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New software that can automatically make photos more aesthetic is being developed
Developed in a joint effort by Israeli and Chinese universities, a new piece of technology that algorithmically makes photos more aesthetic might soon find its way to desktop products like iPhoto or Photoshop.The software works by applying 'standard' rules of 'good' photography, such as the rule of thirds. By dividing the image into nine segments, the software moves prominent objects -- trees, people, etc. -- onto the intersections or 'power points'. It apparently tweaks the position of 'prominent diagonal lines', and moves objects so that they're more uniformly arranged around the center of the image.
All in all, it's the beginnings of a very neat tool that I'm sure many people would love to have in their photo editing suite! There's a brief video of the technology in action after the break.
[via NewScientist]
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Subscribe to commentsJordanFeb 11th 2010 8:15PM
Wow so now we'll get a breed of crappy "photographers" who think they're good.
Sebastian AnthonyFeb 11th 2010 8:16PM
Pfft...
I know what you mean, but... well... that whole 'thing' was lost with the move to digital from film :)
minibarFeb 11th 2010 8:57PM
i'm no grammarian, i generally enjoy your posts, and i can't recall this ever occurring previously at DLS, but i think what you meant to write in your title is "more aesthetically pleasing" and not "more aesthetic".
Sebastian AnthonyFeb 11th 2010 9:02PM
Believe it or not, Jay (of Download Squad fame) also questioned that before we published the story.
The title was already long enough, so we let it go. It might not be perfect, but it's easily understandable!
dfgdfgdfgFeb 12th 2010 5:21AM
Could you explain to a non-native English speaker why "aesthetic" is/seems wrong to you? Looks fine to me, but of course I am not the right person to really judge this...
Just curious, thanks!