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The Follower: Using open cameras and AI to find how an Instagram photo is taken

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Re: The Follower: Using open cameras and AI to find how an Instagram photo is taken

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Post by jewel »

bolasanibk wrote: post #23

I wonder what the storage requirements for video from multiple traffic cameras for weeks is? A few TB per day?

It depends on the bitrate. Let's assume 10 mbps for five cameras. That'd be 16.4 TB for a month's footage.

Depending on the application, you could lower the bitrate significantly during times of low motion or low detail (such as at night). You could also drop the framerate.

I've found that when the scene is static, without panning, and no wind blowing leaves on trees, you can compress really well. I have a Wyze outdoor cam looking at the front yard that does 1080p at a little less than 1 mbps.

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Post by Frost1x »

aaaaaaaaaaab wrote: post #13
jsdwarf wrote: post #7

What does "open camera" mean? Public webcam? Hacked CCTV? How did the author find those cameras?

https://www.tfljamcams.net/ Traffic cameras are publicly available in London. The first thing I used to do when coming to the office each morning was to look myself up in the traffic cameras along my journey (historic footage is also publicly available).

Many state department of transportation groups in the US have camera on roadways all alone their respective state online. They're usually fairly low res, probably to reduce costs and data as they only need to check traffic flow, but they're often public. Check your states DOT website and look for traffic, there could be a treasure trove of cameras.

Re: The Follower: Using open cameras and AI to find how an Instagram photo is taken

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Post by Shacklz »

matt-attack wrote: post #37
altacc wrote: post #21

Some people put a lot more effort into their photos than I do! Although as they selected people with 100k+ followers I guess taking good photos is basically work for them (or rather their patient partners).

There's something about it that's so undignified, and cringe inducing to me. To see someone pose, repose, inspect, repose, etc. I just could never want to put that much effort into how I'm appearing. The faux spontaneity is just so off-putting.

> The faux spontaneity is just so off-putting.

I think it would be really good educational material. Showing the silly dance that is performed removes all the glamour from the result, and might help alleviating the bad psychological effects that glamour is causing

Re: The Follower: Using open cameras and AI to find how an Instagram photo is taken

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Post by Silverback_VII »

anigbrowl wrote: post #35
rootusrootus wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Many (most?) photos have EXIF tags with timestamps showing when the picture was actually taken, regardless of when it was posted. But given the amount of post-processing that likely happens to Instagram photos, I would not be surprised if that info was stripped out entirely, or at least altered.

EXIF tags are scrubbed by most social media sites.

but they certainly keep the original with the tags somewhere.

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Post by allenu »

Rias wrote: post #3

Looks like the website is down, here's the YouTube video about the project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sd_P0LxIBGI

Seeing the context in which the photos are taken (busy streets, kind of grimy looking) makes you realize how powerful a camera is at creating an illusion. That is, taking a good photo means composing your shot so that you don't include elements you don't want in it. What you end up with is a photo which makes it appear you're the only one at a location, or that a location is more beautiful or exciting than it actually is. Your brain fills in all the details of what's outside of the frame, which often isn't what's really there.

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Post by aaaaaaaaaaab »

penneyd wrote: post #34
aaaaaaaaaaab wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

https://www.tfljamcams.net/ Traffic cameras are publicly available in London. The first thing I used to do when coming to the office each morning was to look myself up in the traffic cameras along my journey (historic footage is also publicly available).

Do you know why it's just London?

It isn’t just London, but I think London has the most traffic cameras in the city center. Other UK cities seem to have them mostly on the highways.

Re: The Follower: Using open cameras and AI to find how an Instagram photo is taken

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Post by bil7 »

matt-attack wrote: post #37
altacc wrote: post #21

Some people put a lot more effort into their photos than I do! Although as they selected people with 100k+ followers I guess taking good photos is basically work for them (or rather their patient partners).

There's something about it that's so undignified, and cringe inducing to me. To see someone pose, repose, inspect, repose, etc. I just could never want to put that much effort into how I'm appearing. The faux spontaneity is just so off-putting.

capturing a vibe can be very lucrative if you have the follower count. Authenticity doesn't matter if your post still gets likes and shares.
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