Category: Software & Technology

Unraveling The JPEG JPEG images are everywhere in our digital lives, but behind the veil of familiarity lie algorithms that remove details that are imperceptible to the human eye. This produces the highest visual quality with the smallest file size—but what does that look li Link: https://parametric.press/issue-01/unraveling-the-jpeg/ JPEG images are everywhere in our digital lives,…

Pro Photographers Should Pay Attention to the Google Pixel 3 – PhotoShelter Blog It’s not that the Pixel 3 will replace your 5D or your D850. It’s that the rate of annual improvement within the smartphone ecosystem is lapping the innovation of the big camera manufacturers. via PhotoShelter Blog: https://blog.photoshelter.com/2018/11/pro-photographers-should-pay-attention-to-the-google-pixel-3/ Google has officially launched its…

NY Times Using Google AI to Digitize 5M+ Photos and Find ‘Untold Stories’ The New York Times has teamed up with Google Cloud for digitizing five to seven million old photos in its archive. Google’s AI will also be tasked with via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2018/11/10/ny-times-using-google-ai-to-digitize-5m-photos-and-find-untold-stories/ The New York Times has teamed up with Google Cloud for…

How the BBC verified that video of a grisly murder in Cameroon, step-by-step – Poynter From person-to-person coaching and intensive hands-on seminars to interactive online courses and media reporting, Poynter helps journalists sharpen skills and elevate storytelling throughout their careers. via Poynter: https://www.poynter.org/news/how-bbc-verified-video-grisly-murder-cameroon-step-step So the BBC started looking into the video, which allegedly took place…

New study analyzes what’s driving the explosion in user-generated videos and hybrid photo-videos – Kaptur Videos and phodeos surge into the Mainstream: New study analyzes what’s driving the explosion in user-generated videos and hybrid photo-videos. via Kaptur: https://kaptur.co/new-study-analyzes-whats-driving-explosion-user-generated-videos-hybrid-photo-videos/ Consumer video sure ain’t what it used to be. The category now includes numerous variations, ranging from…

AVA: The Art and Science of Image Discovery at Netflix by: Apurva Kansara, Boris Roussabrov, Lauren Machado, Madeline Riley, Parth Bhawalkar, Tim Branyen and Yuxin Jin via Medium: https://medium.com/netflix-techblog/ava-the-art-and-science-of-image-discovery-at-netflix-a442f163af6 At Netflix, the Content Platform Engineering and Global Product Creative teams know that imagery plays an incredibly important role in how viewers find new shows and…

Technical Camera: An iOS Camera App with a Simple UI and Serious Features The Hungarian software company DIRE Studio has just launched Technical Camera, a new iOS camera app that’s designed for serious photographers who want a via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2018/06/12/technical-camera-an-ios-camera-app-with-a-simple-ui-and-serious-features/ The Hungarian software company DIRE Studio has just launched Technical Camera, a new iOS camera…

What you missed at the 2018 LDV Vision Summit – Kaptur Volumes of information at the recent 2018 LDV Vision Summit did not disappoint. Here’s a brief recap: via Kaptur: https://kaptur.co/what-you-missed-at-the-2018-ldv-vision-summit/ The 2018 edition of the LDV Vision Summit was, like its four predecessors, a refreshing display of creative ingenuity, stunning engineering and brilliant problem-solving.…

See in the Dark: a machine learning technique for producing astoundingly sharp photos in very low light A group of scientists from Intel and the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign have published a paper called Learning to See in the Dark detailing a powerful machine-learning based image proce… via Boing Boing: https://boingboing.net/2018/05/09/enhance-enhance.html A group of…

Facebook Training Image Recognition AI with Billions of Instagram Photos While companies and researchers around the world work to build the most advanced and powerful AI systems, Facebook has a special treasure trove that most via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2018/05/03/facebook-training-image-recognition-ai-with-billions-of-instagram-photos/ While companies and researchers around the world work to build the most advanced and powerful AI systems,…

Why Can Everyone Spot Fake News But YouTube, Facebook, And Google? And beyond that, why is it — after multiple national tragedies politicized by hoaxes and misinformation — that such a question even needs to be asked? via BuzzFeed News: https://www.buzzfeed.com/charliewarzel/why-can-everyone-spot-fake-news-but-the-tech-companies?utm_term=.xhdo1P7WP#.wdAJ87kR7 And beyond that, why is it — after multiple national tragedies politicized by hoaxes…

OK Computer: Computational photography is here to stay! Whilst many photographers remain deep in conversation concerning the evolution from analog to digital photography—and the positives and… via Medium: https://witness.worldpressphoto.org/ok-computer-computational-photography-is-here-to-stay-a9f42aebc476 Whilst many photographers remain deep in conversation concerning the evolution from analog to digital photography—and the positives and negatives of both—the world of photographic technology has…

2 research that will change photography forever – Kaptur Researchers are hard at work at integrating A.I. and photography. While progress is very promising, the long-term results might actually kill photography altogether. via Kaptur: https://kaptur.co/2-research-that-will-change-photography-forever/ A couple of research papers were recently published, both touching on advancement in computer vision and machine learning. While research papers are…