Generative Visual Manipulation on the Natural Image Manifold

Generative Visual Manipulation on the Natural Image Manifold

16 Dec 2018 | Jun-Yan Zhu, Philipp Krähenbühl, Eli Shechtman, and Alexei A. Efros
This paper proposes a method for realistic image manipulation by learning the natural image manifold using a generative adversarial network (GAN). The method ensures that all image edits stay on the learned manifold, resulting in realistic outputs. The approach involves projecting a real image onto the manifold, modifying the latent vector to apply user edits, and transferring these changes back to the original image. The system supports various editing operations such as color, shape, and warping, and allows for real-time manipulation. The method is evaluated on tasks like realistic photo manipulation and generating images from user scribbles. The system uses gradient-based optimization for efficient and interactive editing. The paper also discusses prior work in image editing, natural image statistics, and neural generative models, highlighting the limitations of existing methods and the advantages of the proposed approach. The results show that the method produces realistic images and can be used for a variety of image manipulation tasks. The system is implemented using deep convolutional generative adversarial networks (DCGANs) and is evaluated on multiple datasets. The method is effective in generating realistic images and transferring edits from the generated manifold back to the original image. The paper concludes that the approach provides a powerful tool for data-driven generative image editing.This paper proposes a method for realistic image manipulation by learning the natural image manifold using a generative adversarial network (GAN). The method ensures that all image edits stay on the learned manifold, resulting in realistic outputs. The approach involves projecting a real image onto the manifold, modifying the latent vector to apply user edits, and transferring these changes back to the original image. The system supports various editing operations such as color, shape, and warping, and allows for real-time manipulation. The method is evaluated on tasks like realistic photo manipulation and generating images from user scribbles. The system uses gradient-based optimization for efficient and interactive editing. The paper also discusses prior work in image editing, natural image statistics, and neural generative models, highlighting the limitations of existing methods and the advantages of the proposed approach. The results show that the method produces realistic images and can be used for a variety of image manipulation tasks. The system is implemented using deep convolutional generative adversarial networks (DCGANs) and is evaluated on multiple datasets. The method is effective in generating realistic images and transferring edits from the generated manifold back to the original image. The paper concludes that the approach provides a powerful tool for data-driven generative image editing.
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