Video Inpainting Software Deletes People From HD Video Footage 124
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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."
A boon which is sure to send Starwars fans into... (Score:5, Funny)
Researchers have developed video inpainting to remove the character Jar Jar Binks from the Star Wars Prequals.
oh, great (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.
What's next? (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.
And hilarity ensues (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Reflections (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Summary Fail (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.
Re:oh, great (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.
"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."
Re:Reflections (Score:5, Funny)
Re:oh, great (Score:2, Funny)
Oh when you're eyes get hacked and you're unable to see people who don't want to be seen.
Re:Summary Fail (Score:4, Funny)