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HP Restores Creased Photos With Flatbed Scanners

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 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?