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Disney's Deepfakes Closer to Big-Screen Debut
Disney researchers demonstrated what they described as the first photorealistic deepfake at megapixel resolution.
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Disney researchers have demonstrated what they described as the first photorealistic deepfake at megapixel resolution.
The maximum-resolution videos the scientists could create using the open source DeepFakeLab model were just 256 x 256 pixels in size, while their latest model can generate video with 1,024 x 1,024 resolution.
The model can swap the semblance of two individuals while maintaining the target's facial expressions, although videos indicate it can only generate deepfakes of well-lit individuals looking more or less directly at the camera at present.
The researchers said their goal is to produce deepfakes of sufficient quality for commercial projects, as a less time-consuming and more affordable alternative to traditional visual effects for film.
Deepfakes need far less supervision once the original model is assembled, and can produce video in just hours.
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