The Project is real time application in opencv using first order model where you can do all animation stuff with your face including your reference image(as per your interest)

Steps

Step 1: Create virtual environment

Python version : python v3.7.3 or higher

create virual environment : pip install virtualenv

activate virtual environment : virtualenv env

Step 2: Activate virtual environment

For windows : env/Script/activate

For Linux : source env/bin/activate

Step 3 : Install required modules

Install modules : pip install -r requirements.txt

Install pytorch and torchvision : pip install torch===1.0.0 torchvision===0.2.1 -f https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cu100/torch_stable.html

Step 4 : Download cascade file ,weights and model and save in folder named extract

gdown --id 1wCzJP1XJNB04vEORZvPjNz6drkXm5AUK The file is also availible via direct link on Google's Drive: https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1wCzJP1XJNB04vEORZvPjNz6drkXm5AUK

On Linux machine : unzip checkpoints.zip

If on windows platfrom unzip checkpoints.zip using unzipping software like 7zip.

Delete zip file : rm checkpoints.zip

Step 5 : Run the project

Run application from live camera : python image_animation.py -i path_to_input_file -c path_to_checkpoint

Example : python .\image_animation.py -i .\Inputs\Monalisa.png -c .\checkpoints\vox-cpk.pth.tar

Run application from video file : python image_animation.py -i path_to_input_file -c path_to_checkpoint -v path_to_video_file

Example : python .\image_animation.py -i .\Inputs\Monalisa.png -c .\checkpoints\vox-cpk.pth.tar -v .\video_input\test1.mp4

Thanks