This image resizing technique is absolutely amazing. It is actually not only a technique to resize images, but also makes it possible to make objects (or people) in a picture disappear. What it does is basically take out parts of the image which it …

On the one hand, it is really cool technology and it will make the web much more useable and beautiful – but on the other, I feel that we already have a world where reality has become over “photoshopped”. At least now people can become aware that most all models photos are fake pictures. People can generally tell CG content from real pictures. However, this technology makes digital manipulation automated in ways that affect the way scenes really look – not just brightness and contrast, but the geometry of the reality in the photo. Widespread use will be somewhat troubling – how do we trust what is in pictures anymore? While we already have this problem in a small degree today, it takes talented professionals to photoshop images well. When the ability to photoshop becomes fully automated, it will be even more difficult to know what is real, and what is computer generated.

But hey, I’m a reporter. I blogged about it here:

http://communit...d-pictures.aspx

V-am zis acum 2 zile despre noua generatie de image resizing, cineva a realizat un prim demo pentru aceasta tehnica.
Va duceti pe http://swieskowski.net/carve/ si vedeti despre ce e vorba, puteti sa incercati cu imaginile voastre de pe flickr.
via Tech…

http://farm2.st...0971dfc0a_d.jpg

The van is cropped out before the gravel beneath. It also says that improper cropping may be helped by toggling between vertical and horizontal but it does not seem to make a difference.

Still way cool though.

Jon