vqfr
Maintainer: tencentarc
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Model overview
vqfr is a blind face restoration model developed by Tencent ARC that uses a vector-quantized dictionary and parallel decoder to produce realistic facial details while maintaining comparable fidelity. It builds upon prior face restoration models like GFPGAN and CodeFormer by incorporating a novel vector-quantized dictionary mechanism. Compared to these models, vqfr is able to generate more detailed and natural-looking facial textures.
Model inputs and outputs
vqfr takes in an input image, which can be either a full image containing a face or a cropped/aligned face. The model then outputs the restored face with improved details and the whole image with the face region enhanced.
Inputs
- Image: Input image, which can be a full image with a face or a cropped/aligned face.
- Aligned: Boolean flag indicating whether the input is an aligned face.
Outputs
- Restored Faces: The model outputs the restored face regions with improved details.
- Whole Image: The model also outputs the whole image with the face region enhanced.
Capabilities
vqfr is capable of blindly restoring faces in low-quality images, whether they are old photos, AI-generated faces, or images with other degradation factors. It can produce realistic facial details while maintaining comparable fidelity to the input. The model's vector-quantized dictionary mechanism allows it to generate more natural-looking textures compared to previous face restoration models.
What can I use it for?
vqfr can be used for a variety of applications that involve restoring low-quality or degraded facial images, such as:
- Enhancing old family photos
- Improving the quality of AI-generated faces
- Restoring damaged or low-resolution facial images
By using vqfr, you can breathe new life into your old photos or fix up AI-generated images to make them look more realistic and natural.
Things to try
One interesting aspect of vqfr is its ability to balance fidelity and quality through a user-controllable fidelity ratio. By adjusting this ratio, you can experiment with different trade-offs between the overall quality of the restored face and its similarity to the original input. This allows you to customize the model's output to your specific needs or preferences.
Another thing to try is using vqfr in conjunction with background upsampling models like Real-ESRGAN to enhance the entire image, not just the face region. This can produce more visually compelling and consistent results for your restoration projects.
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