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Some Eye-Popping Research From Siggraph

Posted by kdawson on from the let's-face-it dept.

jamie found links to a discriminating selection of Siggraph papers at waxy.org. Among the more captivating: automatically improving the attractiveness of faces in portraits; automatic substitution of similar faces into photographs (with potential applications such as a privacy-enhanced Google Street View); and using still photographs to enhance video of a static scene.

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  1. I sent them a pic of my face to be touched up by ProteusQ · · Score: 4, Funny

    All I got back was an email that read "ROTFLMAO!"

    1. Re:I sent them a pic of my face to be touched up by Zaiff+Urgulbunger · · Score: 5, Funny

      I tried it, and I got floating point error.
      :O

  2. Re:dating sites will love this by EdIII · · Score: 2, Funny

    Why the hell would I need their services at all? I always just send a picture of Fabio like normal people do.

  3. One Possible Use by HeavensBlade23 · · Score: 2, Funny

    This will save porn companies a bundle...

  4. Re:dating sites will love this by rhyder128k · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm holding out for the portable version but I suppose that won't arrive without some serious improvements in holographic projection tech.
    For the reverse process (to make other people look more attractive), I've developed my own tech. I call it Beneficial Ephemeral Eye Reticulation googles. Basically, a pair of B.E.E.R. Googles make even the attendees of a Linux kernel hacking conference look aesthetically acceptable. If only I could make the effect a lasting one...

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    Michael Reed, freelance tech writer.
  5. Digital beer goggles. by Rufty · · Score: 3, Funny

    Now she can look as good the morning after as she did the night before!

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  6. Complicated Software by Joebert · · Score: 4, Funny

    Once again someone's trying to write a bloated piece of software to overcharge for something our systems already do.

    See the following example for how I was able to increase the attractiveness of an already attractive Hooters girl using only Microsoft Paint. (exported via Fireworks for filesize optimization)

    http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/9474/hooters4si8.jpg

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