Category: Software & Technology
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See in the Dark: a machine learning technique for producing astoundingly sharp photos in very low light / Boing Boing
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…
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Facebook Training Image Recognition AI with Billions of Instagram Photos
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,…
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Canon’s New Speedlite 470EX-AI Shows How Fast Computational Photography Is Moving – PhotoShelter Blog
Canon’s New Speedlite 470EX-AI Shows How Fast Computational Photography Is Moving – PhotoShelter Blog We previously wrote about the state of computational photography in September 2017. Included within that piece was a reference to the work by Kukas Murmann, Abe Davis, Jan Kautz and Frédo Durand who built a prototype flash mounted on a servo…
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Why Can Everyone Spot Fake News But The Tech Companies?
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…
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10 Questions for a Founder : TruePic – Kaptur
10 Questions for a Founder : TruePic – Kaptur Trust in photography is eroding as tech makes it easier to alter images. We spoke with the CEO of TruePic, a company offering an innovative solution : via Kaptur: https://kaptur.co/10-questions-for-a-founder-truepic/ With each iteration of Photoshop, it is easier and easier to alter images, making it impossible to spot…
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OK Computer: Computational photography is here to stay!
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…
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2 research that will change photography forever – Kaptur
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…
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A crypto Kodak mess ? – Thoughts of a Bohemian
A crypto Kodak mess ? – Thoughts of a Bohemian With the announcement Kodak is launching a photo collection platform based on blockchain and cryptocurrency, the stock market went wild. But what is really behind it? via Thoughts of a Bohemian: http://blog.melchersystem.com/a-crypto-kodak-mess/ Will stop here with our analysis because it seems to be clear that…
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How an A.I. ‘Cat-and-Mouse Game’ Generates Believable Fake Photos – The New York Times
How an A.I. ‘Cat-and-Mouse Game’ Generates Believable Fake Photos Researchers in Finland have developed artificial intelligence that can generate images of celebrity look-alikes — and another system that tests how believable they are. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/01/02/technology/ai-generated-photos.html?_r=0 At a lab in Finland, a small team of Nvidia researchers recently built a system that can analyze thousands of…
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How Do You Vote? 50 Million Google Images Give a Clue – The New York Times
How Do You Vote? 50 Million Google Images Give a Clue Artificial intelligence is making it possible for Street Views to be mined for insights about the economy, politics and human behavior — just as text mining has done for years. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/31/technology/google-images-voters.html For the first time, helped by recent advances in artificial intelligence, researchers…
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The WIRED Guide to Digital Security | WIRED
The WIRED Guide to Digital Security In an age of nonstop breaches and hacks, here are ways to improve your online security based on your level of risk, from average user to NSA contractor. via WIRED: https://www.wired.com/2017/12/digital-security-guide/ IN AN AGE of nonstop breaches and hacks, getting a handle on your own digital security matters more…
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Capture One 11 Unveiled with New Features and Better Performance
Capture One 11 Unveiled with New Features and Better Performance Phase One has just announced Capture One 11. The latest version of the popular raw converter and image processing software brings a new processing engine via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2017/11/30/capture-one-11-unveiled-new-features-better-performance/ Phase One has just announced Capture One 11. The latest version of the popular raw converter and…
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Do Facebook and Google have control of their algorithms anymore? A sobering assessment and a warning | Poynter
Do Facebook and Google have control of their algorithms anymore? A sobering assessment and a warning – 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/do-facebook-and-google-have-control-their-algorithms-anymore-sobering-assessment-and-warning Platforms rely on these algorithms to perform actions at…
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Macphun Unveils Luminar 2018 to Take on Adobe Lightroom
Macphun Unveils Luminar 2018 to Take on Adobe Lightroom California-based software developer Macphun (soon to be Skylum) has announced Luminar 2018, a digital photo editor and organizer that’s aiming to be a via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2017/11/01/macphun-unveils-luminar-2018-take-adobe-lightroom/ California-based software developer Macphun (soon to be Skylum) has announced Luminar 2018, a digital photo editor and organizer that’s aiming…
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What Photographers Need to Know About Computational Photography
What Photographers Need to Know About Computational Photography With smarter cameras comes new ways to tell stories. Are photographers ready? via PDNPulse: https://pdnpulse.pdnonline.com/2017/10/photographers-need-know-computational-photography.html In a panel at PhotoPlus Expo, several experts explored scenarios for what computational photography will mean for creative professionals. The short answer: more immersive virtual reality, smaller and lighter cameras that nonetheless…
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Adobe Cloak is Content-Aware Fill for Video
Adobe Cloak is Content-Aware Fill for Video Adobe demoed a number of technologies at Adobe MAX 2017 yesterday, including something called Cloak. It’s basically Photoshop’s Content-Aware Fill for via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2017/10/20/adobe-cloak-content-aware-fill-video/ Adobe demoed a number of technologies at Adobe MAX 2017 yesterday, including something called Cloak. It’s basically Photoshop’s Content-Aware Fill for video — you…
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Google and Facebook Have Failed Us – The Atlantic
Google and Facebook Have Failed Us The world’s most powerful information gatekeepers neglected their duties in Las Vegas. Again. via The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/amp/article/541794/?single_page=true There’s no hiding behind algorithms anymore. The problems cannot be minimized. The machines have shown they are not up to the task of dealing with rare, breaking news events, and it is…
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194 Photo Editing Tools and Apps You Should Know
194 Photo Editing Tools and Apps You Should Know Hello, photographers. Here’s a giant list of 194 photo editing tools and apps you can use in your photography. I started this research for my project via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2017/09/28/194-photo-editing-tools-apps-know/ Hello, photographers. Here’s a giant list of 194 photo editing tools and apps you can use in…
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Innovative solution providers tackle the ever-growing headaches of photo management and storage – Kaptur
Innovative solution providers tackle the ever-growing headaches of photo management and storage – Kaptur Consumers have no idea which of their photos are stored where, for how long, at what resolution, and what would happen if their house was indeed destroyed, or their phone stolen. via Kaptur: http://kaptur.co/innovative-solution-providers-tackle-the-ever-growing-headaches-of-photo-management-and-storage/ It’s a given: we are all overwhelmed…
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Canon’s New ‘Virtual Camera’ Tech is Something Straight Out of Sci-Fi
Canon’s New ‘Virtual Camera’ Tech is Something Straight Out of Sci-Fi Intel isn’t the only one working on sci-fi-style virtual camera systems for things like sporting events. Canon just announced that it’s developing a new via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2017/09/23/canons-new-virtual-camera-system-something-straight-sci-fi/ Intel isn’t the only one working on sci-fi-style virtual camera systems for things like sporting events. Canon…