Proposal: Using Covers to Generate Character Images
Simone Nardi
Hi everyone,
I noticed that the new site layout automatically generates a face thumbnail for creators based on their images.
I was wondering—would it be possible to apply the same principle or algorithm to comic covers, in order to extract and index character faces?
It could be a useful way to enrich character profiles in a consistent, automated way, aligned with our internal database.
Looking forward to hearing your thoughts!
Simone
Jochen G.
It would need to be a cover with only the character, so we would need to
pick a cover or upload it (or filter to covers only with the one
character). If the face detection would work for face masks I don't
know, feel free to try on beta, i.e. upload a cover for any creator
portrait and see what happens.
Since for characters we show covers with them on it, it is less a visual
improvement than for creators. Although on the cover it is not always
clear which character it is.
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Simone Nardi
I'll give it a try on the beta.
One possible approach could be similar to the old Facebook photo tagging system.
The main issue is that if a cover gets replaced with a version of different resolution, the tags might no longer align properly.
Also, for some characters, showing just the face isn’t enough—it would be helpful to include the body too, since visual identification often relies on costumes or distinctive physical features.
At that point, though, it would require manually selecting a crop from the image—so the face detection algorithm might not even be necessary.
Just thinking out loud as I write...
Simone
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