As I watched this I was a) amazed at the direction that computer graphics were taking in terms of the simplicity behind the use of the tools that sit in front of what must be some insane math, and b) do we really need this level of automation for this particular task… Can’t we just have people look like people? I’m talking Height Weight and Girth sliders people.

Parametric reshaping of human bodies in images authors, abstract and technical Siggraph white paper can be found here.