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This Is a Photoshop and It Blew My Mind - Photosketch

#1

Post by AjJi » Tue, Oct 06, 2009, 1:39 AM UTC

This Is a Photoshop and It Blew My Mind - Photosketch
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#2

Post by chime » Tue, Oct 06, 2009, 1:57 AM UTC

I'm having a very hard time believing that this is real. If it is, they have just made breakthroughs in multiple domains in computer graphics, recognition, and composition at the same time. Here's hoping it's real.

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#3

Post by fname » Tue, Oct 06, 2009, 2:01 AM UTC

chime wrote: post #2

I'm having a very hard time believing that this is real. If it is, they have just made breakthroughs in multiple domains in computer graphics, recognition, and composition at the same time. Here's hoping it's real.

I agree... But they have the source available if you can get to the site. Otherwise, here's the Google cache link:

http://74.125.95.132/search?q=cache:http://cg.cs.tsinghua.ed...

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#4

Post by wmf » Tue, Oct 06, 2009, 2:03 AM UTC

The obligatory shark attacking a helicopter is a nice touch. This technology has epic potential in the LOLcat market.

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Post by shib71 » Tue, Oct 06, 2009, 2:04 AM UTC

chime wrote: post #2

I'm having a very hard time believing that this is real. If it is, they have just made breakthroughs in multiple domains in computer graphics, recognition, and composition at the same time. Here's hoping it's real.

The technical terms and researcher's names pass the Google sanity check, e.g. http://cg.cs.tsinghua.edu.cn/prof_hu.htm, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kadir_Brady_saliency_detector.

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Post by rooshdi » Tue, Oct 06, 2009, 2:05 AM UTC

Wow, this is revolutionary. Anything that can use sophisticated technology to actually make things simpler for the end-user, instead of the other way around, is definitely a plus. I want to try this thing out right now.

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Post by jrockway » Tue, Oct 06, 2009, 2:10 AM UTC

I really want to try this, but the actual site seems to be down now.

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Post by jf » Tue, Oct 06, 2009, 2:11 AM UTC

A link to the original research paper that works: http://cg.cs.tsinghua.edu.cn/montage/main.htm

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#9

Post by patio11 » Tue, Oct 06, 2009, 2:20 AM UTC

fname wrote: post #3

chime wrote: post #2

I'm having a very hard time believing that this is real. If it is, they have just made breakthroughs in multiple domains in computer graphics, recognition, and composition at the same time. Here's hoping it's real.

I agree... But they have the source available if you can get to the site. Otherwise, here's the Google cache link: http://74.125.95.132/search?q=cache:http://cg.cs.tsinghua.ed...

The download doesn't include source.

It does include 5 executables totaling ~140k. I am not quite brave enough to run them but I did run them through strings, and a cursory inspection suggests either that they're either attempting to do what they're claimed to do or they're the best disguised malware in history.

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Post by ABrandt » Tue, Oct 06, 2009, 2:25 AM UTC

Alright I may have a tendency to be overly excited about new technologies, but this is seriously amazing. The possibilities (and problems) that arise from this application are vast. This could completely revolutionize the stock photography industry and web design in general.

Copyright and privacy issues are my greatest concern though. For example, could you imagine seeing yourself as a digital model on some corporate website--doing something you never actually did. That is a scary thought in my opinion. I wonder if you could input your own pictures into the system and have it perform the same procedure though (I loathe the pen tool).