DragGAN: A new era in image editing?

Introducing DragGAN, an easy-to-use AI app that revolutionizes photo and art adjustments through simple drag controls. This powerful tool harnesses the capabilities of generative adversarial networks (GANs) and offers a range of practical applications.

While other AI apps like DALLE.2, Stable Diffusion, and Midjourney may have amazed us with their AI-generated content, DragGAN takes a more practical approach. Though still in its early stages as a white paper, DragGAN showcases mesmerizing results.

With DragGAN, you can interactively edit photos and artworks by tagging points on the image and effortlessly dragging them. The AI handles the complex tasks behind the scenes, allowing you to manipulate images while preserving their integrity. The app enables you to deform images using interactive points, and the generative AI ensures smooth and accurate results.

You can adjust various image categories, including animals, cars, people, and landscapes. The possibilities are vast, from modifying image layouts, poses, and shapes to altering expressions in photos.

The DragGAN research team aims to achieve an intuitive editing experience where you can effortlessly drag any point of an image to your desired location. The app comprises two main parts: a feature-based motion supervision component that facilitates moving points within the image and a new point tracking approach to maintain their positions. With DragGAN, precise control over every pixel’s placement is within reach for anyone.

Currently focused on 2D images, DragGAN’s development roadmap includes plans for a version compatible with 3D models. As we look ahead, the future of AI apps, such as Adobe Firefly, and the impact of AI art generators on artists, continue to shape the landscape of technological innovation and creativity.