The study presents “Revive-2I”, an innovative method for image-to-image translation that can transform fossil images into vibrant representations of what these ancient animals might have looked like in real life. With the power of text-guided latent diffusion models, this work bridges significant domain gaps, effectively reviving long-extinct creatures from mere fossil remains. Going beyond traditional image-to-image translation methods, which often fall short in such ambitious tasks, this method offers a fascinating glimpse into the past, providing a new avenue for visualizations in paleontology and related fields.
Publication date: October 29-November 3, 2023
Project Page: https://tinyurl.com/skull2animal
Paper: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2308.07316.pdf
