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INTEREST: Machine Learning Can Turn Photos Into Anime-Style Background Art




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DerekL1963
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 12, 2020 2:28 pm Reply with quote
Wish the sample image was a little (much) bigger so it could be studied closely... (I know this is likely on the creators, not ANN.)
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 12, 2020 4:21 pm Reply with quote
I added a link so if you click on the image now it should open it in a larger window for you.
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 12, 2020 4:27 pm Reply with quote
The future is now, old man.
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 12, 2020 4:32 pm Reply with quote
octopodpie wrote:
I added a link so if you click on the image now it should open it in a larger window for you.


Thanks!
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 12, 2020 8:01 pm Reply with quote
This is cool! Now you can make anime style wallpaper out of normal wallpapers Very Happy
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 13, 2020 1:06 am Reply with quote
RIP anime and visual novel background artists.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 13, 2020 3:41 am Reply with quote
Well, that's underwhelming. The processed images still just look like photos with a few filters thrown on.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 13, 2020 10:47 am Reply with quote
I don't think something like this, even if it was looking better, will make background artists obsolete anytime soon.

But with some more work on the program or maybe a digital artist doing some post-editing work, I could see this being used in low budget productions to safe some time and money.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 13, 2020 1:57 pm Reply with quote
Kokushibou wrote:
RIP anime and visual novel background artists.


Maybe at the cheapest, lowest end of the market. When you look at the images full size, they look like crap - like a cheap filter from a no name ad shoveling photo app. Honestly, from a photographic/image quality point of view, they're surprisingly bad.

There's promise there, can't argue otherwise... But the process is anything but ready for prime time and viewing on anything but a mobile device.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 13, 2020 3:25 pm Reply with quote
vanfanel wrote:
Well, that's underwhelming. The processed images still just look like photos with a few filters thrown on.


Yeah, something seems off with those images. Don't get me wrong, I think they look great for what they are, but I can't really see this being the norm anytime soon.
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