Sweep: Convert SMPL outputs to bvh

[tshrjn]

Here is how to convert smpl to bvh:

1. Clone https://github.com/sigal-raab/Motion.
2. Read the npy file that sample/generate.py in this repo outputs. extract the 'motion' component out of it and use for the following method. The following method expects an npy file so you can either change it or save the aforementioned 'motion' component as an npy file.
3. run this method: def smpl2bvh(): from Motion.InverseKinematics import animation_from_positions from Motion import BVH npy_file = 'smpl_3D_joints.npy' motion_path = f'/path/{npy_file}' pos = np.load(motion_path) pos = pos.transpose(0, 3, 1, 2) # samples x joints x coord x frames ==> samples x frames x joints x coord parents = [-1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 9, 9, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21] bvh_path = motion_path[:-4] + 'anim{}.bvh' SMPL_JOINT_NAMES = [ 'Pelvis', # 0 'L_Hip', # 1 'R_Hip', # 2 'Spine1', # 3 'L_Knee', # 4 'R_Knee', # 5 'Spine2', # 6 'L_Ankle', # 7 'R_Ankle', # 8 'Spine3', # 9 'L_Foot', # 10 'R_Foot', # 11 'Neck', # 12 'L_Collar', # 13 'R_Collar', # 14 'Head', # 15 'L_Shoulder', # 16 'R_Shoulder', # 17 'L_Elbow', # 18 'R_Elbow', # 19 'L_Wrist', # 20 'R_Wrist', # 21 'L_Hand', # 22 'R_Hand', # 23 ] for i, p in enumerate(pos): print(f'starting anim no. {i}') anim, sortedorder, = animation_from_positions(p, parents) BVH.save(bvh_path.format(i), anim, names=np.array(SMPL_JOINT_NAMES)[sorted_order])

The code above is correct when using the Humanact12 and the UESTC datasets. If you are using the HumanML3D dataset, you need to drop the last two items from the parents and from the SMPL_JOINT_NAMES arrays.

In step2, "the npy file"refer to "results.npy" which is created by sample/generate.py? used the "results.npy" and extract the 'motion' as a new npy,

Also, Please comment out line 105 in D:\text-to-motion-main\motion-diffusion-model\Motion\InverseKinematics.py ("assert no.allclose...") and run .

[Explanation: Sometimes the threshold when using np.allclose should be smaller than the default. Since the code in that method is already debugged, there is no need for this assertion.]

An error of 0.008 is actually very good.

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https://github.com/tshrjn/deep-motion-editing/blob/74fff8fb35e6378351d03fb14ee22fccae28b0bf/utils/InverseKinematics.py#L1-L497 https://github.com/tshrjn/deep-motion-editing/blob/74fff8fb35e6378351d03fb14ee22fccae28b0bf/utils/BVH.py#L1-L103 https://github.com/tshrjn/deep-motion-editing/blob/74fff8fb35e6378351d03fb14ee22fccae28b0bf/utils/animation_data.py#L293-L510 https://github.com/tshrjn/deep-motion-editing/blob/74fff8fb35e6378351d03fb14ee22fccae28b0bf/utils/BVH_mod.py#L1-L101 https://github.com/tshrjn/deep-motion-editing/blob/74fff8fb35e6378351d03fb14ee22fccae28b0bf/retargeting/datasets/preprocess.py#L1-L66

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utils/InverseKinematics.py	Investigate the assertion on line 105. If it's found to be too strict or unnecessary, modify or remove it. If the assertion is necessary, adjust the input data or the method provided by the user to satisfy the assertion.

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Fix assertion error in InverseKinematics.py sweep/fix-assertion-error

Description

This PR fixes an assertion error that occurs when converting SMPL outputs to BVH format in the InverseKinematics.py file. The user reported the error and suggested commenting out the assertion on line 105 as a workaround. After investigating the assertion, it was found to be unnecessary for the correct functioning of the code. Therefore, the assertion has been removed in this PR.

Summary of Changes

• Removed the assertion on line 105 in InverseKinematics.py.
• Updated the code to handle the conversion of SMPL outputs to BVH format without the unnecessary assertion.

Please review and merge this PR to resolve the assertion error and improve the conversion process.

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Implementation Steps

1. Clone the Motion Repository
   • Clone the Motion repository from https://github.com/sigal-raab/Motion. This repository contains the necessary methods to convert SMPL to BVH.
2. Modify the InverseKinematics.py file
   • In the InverseKinematics.py file, comment out line 105 (assert no.allclose...). This assertion is not needed as the code in the method is already debugged and sometimes the threshold when using np.allclose should be smaller than the default.
3. Extract 'motion' from 'results.npy'
   • Read the 'results.npy' file that is output by 'sample/generate.py' in the current repository. Extract the 'motion' component from this file and save it as a new .npy file. This new file will be used as input for the 'smpl2bvh' method.
4. Implement smpl2bvh method
   • Implement the smpl2bvh method as described in the feature request. This method will convert the 'motion' component extracted from the 'results.npy' file into a BVH file. Make sure to adjust the file paths and the 'motion' component as necessary.

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