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Main Authors: Liu, Chenxi, Wang, Siqi, Fisher, Matthew, Aneja, Deepali, Jacobson, Alec
Format: Preprint
Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.00771
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author Liu, Chenxi
Wang, Siqi
Fisher, Matthew
Aneja, Deepali
Jacobson, Alec
author_facet Liu, Chenxi
Wang, Siqi
Fisher, Matthew
Aneja, Deepali
Jacobson, Alec
contents Effective representation of 2D images is fundamental in digital image processing, where traditional methods like raster and vector graphics struggle with sharpness and textural complexity respectively. Current neural fields offer high-fidelity and resolution independence but require predefined meshes with known discontinuities, restricting their utility. We observe that by treating all mesh edges as potential discontinuities, we can represent the magnitude of discontinuities with continuous variables and optimize. Based on this observation, we introduce a novel discontinuous neural field model that jointly approximate the target image and recovers discontinuities. Through systematic evaluations, our neural field demonstrates superior performance in denoising and super-resolution tasks compared to InstantNGP, achieving improvements of over 5dB and 10dB, respectively. Our model also outperforms Mumford-Shah-based methods in accurately capturing discontinuities, with Chamfer distances 3.5x closer to the ground truth. Additionally, our approach shows remarkable capability in handling complex artistic drawings and natural images.
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spellingShingle 2D Neural Fields with Learned Discontinuities
Liu, Chenxi
Wang, Siqi
Fisher, Matthew
Aneja, Deepali
Jacobson, Alec
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Graphics
Effective representation of 2D images is fundamental in digital image processing, where traditional methods like raster and vector graphics struggle with sharpness and textural complexity respectively. Current neural fields offer high-fidelity and resolution independence but require predefined meshes with known discontinuities, restricting their utility. We observe that by treating all mesh edges as potential discontinuities, we can represent the magnitude of discontinuities with continuous variables and optimize. Based on this observation, we introduce a novel discontinuous neural field model that jointly approximate the target image and recovers discontinuities. Through systematic evaluations, our neural field demonstrates superior performance in denoising and super-resolution tasks compared to InstantNGP, achieving improvements of over 5dB and 10dB, respectively. Our model also outperforms Mumford-Shah-based methods in accurately capturing discontinuities, with Chamfer distances 3.5x closer to the ground truth. Additionally, our approach shows remarkable capability in handling complex artistic drawings and natural images.
title 2D Neural Fields with Learned Discontinuities
topic Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Graphics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.00771