Towards 3D Facial Reconstruction from Uncalibrated CCTV Footage

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    Abstract

    Facial comparison in 2D is an accepted method in law enforcement and forensic investigation, but pose variations, varying light conditions and low resolution video data can reduce the evidential value of the comparison. Some of these problems might be solved by comparing 3D face models: a face model derived from CCTV camera footage and a reference face model acquired from a suspect. In our case we will assume uncalibrated CCTV footage, because the original camera setup may be destroyed or replaced after the incident, so precise camera information is no longer available. In contrast to other statistical methods, like Morphable Models, we would like to use no additional statistical information at all. Our method is based on a projective reconstruction of landmarks on the face and an auto-calibration step to obtain a 3D face model in a Euclidean space. In our experiment the effect of the number of frames and noise on the landmarks is explored for 3D face reconstruction based on landmarks. An estimation of the 3D face shape can already be obtained using 25 points in 30 frames.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publication33rd Symposium on Information Theory in the Benelux and the 2nd Joint WIC/IEEE Symposium on Information Theory and Signal Processing in the Benelux
    Place of PublicationEnschede
    PublisherWerkgemeenschap voor Informatie- en Communicatietheorie (WIC)
    Pages228-234
    Number of pages7
    ISBN (Print)978-90-365-3383-6
    Publication statusPublished - May 2012
    Event33rd WIC Symposium on Information Theory in the Benelux and the 2nd Joint WIC/IEEE Symposium on Information Theory and Signal Processing in the Benelux 2012 - Boekelo, Netherlands
    Duration: 24 May 201225 May 2012
    Conference number: 33

    Conference

    Conference33rd WIC Symposium on Information Theory in the Benelux and the 2nd Joint WIC/IEEE Symposium on Information Theory and Signal Processing in the Benelux 2012
    Country/TerritoryNetherlands
    CityBoekelo
    Period24/05/1225/05/12

    Keywords

    • METIS-287895
    • 3D Facial Reconstruction
    • CCTV
    • EWI-21975
    • Landmarks
    • SCS-Safety
    • IR-80666

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