sample_templates.py

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'''


import os
import argparse
import numpy as np
from psbody.mesh import Mesh
from smpl_webuser.serialization import load_model


parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Sample templates from FLAME')
parser.add_argument('--flame_model_path', default='./flame/generic_model.pkl', help='path to the FLAME model')
parser.add_argument('--num_samples', type=int, default=1, help='Number of samples')
parser.add_argument('--out_path', default='./template', help='Output path')

args = parser.parse_args()
flame_model_fname = args.flame_model_path
num_samples = args.num_samples
out_path = args.out_path

if not os.path.exists(out_path):
    os.makedirs(out_path)

out_fname = lambda num : os.path.join(out_path, 'FLAME_sample_%03d.ply' % num)
flame_model = load_model(flame_model_fname)

for i in range(num_samples):
    # Assign random shape parameters.
    # Beware changing expression parameters (i.e. betas[300:400]) or pose will result in meshes that cannot be used
    # as template for VOCA as VOCA requires "zero pose" templates in neutral expression
    flame_model.betas[:100] = np.random.randn(100) * 1.0

    # Output mesh in "zero pose"
    Mesh(flame_model.r, flame_model.f).write_ply(out_fname(i+1))