To create digital replicas, the group used the photos to identify “landmarks” of each person’s face, fit these to a 3-D render, and then used the best quality photo (factoring in things like ...

Nvidia unveils next-gen face-rendering technology. FaceWorks promises to create near photo-realistic facial expressions, lighting, and speech. By Mark Walton on March 21, 2013 at 10:46AM PDT.

Researchers Hao Li, Shunsuke Saito, Lingyu Wei, Koki Nagano, and Liwen Hu wanted to create super detailed face models without the need for professional lighting or even a full photo.