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Neural network compresses Bad Apple animation into 3MB model

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Researchers have successfully compressed the iconic "Bad Apple!!" animation into a small neural network, reducing the video's data into approximately 3MB of parameters. This was achieved by training a SIREN network, which takes frame and pixel coordinates as input to output grayscale values. Improvements were made by adjusting the time coordinate scaling and implementing motion-focused sampling to better capture dynamic elements of the animation. AI

IMPACT Demonstrates novel compression techniques for video data using neural networks, potentially impacting media storage and streaming.

RANK_REASON The cluster describes a novel application of neural networks for data compression, specifically applied to a well-known animation, which falls under research.

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Neural network compresses Bad Apple animation into 3MB model

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. r/MachineLearning TIER_1 English(EN) · /u/cpldcpu ·

    Improved compression of Bad Apple into a Neural Network [P]

    <table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/MachineLearning/comments/1vhvfws/improved_compression_of_bad_apple_into_a_neural/"> <img alt="Improved compression of Bad Apple into a Neural Network [P]" src="https://preview.redd.it/op3rm5z65xhh1.png?width=640&amp;crop=smart&am…

  2. r/MachineLearning TIER_1 English(EN) · /u/Which_Lie_8932 ·

    I Compressed Bad Apple into a 3MB Neural Network [P]

    <table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/MachineLearning/comments/1vfrco1/i_compressed_bad_apple_into_a_3mb_neural_network_p/"> <img alt="I Compressed Bad Apple into a 3MB Neural Network [P]" src="https://preview.redd.it/h5r0ybpz5ghh1.gif?frame=1&amp;width=140&amp;heigh…

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