Comments on: Intelligent Image Resizing http://skeptic.skepticgeek.com/2007/08/27/intelligent-image-resizing/ ...reason and emotion, shaken and stirred... Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:23:57 +0530 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: powerkis http://skeptic.skepticgeek.com/2007/08/27/intelligent-image-resizing/#comment-885 powerkis Thu, 30 Aug 2007 07:22:08 +0000 http://skeptic.skepticgeek.com/2007/08/27/intelligent-image-resizing/#comment-885 That looks really cool. I can see how this can be helpful, but wow, did that go way over my head. way, way over my head. But, thanks for sharing. That looks really cool. I can see how this can be helpful, but wow, did that go way over my head. way, way over my head. But, thanks for sharing.

]]> By: mahendrap http://skeptic.skepticgeek.com/2007/08/27/intelligent-image-resizing/#comment-876 mahendrap Wed, 29 Aug 2007 10:06:52 +0000 http://skeptic.skepticgeek.com/2007/08/27/intelligent-image-resizing/#comment-876 Ah! How blessed I am to be in such enlightened moronic company! :-) Ah! How blessed I am to be in such enlightened moronic company! :-)

]]> By: rambodoc http://skeptic.skepticgeek.com/2007/08/27/intelligent-image-resizing/#comment-884 rambodoc Wed, 29 Aug 2007 08:55:10 +0000 http://skeptic.skepticgeek.com/2007/08/27/intelligent-image-resizing/#comment-884 Ah, now the post makes some sense. After all, the last refuge of the educated moron used to be the Medical school, so you know why I ask these questions! :-) Ah, now the post makes some sense. After all, the last refuge of the educated moron used to be the Medical school, so you know why I ask these questions! :-)

]]> By: mahendrap http://skeptic.skepticgeek.com/2007/08/27/intelligent-image-resizing/#comment-875 mahendrap Wed, 29 Aug 2007 03:39:26 +0000 http://skeptic.skepticgeek.com/2007/08/27/intelligent-image-resizing/#comment-875 Rambodoc: Regarding what is it: have you ever tried resizing an image in any image editing tool? If you resize it in a diagonal direction, you can keep the aspect ratio intact and there's no problem. But if you stretch or compress an image in only one direction - horizontally or vertically - it gets skewed and distorted. This algorithm is the first one to let you stretch or compress an image in one direction without distorting it. It 'intelligently' fills in the empty space created while stretching, and merges the borders 'intelligently' while compressing. That's how you can turn the photograph of a couple into that of a single person or expand the sky in a photograph for a better composition. Regarding what you would use it for, I don't know. I'm sure image artists will use it for a lot of the behind-the-scenes image editing that we are not even aware of when we browse the web, read magazines with cool photographs, and buy posters or greeting cards with beautiful-looking images. Your question is a tricky one: it was asked by mankind when someone first invented the wheel. It was what made the Product Manager for the IBM PC say that "there is a world market for maybe five PCs". :-) Rambodoc: Regarding what is it: have you ever tried resizing an image in any image editing tool? If you resize it in a diagonal direction, you can keep the aspect ratio intact and there’s no problem. But if you stretch or compress an image in only one direction – horizontally or vertically – it gets skewed and distorted.

This algorithm is the first one to let you stretch or compress an image in one direction without distorting it. It ‘intelligently’ fills in the empty space created while stretching, and merges the borders ‘intelligently’ while compressing. That’s how you can turn the photograph of a couple into that of a single person or expand the sky in a photograph for a better composition.

Regarding what you would use it for, I don’t know. I’m sure image artists will use it for a lot of the behind-the-scenes image editing that we are not even aware of when we browse the web, read magazines with cool photographs, and buy posters or greeting cards with beautiful-looking images. Your question is a tricky one: it was asked by mankind when someone first invented the wheel. It was what made the Product Manager for the IBM PC say that “there is a world market for maybe five PCs”. :-)

]]> By: Arunk http://skeptic.skepticgeek.com/2007/08/27/intelligent-image-resizing/#comment-880 Arunk Tue, 28 Aug 2007 16:52:21 +0000 http://skeptic.skepticgeek.com/2007/08/27/intelligent-image-resizing/#comment-880 doc - the guy mentions it at the beginning. Basically to allow for "more effective representation of the entire scene" in a smaller version which could be used for smaller displays like say on an iPhone ;), and also allow for general web content (to accomodate slower connections better) doc – the guy mentions it at the beginning. Basically to allow for “more effective representation of the entire scene” in a smaller version which could be used for smaller displays like say on an iPhone ;) , and also allow for general web content (to accomodate slower connections better)

]]> By: Karthik Krish http://skeptic.skepticgeek.com/2007/08/27/intelligent-image-resizing/#comment-879 Karthik Krish Tue, 28 Aug 2007 15:57:29 +0000 http://skeptic.skepticgeek.com/2007/08/27/intelligent-image-resizing/#comment-879 Its not as fast as the videos show it to be. There is a lot of precomputation done beforehand(the energy map for example). The idea is cool but the performance on images with a lot of edges(high energy) needs to be seen. Its not as fast as the videos show it to be. There is a lot of precomputation done beforehand(the energy map for example). The idea is cool but the performance on images with a lot of edges(high energy) needs to be seen.

]]> By: rambodoc http://skeptic.skepticgeek.com/2007/08/27/intelligent-image-resizing/#comment-878 rambodoc Tue, 28 Aug 2007 15:49:54 +0000 http://skeptic.skepticgeek.com/2007/08/27/intelligent-image-resizing/#comment-878 No, seriously, this looks great and all, but what would I use it for? No, seriously, this looks great and all, but what would I use it for?

]]> By: krishashok http://skeptic.skepticgeek.com/2007/08/27/intelligent-image-resizing/#comment-877 krishashok Tue, 28 Aug 2007 13:29:45 +0000 http://skeptic.skepticgeek.com/2007/08/27/intelligent-image-resizing/#comment-877 This is awesome. It would hours to do some of the stuff he is doing on Photoshop This is awesome. It would hours to do some of the stuff he is doing on Photoshop

]]> By: mahendrap http://skeptic.skepticgeek.com/2007/08/27/intelligent-image-resizing/#comment-881 mahendrap Tue, 28 Aug 2007 13:17:21 +0000 http://skeptic.skepticgeek.com/2007/08/27/intelligent-image-resizing/#comment-881 Arun: thanks! Rambodoc: I presume you're joking...:-) Arun: thanks!

Rambodoc: I presume you’re joking…:-)

]]> By: Arunk http://skeptic.skepticgeek.com/2007/08/27/intelligent-image-resizing/#comment-882 Arunk Mon, 27 Aug 2007 17:44:30 +0000 http://skeptic.skepticgeek.com/2007/08/27/intelligent-image-resizing/#comment-882 Wow! This is indeed brilliant. Thanks for highlighting it! Wow! This is indeed brilliant. Thanks for highlighting it!

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