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Pencigraphy: Image Composites from Video
jafuser writes: "Prof. Steve Mann (of cyborg fame) has a detailed technical description on his site that demonstrates a method of transforming video into a high resolution composite image. Pictures are seamlessly mosaiced together to form one larger picture of the scene. Portions of the video that were "zoomed in" will result in a much clearer region in the final picture. I wonder if this could be used in a linear sequence to 'restore' old video to higher resolutions? It's on sourceforge; download and play!" Mann has been experimenting with such composites using personal video cameras for years.
Can we be sure his head didn't explode?
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This new development of high-res composite images, along with the series of volcano eruptions that have been occurring in Japan, is clearly another sign that Linux will triumph over Microsoft, and who knows, maybe one day, even over Apple! That's not all; just as Spider-man is a pinacle of the American patriotic awakening against the forces of Axis of Evil risen out of the ashes of post-9/11, this development is a milestone that sets the end of Lucas Art's Star Wars empire, making the way for Lord of the Rings as a ray of light against Lucas' seemingly everlasting hold on nerd culture. Please, do mod me as troll/flame bait.