LivePortrait AI: Transform Static Photos into Talking Videos. Now supports Video-to-Video and Superior Expression Transfer at Remarkable Speed
- Furkan Gözükara
- Jul 22, 2024
- 4 min read
A new tutorial is anticipated to showcase the latest changes and features in V3, which includes Video-to-Video capabilities and other new functionalities.
This post provides information for both Windows (local) and Cloud installations (Massed Compute, RunPod, and free Kaggle Account).
The V3 update introduces video-to-video functionality. For those seeking a one-click installation of the open-source LivePortrait zero-shot image-to-animation application on Windows for local use, this tutorial is essential. It introduces the cutting-edge LivePortrait image-to-animation open-source generator. Simply provide a static image and a driving video to create an impressive animation within seconds. LivePortrait is incredibly fast and adept at preserving facial expressions from the input video. The results are truly astonishing.
🔗 Windows Local Installation Tutorial ️⤵️
🔗 LivePortrait Installers Scripts ⤵️
🔗 Requirements Step by Step Tutorial ⤵️
🔗 Cloud Massed Compute, RunPod & Kaggle Tutorial (Mac users can follow this tutorial) ⤵️
🔗 Official LivePortrait GitHub Repository ⤵️
🔗 SECourses Discord Channel to Get Full Support ⤵️
🔗 Paper of LivePortrait: Efficient Portrait Animation with Stitching and Retargeting Control ⤵️
0:00 Introduction to the state-of-the-art image-to-animation open-source application LivePortrait
2:20 How to download and install the LivePortrait Gradio application on your computer
3:27 Requirements for the LivePortrait application and installation process
4:07 Verifying accurate installation of requirements
5:02 Confirming successful installation completion and saving installation logs
5:37 Starting the LivePortrait application post-installation
5:57 Supplementary materials provided, including portrait images, driving video, and rendered videos
7:28 Using the LivePortrait application
8:06 VRAM usage when generating a 73-second animation video
8:33 Animating the first image
8:50 Monitoring the animation process status
10:10 Completion of the first animation video rendering
10:24 Resolution of the rendered animation videos
10:45 Original output resolution of LivePortrait
11:27 Improvements and new features coded on top of the official demo app
11:51 Default save location for generated animated videos
12:35 Effect of the Relative Motion option
13:41 Effect of the Do Crop option
14:17 Effect of the Paste Back option
15:01 Effect of the Target Eyelid Open Ratio option
17:02 How to join the SECourses Discord channel
The V3 update introduces video-to-video functionality. For those interested in using LivePortrait, the open-source zero-shot image-to-animation application, but lacking a powerful GPU, using a Mac, or preferring cloud usage, this tutorial is ideal. It guides you through the one-click installation and usage of LivePortrait on #MassedCompute, #RunPod, and even a free #Kaggle account. After this tutorial, running LivePortrait on cloud services will be as straightforward as running it on your own computer. LivePortrait is the latest state-of-the-art static image to talking animation generator, surpassing even paid services in both speed and quality.
🔗 Cloud (no-GPU) Installations Tutorial for Massed Compute, RunPod and free Kaggle Account ️⤵️
🔗 LivePortrait Installers Scripts ⤵️
🔗 Windows Tutorial - Watch To Learn How To Use ⤵️
🔗 Official LivePortrait GitHub Repository ⤵️
🔗 SECourses Discord Channel to Get Full Support ⤵️
🔗 Paper of LivePortrait: Efficient Portrait Animation with Stitching and Retargeting Control ⤵️
🔗 Upload / download big files / models on cloud via Hugging Face tutorial ⤵️
🔗 How to use permanent storage system of RunPod (storage network volume) ⤵️
🔗 Massive RunPod tutorial (shows runpodctl) ⤵️
0:00 Introduction to the state-of-the-art image-to-animation open-source application LivePortrait cloud tutorial
2:26 Installing and using LivePortrait on MassedCompute with an exclusive discount coupon code
4:28 Applying the special Massed Compute coupon for a 50% discount
4:50 Setting up the ThinLinc client to connect and use the Massed Compute virtual machine
5:33 Configuring the ThinLinc client synchronization folder for file transfer between your computer and MassedCompute
6:20 Transferring installer files to the Massed Compute sync folder
6:39 Connecting to the initialized Massed Compute virtual machine and installing the LivePortrait app
9:22 Starting and using the LivePortrait application on MassedCompute post-installation
10:20 Launching a second instance of LivePortrait on the second GPU on Massed Compute
12:20 Locating saved generated animation videos and downloading them to your computer
13:23 Installing LivePortrait on the RunPod cloud service
14:54 Selecting the appropriate RunPod template
15:20 Configuring RunPod proxy access ports
16:21 Uploading installer files to the JupyterLab interface of RunPod and initiating the installation process
17:07 Starting the LivePortrait app on RunPod after installation
17:17 Launching LivePortrait on the second GPU as a second instance
17:31 Connecting to LivePortrait via RunPod's proxy connection
17:55 Animating the first image on the RunPod instance with a 73-second driving video
18:27 Time taken to animate a 73-second video (highlighting the app's impressive speed)
18:41 Understanding and resolving input upload errors with an example case
19:17 One-click download of all generated animations on RunPod
20:28 Monitoring the progress of generating animations
21:07 Installing and using LivePortrait for free on a Kaggle account with impressive speed
24:10 Generating the first animation on Kaggle after installing and starting the LivePortrait app
24:22 Ensuring full upload of input images and videos to avoid errors
24:35 Monitoring the animation status and progress on Kaggle
24:45 GPU, CPU, RAM, and VRAM usage, and animation process speed of LivePortrait app on Kaggle
25:05 One-click download of all generated animations on Kaggle
26:12 Restarting the LivePortrait app on Kaggle without reinstallation
26:36 Joining the SECourses Discord channel for chat and support
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