July 12th, 2024

WildGaussians: 3D Gaussian Splatting in the Wild

A novel method, WildGaussians, enhances 3D scene reconstruction for in-the-wild data by combining DINO features and appearance modeling with 3D Gaussian Splatting. It outperforms NeRFs and 3DGS in handling dynamic scenes.

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WildGaussians: 3D Gaussian Splatting in the Wild

The paper titled "WildGaussians: 3D Gaussian Splatting in the Wild" introduces a novel approach called WildGaussians to address challenges in handling in-the-wild data for 3D scene reconstruction. While traditional methods like NeRFs excel in controlled environments, they struggle with dynamic scenes. WildGaussians combines robust DINO features and an appearance modeling module within 3D Gaussian Splatting (3DGS) to achieve state-of-the-art results in handling occlusions and appearance changes. This new method matches the real-time rendering speed of 3DGS while outperforming both NeRFs and 3DGS in managing in-the-wild data. By integrating these components into a simple architectural framework, WildGaussians demonstrates significant advancements in 3D scene reconstruction, particularly in scenarios with occlusions, dynamic objects, and varying illumination.

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By @andybak - 3 months
Not only is there code but they've actually pinned version numbers in their requirements.txt!

Truly an outlier ;)

By @nick238 - 3 months
Corridor Digital created a short film and accompanying making-of video showing the use of gaussian splats vs. photogrammetry to reconstruct an environment: https://youtu.be/GaGcLhhhbDs?si=rJVxF8yNwwbfLBw9&t=306
By @jsheard - 3 months
The ability to re-light scenes is a step in the right direction, but their examples use the classic easy scenario of an overcast sky with no strong lighting directionality, which can be faked fairly convincingly using ambient occlusion rather than fully simulating (or inferring) the light paths.
By @alphabetting - 3 months
By @Doxon - 3 months
I really want them to create a mascot image for the wildgaussian project that is a T-Rex holding two NErF blasters.
By @w-m - 3 months
Any insights on what it does better than the concurrent works (Gaussian in the Wild, SWAG, Wild-GS)?
By @smusamashah - 3 months
I get my NERF/Guassian etc updates from https://x.com/janusch_patas This guys posts researches only about these things. I was also going to submit wild guassian.
By @brcmthrowaway - 3 months
Can someone eli5 splatting? How does it differ to normal photogrammetry techniques