added option Eyes priority (y/n)
fix eye problems during training ( especially on HD architectures )
by forcing the neural network to train eyes with higher priority
before/after https://i.imgur.com/YQHOuSR.jpg
It does not guarantee the right eye direction.
SAEHD:
added new option
GAN power 0.0 .. 10.0
Train the network in Generative Adversarial manner.
Forces the neural network to learn small details of the face.
You can enable/disable this option at any time,
but better to enable it when the network is trained enough.
Typical value is 1.0
GAN power with pretrain mode will not work.
Example of enabling GAN on 81k iters +5k iters
https://i.imgur.com/OdXHLhU.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/CYAJmJx.jpg
dfhd: default Decoder dimensions are now 48
the preview for 256 res is now correctly displayed
fixed model naming/renaming/removing
Improvements for those involved in post-processing in AfterEffects:
Codec is reverted back to x264 in order to properly use in AfterEffects and video players.
Merger now always outputs the mask to workspace\data_dst\merged_mask
removed raw modes except raw-rgb
raw-rgb mode now outputs selected face mask_mode (before square mask)
'export alpha mask' button is replaced by 'show alpha mask'.
You can view the alpha mask without recompute the frames.
8) 'merged *.bat' now also output 'result_mask.' video file.
8) 'merged lossless' now uses x264 lossless codec (before PNG codec)
result_mask video file is always lossless.
Thus you can use result_mask video file as mask layer in the AfterEffects.
Removed the wait at first launch for most graphics cards.
Increased speed of training by 10-20%, but you have to retrain all models from scratch.
SAEHD:
added option 'use float16'
Experimental option. Reduces the model size by half.
Increases the speed of training.
Decreases the accuracy of the model.
The model may collapse or not train.
Model may not learn the mask in large resolutions.
true_face_training option is replaced by
"True face power". 0.0000 .. 1.0
Experimental option. Discriminates the result face to be more like the src face. Higher value - stronger discrimination.
Comparison - https://i.imgur.com/czScS9q.png
If you want, you can manually remove unnecessary angles from src faceset after sort by yaw.
Optimized sample generators (CPU workers). Now they consume less amount of RAM and work faster.
added
4.2.other) data_src/dst util faceset pack.bat
Packs /aligned/ samples into one /aligned/samples.pak file.
After that, all faces will be deleted.
4.2.other) data_src/dst util faceset unpack.bat
unpacks faces from /aligned/samples.pak to /aligned/ dir.
After that, samples.pak will be deleted.
Packed faceset load and work faster.
improved model generalization, overall accuracy and sharpness
by using new 'Learning rate dropout' technique from paper https://arxiv.org/abs/1912.00144
An example of a loss histogram where this function is enabled after the red arrow:
https://i.imgur.com/3olskOd.jpg
fixed crashes
removed useless 'ebs' color transfer
changed keys for color degrade
added image degrade via denoise - same as denoise extracted data_dst.bat ,
but you can control this option directly in the interactive converter
added image degrade via bicubic downscale and upscale
SAEHD: default ae_dims for df now 256.
removed option 'apply random ct'
added option
Color transfer mode apply to src faceset. ( none/rct/lct/mkl/idt, ?:help skip: none )
Change color distribution of src samples close to dst samples. Try all modes to find the best.
before was lct mode, but sometime it does not work properly for some facesets.
Random warp is required to generalize facial expressions of both faces. When the face is trained enough, you can disable it to get extra sharpness for less amount of iterations.
added SAEHD model ( High Definition Styled AutoEncoder )
This is a new heavyweight model for high-end cards to achieve maximum possible deepfake quality in 2020.
Differences from SAE:
+ new encoder produces more stable face and less scale jitter
before: https://i.imgur.com/4jUcol8.gifv
after: https://i.imgur.com/lyiax49.gifv - scale of the face is less changed within frame size
+ new decoder produces subpixel clear result
+ pixel loss and dssim loss are merged together to achieve both training speed and pixel trueness
+ by default networks will be initialized with CA weights, but only after first successful iteration
therefore you can test network size and batch size before weights initialization process
+ new neural network optimizer consumes less VRAM than before
+ added option <Enable 'true face' training>
The result face will be more like src and will get extra sharpness.
example: https://i.imgur.com/ME3A7dI.gifv
Enable it for last 15-30k iterations before conversion.
+ encoder and decoder dims are merged to one parameter encoder/decoder dims
+ added mid-full face, which covers 30% more area than half face.
