Virtual gaze redirection in face images

In video-conferencing, the participant watches the screen rather than the camera. This turns the gaze direction away from the other party and makes eye contact impossible. Artificial gaze redirection by iris repositioning was proposed, but the feasibility of crucial algorithmic components, especially the challenging computer vision parts, was not demonstrated. This paper demonstrates a system for gaze redirection in color face images via eye synthesis and replacement. The proposed method can serve as an image editing tool for entertainment and commercial use, and is an important step towards gaze-redirection in videoconferencing.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2003
• Where: ICIAP
• Authors: Dorian Weiner, Nahum Kiryati
• Keywords: Artificial Gaze Redirection, Crucial Algorithmic Components, Gaze Direction, ICIAP 2003, Image Processing