LivePortrait

Maintainer: KwaiVGI

Total Score

174

Last updated 8/7/2024

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Model overview

LivePortrait is an AI model developed by researchers at Kuaishou Technology that enables efficient and controllable portrait animation. It combines stitching and retargeting techniques to generate high-quality animated portraits from a single input image. Unlike similar models like live-portrait, livespeechportraits, and AniPortrait, LivePortrait focuses on achieving real-time performance and fine-grained controls over the animation, making it suitable for a variety of applications.

Model inputs and outputs

Inputs

  • Portrait image: A single input image of a person's portrait.

Outputs

  • Animated portrait video: The model generates a video of the input portrait with natural head movements and facial expressions.

Capabilities

LivePortrait can efficiently animate a portrait image with realistic head movements and facial expressions. It achieves this through a novel stitching and retargeting approach that allows for fine-grained control over the animation. The model can handle a variety of portrait images, including different poses, lighting conditions, and skin tones.

What can I use it for?

The LivePortrait model can be utilized in various applications that require realistic portrait animation, such as virtual avatars, video conferencing, and interactive entertainment experiences. Its ability to generate high-quality, real-time animations while providing control over the output makes it a versatile tool for developers and content creators.

Things to try

Experiment with different input portrait images to see how the LivePortrait model handles varying poses, expressions, and lighting conditions. Additionally, explore the model's retargeting capabilities by applying the animation to different faces or blending it with other video sources to create unique and engaging content.



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