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How is epipolar (Sampson) error computed on a generated clip, what does it say about geometry versus texture, where does it break for moving subjects, and what do papers report for named models?

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Epipolar error needs no learned reconstruction: match SIFT features between sampled frames, fit a fundamental matrix with the normalized 8-point algorithm in RANSAC, and average the Sampson distance of the matches to their epipolar lines; lower means the pair obeys one rigid camera motion. The Epipolar-Geometry paper reports 0.190 for a Wan2.1-1.3B baseline versus 0.131 after preference finetuning on Sampson-ranked pairs, with held-out-frame splat fidelity and human 'consistent' rates moving the same way (54.1% to 71.8%). It assumes a static scene (the authors say moving objects corrupt it), can be fooled by repetitive texture or a near-static clip, and GeoFlow shows a masked, short-stride variant for dynamic clips.

Epipolar error needs no learned reconstruction: match SIFT features between sampled frames, fit a fundamental matrix with the normalized 8-point algorithm in RANSAC, and average the Sampson distance of the matches to their epipolar lines; lower means the pair obeys one rigid camera motion. The Epipolar-Geometry paper reports 0.190 for a Wan2.1-1.3B baseline versus 0.131 after preference finetuning on Sampson-ranked pairs, with held-out-frame splat fidelity and human 'consistent' rates moving the same way (54.1% to 71.8%). It assumes a static scene (the authors say moving objects corrupt it), can be fooled by repetitive texture or a near-static clip, and GeoFlow shows a masked, short-stride variant for dynamic clips. Curator qualifications: Epipolar (Sampson) error needs no learned model: SIFT matches, 8-point RANSAC, mean Sampson distance. Evidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed.
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  • [sourced_fact] Epipolar error needs no learned reconstruction: match SIFT features between sampled frames, fit a fundamental matrix with the normalized 8-point algorithm in RANSAC, and average the Sampson distance of the matches to their epipolar lines; lower means the pair obeys one rigid camera motion. The Epipolar-Geometry paper reports 0.190 for a Wan2.1-1.3B baseline versus 0.131 after preference finetuning on Sampson-ranked pairs, with held-out-frame splat fidelity and human 'consistent' rates moving the same way (54.1% to 71.8%). It assumes a static scene (the authors say moving objects corrupt it), can be fooled by repetitive texture or a near-static clip, and GeoFlow shows a masked, short-stride variant for dynamic clips. · locator: candidate evidence excerpts source

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