs have to have the same amount of vertices in order to work properly.

[elsaeraser]

I'm beginning to think this was an elaborate fake and it wouldn't be the first time a group of scientists forged their results.

This software would sell like sliced bread, yet after so many years they didn't turn it into an commercial product. Makes you wonder why.

[ThePhan7em]

@eigenlaut dont be like that, i really o need it.

[RheaPhx]

they should've made mona lisa frown...

[Amarx00]

Wow, it is the case that that todays sicence fiction, is tomorrows science.

I first saw somethin like the in the movie Running Man!

[lucasgerhard]

incrivel! modelos 3D de rostos a partir de uma foto somente!!! wow... (via @mllecaminha)

[GTXMAN]

where can I get that program 4 real?

[cityatwar]

It's Drake at 0:47.

[YunSeung]

That's pretty sweet.

[goomee3d]

It's been 3 years, where the hell is the software that comes out of this technology? This is a tease video. BLAH!