Artist Uses Computer Model of His Face to Get French National ID Card

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Someone in France managed to apply for an identification card by submitting a 3D model of his face instead of a traditional photo. Isn’t this technically illegal? Apparently, the uncanny valley does not apply to everybody.

The photo I submitted for this request is actually a 3D model created on a computer, by means of several different software and techniques used for special effects in movies and in the video game industry. It is a digital image, where the body is absent, the result of an artificial process. The image corresponds to the official demands for an ID: it is resembling, is recent, and answers all the criteria of framing, light, bottom, and contrasts to be observed.
 
They must be blind in France because that 3d render is not photorealistic. Hair and clothing alone should set it off as a fake.
 
Xrave said:
You submit your own photo for a passport.
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At least in Canada, that photo has to be taken and endorsed by an approved photo shop.

I am not sure why any country would allow a "representation" of a guy's face to stand in for an image of his face. Could I just do a realistic sketch of my face and get that approved too?
 
Nunu said:
They must be blind in France because that 3d render is not photorealistic. Hair and clothing alone should set it off as a fake.
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Are you looking at the full resolution render or the little photos he sent in? If I was dealing with hundreds of photos a day I probably wouldn't have noticed it's a render.
 
Either they have a computer which just detects faces, and auto approves, or they have a French man smoking a cigarette looking at hundreds a day. I can see how that'll pass through either one.
 
serpretetsky said:
Are you looking at the full resolution render or the little photos he sent in? If I was dealing with hundreds of photos a day I probably wouldn't have noticed it's a render.
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This. It's easy to spot when we know up front it's a render. If a random person came across this image, I don't think they would give it a second glance. It looks really enough to not give anyone a reason to eye it closer than any other photo.
 
If it doesn't actually look like him, then its a stupid idea. Just providing shape and shade is not going to help in a criminal investigation.
 
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