Windows build: Added Generic XSeg model pretrained on various faces. It is most suitable for src faceset because it contains clean faces, but also can be applied on dst footage without complex face obstructions.
Changed help for “Learning rate dropout” option:
When the face is trained enough, you can enable this option to get extra sharpness and reduce subpixel shake for less amount of iterations.
Enabled it before “disable random warp” and before GAN. n disabled. y enabled
cpu enabled on CPU. This allows not to use extra VRAM, sacrificing 20% time of iteration.
Changed help for GAN option:
Train the network in Generative Adversarial manner.
Forces the neural network to learn small details of the face.
Enable it only when the face is trained enough and don't disable.
Typical value is 0.1
improved GAN. Now it produces better skin detail, less patterned aggressive artifacts, works faster.
https://i.imgur.com/Nbh3mw1.png
Maximum resolution is increased to 640.
‘hd’ archi is removed. ‘hd’ was experimental archi created to remove subpixel shake, but ‘lr_dropout’ and ‘disable random warping’ do that better.
‘uhd’ is renamed to ‘-u’
dfuhd and liaeuhd will be automatically renamed to df-u and liae-u in existing models.
Added new experimental archi (key -d) which doubles the resolution using the same computation cost.
It is mean same configs will be x2 faster, or for example you can set 448 resolution and it will train as 224.
Strongly recommended not to train from scratch and use pretrained models.
New archi naming:
'df' keeps more identity-preserved face.
'liae' can fix overly different face shapes.
'-u' increased likeness of the face.
'-d' (experimental) doubling the resolution using the same computation cost
Examples: df, liae, df-d, df-ud, liae-ud, ...
Improved GAN training (GAN_power option). It was used for dst model, but actually we don’t need it for dst.
Instead, a second src GAN model with x2 smaller patch size was added, so the overall quality for hi-res models should be higher.
Added option ‘Uniform yaw distribution of samples (y/n)’:
Helps to fix blurry side faces due to small amount of them in the faceset.
Quick96:
Now based on df-ud archi and 20% faster.
XSeg trainer:
Improved sample generator.
Now it randomly adds the background from other samples.
Result is reduced chance of random mask noise on the area outside the face.
Now you can specify ‘batch_size’ in range 2-16.
Reduced size of samples with applied XSeg mask. Thus size of packed samples with applied xseg mask is also reduced.
5.XSeg) data_dst/src mask for XSeg trainer - fetch.bat
Copies faces containing XSeg polygons to aligned_xseg\ dir.
Useful only if you want to collect labeled faces and reuse them in other fakes.
Now you can use trained XSeg mask in the SAEHD training process.
It’s mean default ‘full_face’ mask obtained from landmarks will be replaced with the mask obtained from the trained XSeg model.
use
5.XSeg.optional) trained mask for data_dst/data_src - apply.bat
5.XSeg.optional) trained mask for data_dst/data_src - remove.bat
Normally you don’t need it. You can use it, if you want to use ‘face_style’ and ‘bg_style’ with obstructions.
XSeg trainer : now you can choose type of face
XSeg trainer : now you can restart training in “override settings”
Merger: XSeg-* modes now can be used with all types of faces.
Therefore old MaskEditor, FANSEG models, and FAN-x modes have been removed,
because the new XSeg solution is better, simpler and more convenient, which costs only 1 hour of manual masking for regular deepfake.
with XSeg model you can train your own mask segmentator of dst(and src) faces
that will be used in merger for whole_face.
Instead of using a pretrained model (which does not exist),
you control which part of faces should be masked.
Workflow is not easy, but at the moment it is the best solution
for obtaining the best quality of whole_face's deepfakes using minimum effort
without rotoscoping in AfterEffects.
new scripts:
XSeg) data_dst edit.bat
XSeg) data_dst merge.bat
XSeg) data_dst split.bat
XSeg) data_src edit.bat
XSeg) data_src merge.bat
XSeg) data_src split.bat
XSeg) train.bat
Usage:
unpack dst faceset if packed
run XSeg) data_dst split.bat
this scripts extracts (previously saved) .json data from jpg faces to use in label tool.
run XSeg) data_dst edit.bat
new tool 'labelme' is used
use polygon (CTRL-N) to mask the face
name polygon "1" (one symbol) as include polygon
name polygon "0" (one symbol) as exclude polygon
'exclude polygons' will be applied after all 'include polygons'
Hot keys:
ctrl-N create polygon
ctrl-J edit polygon
A/D navigate between frames
ctrl + mousewheel image zoom
mousewheel vertical scroll
alt+mousewheel horizontal scroll
repeat for 10/50/100 faces,
you don't need to mask every frame of dst,
only frames where the face is different significantly,
for example:
closed eyes
changed head direction
changed light
the more various faces you mask, the more quality you will get
Start masking from the upper left area and follow the clockwise direction.
Keep the same logic of masking for all frames, for example:
the same approximated jaw line of the side faces, where the jaw is not visible
the same hair line
Mask the obstructions using polygon with name "0".
run XSeg) data_dst merge.bat
this script merges .json data of polygons into jpg faces,
therefore faceset can be sorted or packed as usual.
run XSeg) train.bat
train the model
Check the faces of 'XSeg dst faces' preview.
if some faces have wrong or glitchy mask, then repeat steps:
split
run edit
find these glitchy faces and mask them
merge
train further or restart training from scratch
Restart training of XSeg model is only possible by deleting all 'model\XSeg_*' files.
If you want to get the mask of the predicted face in merger,
you should repeat the same steps for src faceset.
New mask modes available in merger for whole_face:
XSeg-prd - XSeg mask of predicted face -> faces from src faceset should be labeled
XSeg-dst - XSeg mask of dst face -> faces from dst faceset should be labeled
XSeg-prd*XSeg-dst - the smallest area of both
if workspace\model folder contains trained XSeg model, then merger will use it,
otherwise you will get transparent mask by using XSeg-* modes.
Some screenshots:
label tool: https://i.imgur.com/aY6QGw1.jpg
trainer : https://i.imgur.com/NM1Kn3s.jpg
merger : https://i.imgur.com/glUzFQ8.jpg
example of the fake using 13 segmented dst faces
: https://i.imgur.com/wmvyizU.gifv
