Potential of generative adversarial net algorithms in image and video processing applications– a survey

Generative Adversarial Network (GAN) has gained eminence in a very short period as it can learn deep data distributions with the help of a competitive process among two networks. GANs can synthesize images/videos from latent noise with a minimized adversarial cost function. The cost function plays a deciding factor in GAN training and thus, it is often subjected to new modifications to yield better performance. To date, numerous new GAN models have been proposed owing to changes in cost function according to applications. The main objective of this research paper is to present a gist of major GAN publications and developments in image and video field. Several publications were selected after carrying out a thorough literature survey. Beginning from trends in GAN research publications, basics, literature survey, databases for performance evaluation parameters are presented under one umbrella.