AnimeTransGAN: Animation Image Super-Resolution Transformer via Deep Generative Adversarial Network

Chang De Peng, Li Wei Kang*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

To achieve better visual experiences for watching classic animations displayed on high-end displays, such as UHDTV (ultra high-definition television), a novel deep learning framework designed for animation image super-resolution (SR) is proposed in this paper. To overcome the possible drawbacks that GAN (generative adversarial network)-based SR models may not recover sufficient image details while transformer-based SR models may produce over-blurred/over-sharpened images, we propose a novel GAN-based model for animation image SR, where we integrate the superior detail recovery capability of transformer models for image SR, and the discriminative ability of the U-Net-based discriminator for determining the reality of generated images, denoted by AnimeTransGAN. Our experimental results demonstrate that the proposed AnimeTransGAN model quantitatively and qualitatively achieves better SR performances for animation images, compared with the state-of-the-art methods.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationGCCE 2023 - 2023 IEEE 12th Global Conference on Consumer Electronics
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages250-251
Number of pages2
ISBN (Electronic)9798350340181
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023
Event12th IEEE Global Conference on Consumer Electronics, GCCE 2023 - Nara, Japan
Duration: 2023 Oct 102023 Oct 13

Publication series

NameGCCE 2023 - 2023 IEEE 12th Global Conference on Consumer Electronics

Conference

Conference12th IEEE Global Conference on Consumer Electronics, GCCE 2023
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityNara
Period2023/10/102023/10/13

Keywords

  • animation image
  • deep learning
  • generative adversarial network
  • self-attention
  • super-resolution
  • transformer

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
  • Instrumentation
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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