A method for operating a messaging system for sending modifiable videos including a self-image of a user is provided. The method includes providing a face outline to assist with taking the self-image. Instructions relating to a light level, a facial expression, a face position, and a face size may be provided to the user. A smile measurement is displayed to enable the user to adjust the current smile level to a target smile level. A stock video may be created using an actor wearing a mask and facing a video camera. The mask is a marker for insertion of the self-image. The stock video is uploaded to a database of stock videos and, after selection by a user, is combined with a self-image to form a personalized video.

Techniques for generating enhanced representations based on sensor data are described and are implementable in a video conference setting. Generally, the described implementations enable an enhanced representation of a focal individual, for instance a speaker, to be generated based on sensor data, for instance audio and visual sensor data. The audio data can identify an individual as the speaker or determine a general location of a source of audio. Visual sensors can detect gestures of individuals located in the general location of the source of audio to identify gestures which indicate that one or more individuals are speaking or are about to speak.

A placement apparatus according to the present invention includes: a detecting unit configured to detect a proportion of an existing person for each of division regions obtained by dividing a target region into a plurality of regions; a transforming unit configured to transform information representing the proportion of the person of each of the division regions into an array; and a determining unit configured to determine placement of the individual person in the division region based on the array.

The embodiment of the present disclosure discloses an image processing method, apparatus, electronic device and computer readable storage medium. The image processing method includes identifying a first object in a first video frame image and a second object located in the first object; in accordance with a position of the first object in the first video frame image, overlaying a third object as a foreground image on the first video frame image to obtain a second video frame image; wherein the third object overlays the first object in the second video frame image; in accordance with a position of the second object in the first video frame image, overlapping the second object as a foreground image on the third object of the second video frame image to obtain a third video frame image.

A detection apparatus includes: a detection unit configured to perform detection of a face region based on image data acquired by a predetermined imaging device; and a setting change unit configured to change setting for performing a face region detection process with image data acquired by another imaging device, based on a result of the detection by the detection unit.

The embodiment of the present disclosure discloses an image processing method, apparatus, electronic device and computer readable storage medium. The image processing method includes identifying a first object in a first video frame image and a second object located in the first object; in accordance with a position of the first object in the first video frame image, overlaying a third object as a foreground image on the first video frame image to obtain a second video frame image; wherein the third object overlays the first object in the second video frame image; in accordance with a position of the second object in the first video frame image, overlapping the second object as a foreground image on the third object of the second video frame image to obtain a third video frame image.

Provided are systems and methods for forming personalized videos including a self-image of a user. An example method includes displaying a plurality of stock videos to a user, where a video of the plurality of stock videos is generated based on a live video featuring an actor wearing a mask and facing a video camera and the mask is a marker for insertion of a self-image of the user, providing an interface for selecting a stock video from the plurality of stock videos, and, upon determining that the user has selected the stock video, forming a personalized video using the selected stock video and the self-image of the user.

A method for hair analysis of a user. The method segmenting a hair region in an image of the user to obtain a segmented hair region image; identifying one or more dominant hair colour types in; determining RGB values of pixels of the one or more dominant hair colour types; implementing a hair colour dictionary with multiple tints of plurality of hair colours classified as different hair colour names, with each of the classified different hair colour names having a relative RGB value; comparing the determined RGB values of the pixels of the one or more dominant hair colour types and the relative RGB values for the classified different hair colour types to identify the relative RGB value with a minimum distance; and determining the hair colour name corresponding to the identified relative RGB value with the minimum distance.

Systems and processes are provided for interactive reassignment of character faces in an audio video program. An audio video input receives an audio video program. A user interface receives a request to substitute an original character face within the audio video program with an alternative character face. The system uses a buffer to delay the audio video program and generate a delayed audio video program. A processor detects the original character face in the audio video program and replaces the original character face in the delayed audio video program with the alternative character face to generate a modified and delayed audio video program. The modified delayed audio video program is sent to a display and loudspeaker.

Embodiments disclose extracting a user persona from a video of arbitrary duration and associating that persona with text for a chat session. Embodiments cause the persona to be extracted at the moment text is sent or received to convey the body language associated with the text.