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SCHEDULE 1 | |
The Software | |
EscherNet is a multiview diffusion model for scalable generative any-to-any novel view synthesis. | |
It is based on the techniques described in the following publication: | |
• Xin Kong, Shikun Liu, Xiaoyang Lyu, Marwan Taher, Xiaojuan Qi, Andrew J. Davison. EscherNet: A Generative Model for Scalable View Synthesis. ArXiv Preprint, 2024 | |
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Acknowledgments | |
If you use the software, you should reference the following paper in any | |
publication: | |
• Xin Kong, Shikun Liu, Xiaoyang Lyu, Marwan Taher, Xiaojuan Qi, Andrew J. Davison. EscherNet: A Generative Model for Scalable View Synthesis. ArXiv Preprint, 2024 |