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Image-to-image translation in PyTorch

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Re: Image-to-image translation in PyTorch

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Post by tonmoy »

Serious question, can graphics rendering in games be replace with a technology like these? Then the developer will train a model to convert a simple low poly count 3d image to a very beautiful looking image, and gamer's PC will use those weights on the fly to make the game look beautiful. No need for expensive GPUs (as long as NN predictions are easy)

Re: Image-to-image translation in PyTorch

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Post by Houshalter »

tonmoy wrote: post #4

Serious question, can graphics rendering in games be replace with a technology like these? Then the developer will train a model to convert a simple low poly count 3d image to a very beautiful looking image, and gamer's PC will use those weights on the fly to make the game look beautiful. No need for expensive GPUs (as long as NN predictions are easy)

>No need for expensive GPUs

These techniques require expensive GPUS. Even with top of the line hardware it takes a few seconds per frame. Perhaps something like this could be used to assist animators and modelers though.

Re: Image-to-image translation in PyTorch

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Post by bitL »

Houshalter wrote: post #5
tonmoy wrote: post #4

Serious question, can graphics rendering in games be replace with a technology like these? Then the developer will train a model to convert a simple low poly count 3d image to a very beautiful looking image, and gamer's PC will use those weights on the fly to make the game look beautiful. No need for expensive GPUs (as long as NN predictions are easy)

>No need for expensive GPUs These techniques require expensive GPUS. Even with top of the line hardware it takes a few seconds per frame. Perhaps something like this could be used to assist animators and modelers though.

Yes, indeed, it's an animator/modeler's dream ;-)

Re: Image-to-image translation in PyTorch

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Post by rasz »

tonmoy wrote: post #4

Serious question, can graphics rendering in games be replace with a technology like these? Then the developer will train a model to convert a simple low poly count 3d image to a very beautiful looking image, and gamer's PC will use those weights on the fly to make the game look beautiful. No need for expensive GPUs (as long as NN predictions are easy)

this is how dreaming works
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