fast-style-transfer-deeplearnjs
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style transfer
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fast-style-transfer-deeplearnjs
Paint yourself in the style of classic art, in your browser
github.com#style transfer#neural style#deeplearn.js#webgl#fast neural style
How HN took it
6 positive, 11 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 27 critical, out of 47 comments about the project. Thread score -0.41.
Execution: 0 for, 24 againstIdea: 4 for, 3 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Impressive results and cool effect
From 2 comments
Cool. I'm getting some great results. Would be awesome if you could train your own model in the browser too. By the way: How does a NN learn from a single image? I understand how…
TekMol on HNWeirdly, something about the generated images (colour range?) breaks Twitter's profile photo update. I actually took screenshots of the original taken with my webcam and the deep…
davedx on HN
Objections
Very slow in browser and hangs on large images
From 2 comments
tl;dr: Impressive Prisma clone with six filters but running all calculations locally in the browser. Compared to Prisma it feels slightly slower or as slow, one filter almost…
earlybike on HNHey, it looks very cool. However, it's hanging my browser. Haven't looked at the source, but maybe this should be implemented with web workers to increase perceived performance.…
rsoto on HN
Outputs look blurry or like nightmares on some setups
From 2 comments
I don't know if it's my machine or whether my expectations are too high, but every generated image looks like the same blurry version of the original but with a different colour…
hnlmorg on HNAm I the only one that get "the stuff of nightmares" kind of results ? Ubuntu 17.04 FF 57 & Chrome 59 with face and Udnie:…
Belphemur on HN
Does not work on mobile
From 2 comments
Looks like it does not work on mobile chrome
code-is-code on HNI don't know if it's loading or what but it's just blank on my phone's chrome browser.
lerie82 on HN
Seen as imitation rather than art
From 2 comments
When I see the style transfers, I'm reminded of the early days of Photoshop, and whatever else was a commonplace photo editing application of the mid-90s (like Fractal Painter).…
michrassena on HNIt still looks like Poor Photoshop Art Imitation++ though. Outside of the developer community, no one cares how this works. They only care about whether or not they connect with…
TheOtherHobbes on HN
Requests
Support mobile devices
From 1 comment
you should likely put a warning message for mobile users to let them know the website doesn't work on mobile
make3 on HN
Train your own model in the browser
From 1 comment
Cool. I'm getting some great results. Would be awesome if you could train your own model in the browser too. By the way: How does a NN learn from a single image? I understand how…
TekMol on HN
Questions
How does a network learn style from a single image
From 1 comment
Cool. I'm getting some great results. Would be awesome if you could train your own model in the browser too. By the way: How does a NN learn from a single image? I understand how…
TekMol on HN
What size images can it handle
From 1 comment
What size images can it generate? I've used other libraries that can't go past 800x600.
everdev on HN
Alternatives named
Prisma
From 1 comment
tl;dr: Impressive Prisma clone with six filters but running all calculations locally in the browser. Compared to Prisma it feels slightly slower or as slow, one filter almost…
earlybike on HN
Deep Art Effects
From 1 comment
Is it using the same tech as android/ios app Deep Art Effects? https://www.deeparteffects.com/ Results look very similar
wowtip on HN
Photoshop filters
From 1 comment
When I see the style transfers, I'm reminded of the early days of Photoshop, and whatever else was a commonplace photo editing application of the mid-90s (like Fractal Painter).…
michrassena on HN