Erasing Objects From Video In Real Time

Smoothly interpolating away objects in still pictures is impressive enough, but reader geoffbrecker writes with a stunning demonstration from Germany's Technical University of Ilmenau of on-the-fly erasure of selected objects in video. Quoting: "The effect is achieved by an image synthesizer that reduces the image quality, removes the object, and then increases the image quality back up. This all happens within 40 milliseconds, fast enough that the viewer doesn't notice any delay."

Comments

Jar Jar

[veggiespam]

Finally, we can restore my childhood memories and eviscerate Jar-Jar from the last batch of Star Wars movies.

Thwartable

[srussia]

FTFA:"It does seem to be thwarted by reflections though; a cell phone removed from a bathroom counter is still visible in the mirror."

"Zoom in on the reflection...ENHANCE!"

Nomenclature

[Posting=!Working]

We need a name for this process. I suggest "to Jar-Jar." Examples:

They Jar-Jared the cell phone and stapler off the desk.
"Jar-jar the 3-D glasses off the chair."
Al Pacino released the "Actor's cut" of Godfather 3 and Jar-jared himself out of the movie.
I'd like to Jar-jar my ex-girlfriend from my brain.
It was a guy! He Jar-jared his webcam!