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Video Inpainting Software Deletes People From HD Video Footage

Posted by samzenpus on from the you're-outta-here dept.

cylonlover writes "In a development sure to send conspiracy theorists into a tizzy, researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Informatics (MPII) have developed video inpainting software that can effectively delete people or objects from high-definition footage. The software analyzes each video frame and calculates what pixels should replace a moving area that has been marked for removal. In a world first, the software can compensate for multiple people overlapped by the unwanted element, even if they are walking towards (or away from) the camera."

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  1. A boon which is sure to send Starwars fans into... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Researchers have developed video inpainting to remove the character Jar Jar Binks from the Star Wars Prequals.

  2. oh, great by roman_mir · · Score: 5, Funny

    So combine this tech with Google Glass and identify people you just don't want to see ever again, and you may end up walking right into them without even knowing.

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    1. Re:oh, great by geekmux · · Score: 4, Funny

      So combine this tech with Google Glass and identify people you just don't want to see ever again, and you may end up walking right into them without even knowing.

      "Hey dude, what's u...Ow! Dude, what the hell, you just ran into me!"

      "Oh hey, sorry about that. I had you flagged as spam. Didn't even see you there."

    2. Re:oh, great by brillow · · Score: 1, Funny

      Oh when you're eyes get hacked and you're unable to see people who don't want to be seen.

  3. What's next? by eric31415927 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ten years ago, I predicted a "nudie button," which, instead of removing people from live video, would simply remove their clothing (through interpolation). I do not endorse the use of such a button on your TV's remote control, I merely predict its future existence.

  4. And hilarity ensues by Solandri · · Score: 4, Funny

    can you guys remove the motorcycle from this picture?

  5. Re:Reflections by DKlineburg · · Score: 4, Funny

    These are not the vampire reflections you seek. . .

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  6. Re:Summary Fail by Cornwallis · · Score: 5, Funny

    But, then, how is anyone else to know about the dwarf. From the viewer's perspective the dwarf doesn't exist.

    I hit a dwarf on the way to work today.

    We got out of our cars to exchange information.

    He said, "I am not happy."

    I asked, "Which one are you?"

    Then the fight started.

  7. Re:Reflections by dintech · · Score: 4, Funny

    I suppose NASA can use this to make it look like the astronauts weren't on the grassy knoll. Oh wait, I'm getting my conspiracies mixed up...

  8. Re:Summary Fail by show+me+altoids · · Score: 3, Funny

    This is not a Howard Stern reference, it is a Snow White reference.

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