Abstract: A computer-implemented method for decomposing videos into multiple layers that can be re-combined with modified relative timings can include obtaining video data including image frames depicting objects. For each of the frames, the method can include generating object maps descriptive of a respective location of at least one object of the objects within the image frame. For each of the frames, the image frame and the object maps can be input into a machine-learned layer renderer model. For each of the frames, the method can include receiving, as output from the model, a background layer illustrative of a background of the video data and one or more object layers associated with respective object maps. The object layers can include image data illustrative of the object and associated trace effects such that the one or more object layers and the background layer can be re-combined with modified relative timings.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for decomposing videos into multiple layers (212, 213) that can be re-combined with modified relative timings includes obtaining video data including a plurality of image frames (201) depicting one or more objects. For each of the plurality of frames, the computer-implemented method includes generating one or more object maps descriptive of a respective location of at least one object of the one or more objects within the image frame. For each of the plurality of frames, the computer-implemented method includes inputting the image frame and the one or more object maps into a machine-learned layer Tenderer model. (220) For each of the plurality of frames, the computer-implemented method includes receiving, as output from the machine-learned layer Tenderer model, a background layer illustrative of a background of the video data and one or more object layers respectively associated with one of the one or more object maps.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for identifying and extracting object-related effects in videos. Given an ordinary video and a rough segmentation mask overtime of one or more subjects of interest, example systems proposed herein can estimate an omnimatte for each subject—an alpha matte and color image that includes the subject along with all its related time-varying scene elements. Example implementations of the proposed models can be trained only on the input video in a self-supervised manner, without any manual labels, and are generic. For example, the models can produce omnimattes automatically for arbitrary objects and a variety of effects.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for decomposing videos into multiple layers (212, 213) that can be re-combined with modified relative timings includes obtaining video data including a plurality of image frames (201) depicting one or more objects. For each of the plurality of frames, the computer-implemented method includes generating one or more object maps descriptive of a respective location of at least one object of the one or more objects within the image frame. For each of the plurality of frames, the computer-implemented method includes inputting the image frame and the one or more object maps into a machine-learned layer Tenderer model. (220) For each of the plurality of frames, the computer-implemented method includes receiving, as output from the machine-learned layer Tenderer model, a background layer illustrative of a background of the video data and one or more object layers respectively associated with one of the one or more object maps.