Drag Your GAN: Interactive Point-Based Manipulation on the Generative Image Manifold

Drag Your GAN is a novel approach for achieving precise control over the pose, shape, expression, and layout of objects generated by Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs). It allows users to "drag" any points of an image to specific target points, enabling deformation of images with better control over where pixels end up to produce ultra-realistic outputs. The method involves point-based manipulation and motion supervision, using feature maps from the generator's intermediate layers as discriminative features for motion supervision. The technique has been compared against state-of-the-art methods in point tracking and image manipulation, showing promising results. Potential applications include image editing, animation, and other creative tasks where precise control over object appearance is desired.