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The Nonphotorealistic Camera

Posted by timothy on from the cleverness-applied dept.

An anonymous reader writes "This article on Photo.Net describes a new type of imaging technique that finds depth discontinuities in real-world scenes with multiple flashes added to ordinary digital cameras. As depth discontinuities correspond to real 3D object boundaries, the resulting images look like line drawings. The same technique was used at this year's SIGGRAPH to create a live A-ha 'Take On Me' demo."

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  1. Creative uses by mirko · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's interesting to see that people finally wanted to try to obtain from their hardware what they'd usually expect Photoshop filters to do.
    I am for example very happy with my Motorola v550 cell phone camera which takes the trashiest but also most colorful nunrealistic photos.

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    1. Re:Creative uses by citog · · Score: 5, Funny

      Tell me more about this realistic nun photography hobby of yours. Are you into priests as well?

    2. Re:Creative uses by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

      I am intrigued by your idea and would like to
      subscribe to your newsletter.

    3. Re:Creative uses by ajs318 · · Score: 1, Funny

      Hey, let's have no monky business around here.

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  2. Technology runs wild! by nhaines · · Score: 5, Funny

    A live "Take On Me" video?

    People always ask how we'll know when technology will go too far, and I think we've just found out. :P

    1. Re:Technology runs wild! by bhima · · Score: 4, Funny
      No, a live "Take On Me" video is not too far. A feature length, rotoscope like, porn movie would be too far...

      Or maybe ASCII Starwars & Matrix movies... Oh wait...

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    2. Re:Technology runs wild! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      No, a live "Take On Me" video is not too far. A feature length, rotoscope like, porn movie would be too far...

      "Take In Me?"
  3. Re:The old 'edge detection' bites again by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    You are not insightful.

    You didn't even read the article.

    Heck you didn't even read the LINK itself, where it talks about DEPTH PERCEPTION.

    Show me depth on a typed piece of paper.

    It's about as deep as a non typed piece.

    Not to mention you have the worst typing I've ever seen.

    All you have to do is add the word STOP after each sentence.

    And you will have a perfect emulation of the telegram.

    Not to mention you hit on more topics than I did, but I'm trying to be funny.

  4. Four flashes? by Bazman · · Score: 2, Funny

    With four flashes, the first thing you better do before any fancy schmancy edge detection algorithm is run the red-eye removal filter!

    1. Re:Four flashes? by Trillan · · Score: 4, Funny

      Pfft. Red eye? That's two flashes. With four flashes, you need to run the forked tail and horn remover, too.

  5. Don't encourage him by jolyonr · · Score: 5, Funny

    Don't encourage him, it's a bad habit.

    Jolyon

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    1. Re:Don't encourage him by THESuperShawn · · Score: 2, Funny

      Oddly enough, my Nokia 3620 DOES take "nunrealistic" photography.

      Using an app that came installed on my phone (photoBase by arcsoft.com), I can snap a picture of anyone's face surrounded by a nun's habit and veil.

      Although I doubnt that's what the poster meant, I thought I'd let you know.

      I tried it once, it was not habit-forming.

      The phone itself is not really what I expected...it's a little too bulky. In fact, it may be a form of 'excommunication' as I intend on getting a new one.

      Ok, time for coffee.

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  6. Taaaake oooon meeee... by Ligur · · Score: 1, Funny

    Thanks for getting that song stuck in my head. Thank you very much.

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  7. Re:robot vision by FishermansEnemy · · Score: 2, Funny
    The only problem I see with that is multiple robots flashes interfering with each other
    That, and of course the people with photo sensitive epilepsy thrashing away on the floor in front of them.
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  8. Finnally! by LabRat007 · · Score: 4, Funny

    A nonphotorealistic camera for Lexmark's entire line of nonphotorealistic printers!!

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  9. Quanta of image processing capability by Rufus88 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I think this is a quantum level above the Photoshop filters

    So, you mean, this is the tiniest possible improvement over Photoshop filters?

    1. Re:Quanta of image processing capability by tigersha · · Score: 4, Funny

      Sometimes yes, but you can never know precisely because of the uncertainty.

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    2. Re:Quanta of image processing capability by JabberWokky · · Score: 4, Funny
      Like an idiot, I looked up how fast this camera takes pictures. Now I can't find where I put it.

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  10. Re:robot vision by pavon · · Score: 4, Funny

    That just makes it easier for the robot to protect grandma at the bottom of the stairs.