Video inpainting software deletes people from HD video footage
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People in the foreground (marked in red) are removed from video footage of two musicians
Various methods work well in low-resolution video footage, but have difficulty with high-resolution details
A woman in the foreground occluding an entire man is removed from video footage with minimal artifacts
A comparison showing how the newly developed method improves over an earlier approach
A comparison showing how the newly developed method improves over an earlier approach
In a development sure to send conspiracy theorists into a tizzy, researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Informatics (MPII) have developed video inpainting software that can effectively delete people or objects from high-definition footage. The software analyzes each video frame and calculates what pixels should replace a moving area that has been marked for removal. In a world first, the software can compensate for multiple people overlapped by the unwanted element, even if they are walking towards (or away from) the camera. See the incredible video demonstration after the break.
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