Over the past decade, audio for extended reality has become critical to deliver a truly immersive sound experience. With headphones being a popular medium for playback, binaural audio is one of the most convenient formats to deliver accurate spatial audio. Personalized Head-related Transfer Functions (HRTFs) are an integral component of binaural audio that determines the quality of the spatial audio experience. In this paper, we present a pilot research that predicts personalized HRTFs based on 2D images or a video capture. We explore different components in this process including the 3D reconstruction of an ear based on 2D images or video followed by the HRTF estimation using HRTF prediction using Neural Networks.
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