3-D Face Alignment Using A Convolutional Point-Set Representation

We present a robust method for estimating the facial pose and shape parameters with a Projected Normalized Coordinate Code (PNCC), a derived image where each pixel is annotated with its corresponding vertex position in a generic 3D model. The method relies on a Convolutional Point-set Representation (CPR), a carefully designed feature map that extracts useful information encoded in pairs or triple...