Albedo Estimation via Latent Bridge Matching
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arXiv:2609.09884v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Recent advances in Intrinsic Image Decomposition (IID) have increasingly relied on generative models. However, progress remains limited by three key challenges: (a) insufficient physical consistency, (b) high computational cost at inference time, and (c) limited generalization capabilities. In this work, we show that latent bridge matching (LBM) effectively addresses these limitations for albedo estimation. We introduce a novel LBM-based architecture that enforces physical consistency through a pixel reconstruction loss, benefits from the inher
Key takeaways
- arXiv:2609.09884v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Recent advances in Intrinsic Image Decomposition (IID) have increasingly relied on generative models.
- However, progress remains limited by three key challenges: (a) insufficient physical consistency, (b) high computational cost at inference time, and (c) limited generalization capabilities.
- In this work, we show that latent bridge matching (LBM) effectively addresses these limitations for albedo estimation.
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