Algorithms, Volume 17, Issue 8
2024 August - 55 articles
Cover Story: This article introduces Lester, a novel method with which to automatically synthesize retro-style 2D animations from videos. The method approaches the challenge mainly as an object segmentation and tracking problem. Video frames are processed with the Segment Anything Model (SAM), and the resulting masks are tracked through subsequent frames with DeAOT, a method for semi-supervised video object segmentation. The geometry of the masks' contours is simplified with the Douglas–Peucker algorithm. Finally, facial traits, pixelation, and a basic rim light effect can be optionally added. The results show that the method exhibits an excellent temporal consistency and can correctly process videos with different poses and appearances, dynamic shots, partial shots, and diverse backgrounds. View this paper - Issues are regarded as officially published after their release is announced to the table of contents alert mailing list .
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