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PhotoSketch Image Manipulation Tool Taking the World by Storm

PhotoSketch, a new image manipulation program that combines stick-figure sketches, internet image search and pattern matching, seems to be spreading like wildfire. Created by five Chinese students at Tsinghua University and the National University of Singapore, the tool takes a basic sketch and simple labels and turns it into a polished image. "Although online image search generates many inappropriate results, our system is able to automatically select suitable photographs to generate a high quality composition, using a filtering scheme to exclude undesirable images," say the PhotoSketch team in an abstract outlining the tool. "We also provide a novel image blending algorithm to allow seamless image composition. Each blending result is given a numeric score, allowing us to find an optimal combination of discovered images. Experimental results show the method is very successful."

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  1. Viruses? by arizwebfoot · · Score: 0, Troll

    And this coming from China, there is no malicious code buried somewhere?

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  2. Re:Sketched by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    It's very sensitive. I drew a 3-pixel vertical line and it gave me a picture of an asian penis.

  3. Re:Cool idea, but lacks specificity by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I hope they can work out the chinks.

    I fixed that for you.

  4. Re:Sketched by larry+bagina · · Score: -1, Troll

    Troll? He's got a point. Asian dudes have small peckers. That's why (well, one reason) asian chicks like white guys: larger penis size. Same reason White chicks like black dudes and black chicks like horses.

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  5. Re:xkcd by mhajicek · · Score: 0, Troll

    Do it! Yaaarg! Ultimate killer app!

  6. Re:correct links by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I was so surprised to see that this wasn't developed by BLACKS.

    Aren't you?

    What's that you say?

    "Racist" "Racist" "Racist"?

    Oh, I see...

    I'm sure your children are going to thank you when 50% of the population of your country are third world parasites who have destroyed any last vestiges of decent civilisation.