An automatic facial beautification method for video post-processing

Abstract

The facial beautification is very popular nowadays. There are many photographic apps supporting the facial beautification function. However, the automatic beautification of human faces in a video is still relatively rare. In this paper, we present an automatic facial beautification method for video post-processing software. Firstly we use OpenCV and Dlib to detect the human’s face. Secondly we use Gaussian blur and median filtering to whiten the facial area. And then we use linear interpolation to add the decoration to the cheek. Lastly we enhance the lip’s color based on digital differential analyzer (DDA) and scan line algorithm. The method has been developed as a plugin for After Effects (AE). Experiments show that our method can achieve good results with no obvious artifacts and it’s easy to operate.