Is it possible to use my own face model?

[Yuqin Wu]

Hi,
thank you for your amazing project. However, I want to know if I can use my own face model? I noticed that now your project is using a sfm_shape_3448.bin file made by cereal. However, my face model is an obj file. I wish to know how to incorporate my own face model into your project? What jobs are needed to be done? Is your code compatible with different face model?

Thanks!

[Patrik Huber]

Hi,
Thanks!
You can easily use your own model if it's a PCA model or something similar. Keep in mind we are talking about statistical models of faces (i.e. PCA models), and not just a single mesh (i.e. .obj file). With a single .obj mesh, you obviously can't create a model of face variation (a face model).

[文昌]

@patrikhuber how to transform my own head model to a PCA model ?

[Patrik Huber]

@CodingGou Please read my above comment. I suggest you read up some literature about Morphable Models and statistical/PCA shape models. Maybe you should ask the question first about what you want to do with your own head model?