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    Photo-Realistic Facial Expression Synthesis


    Ghent, John and McDonald, John (2005) Photo-Realistic Facial Expression Synthesis. Image and Vision Computing, 23 (12). pp. 1041-1050. ISSN 0262-8856

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    Abstract

    This paper details a procedure for generating a function which maps an image of a neutral face to one depicting a desired expression independent of age, sex, or skin colour. Facial expression synthesis is a growing and relatively new domain within computer vision. One of the fundamental problems when trying to produce accurate expression synthesis in previous approaches is the lack of a consistent method for measuring expression. This inhibits the generation of a universal mapping function. This paper advances this domain by the introduction of the Facial Expression Shape Model (FESM) and the Facial Expression Texture Model (FETM). These are statistical models of facial expression based on anatomical analysis of expression called the Facial Action Coding System (FACS). The FESM and the FETM allow for the generation of a universal mapping function. These models provide a robust means for upholding the rules of the FACS and are flexible enough to describe subjects that are not present during the training phase. We use these models in conjunction with several Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) to generate photo-realistic images of facial expressions.

    Item Type: Article
    Keywords: Image synthesis; Facial expression shape model (FESM); Facial expression texture model (FETM); Radial basis function network (RBFN);
    Academic Unit: Faculty of Science and Engineering > Computer Science
    Item ID: 8304
    Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.imavis.2005.06.011
    Depositing User: John McDonald
    Date Deposited: 09 Jun 2017 15:50
    Journal or Publication Title: Image and Vision Computing
    Publisher: Elsevier
    Refereed: Yes
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    Use Licence: This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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