The Mandalorian Luke Skywalker Deepfake
What it is
Deepfake artist Shamook's improved version of the Luke Skywalker scene from The Mandalorian season 2 finale, replacing the official CGI face with a deepfake.
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN cites it as an example of deepfakes producing a more convincing CGI human than the studio's own effort.
- 1 people recommended it
- 1 different months
- 0 strong recommendations
- first 2021, last 2024
What HN commenters said
“Youtuber Shamook did just that with the finale of the Mandalorian season 2.”
Deepfake plus 3D model gives best CGI actor results
thereddaikon, 2021-08 · Recommendation · in “Nvidia Reveals Its CEO Was Computer Generated in Keynote Speech”
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Topics: deepfake, mandalorian, luke skywalker, cgi humans, visual effects
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