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HP Restores Creased Photos With Flatbed Scanners

Posted by timothy on from the but-can-they-restore-my-boorish-charm? dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Scientists at HP have developed a technique to detect creases in photographs using standard, unmodified flatbed scanners. Once correctly scanned into a computer, software can determine where the photograph's defect is, and artificially correct it to remove any trace of a crease or fold. The result is a spotless JPEG scan from a creased photo, with absolutely no modified hardware and no technical know-how required on the part of the user." They're using multiple light sources to do this, in a way that reminds me of last year's description of 3D image creation using an ordinary digital camera.

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  1. Nice by thewils · · Score: 4, Funny

    A fold-less centerfold :)

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    1. Re:Nice by BadAnalogyGuy · · Score: 4, Funny

      It makes my blood run cold.

    2. Re:Nice by The+Archon+V2.0 · · Score: 2, Funny

      This will be great for pictures that are old, though not for ones that have been damaged by mold.

    3. Re:Nice by gEvil+(beta) · · Score: 5, Funny

      ...and it suddenly dawns on everyone exactly why Archon V2.0 failed in his childhood dream to become a lyricist...

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  2. Wait, wait by sottitron · · Score: 5, Funny

    Won't this ruin my collection of photographs of creased paper?

  3. This is all so ironic by vandelais · · Score: 2, Funny

    since it will restore the upskirt I took of Carly Fiorina that I accidentally creased.

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    1. Re:This is all so ironic by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      I don't think that's a crease - women naturally have that.

    2. Re:This is all so ironic by Eternauta3k · · Score: 2, Funny

      I believe you'd have to scan her face. Good luck getting her to comply (tell her it's laser surgery!)

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  4. Re:Beer Goggle ware by ericski · · Score: 2, Funny

    Drink more beer. Problem solved.