Microsoft's snapshot eraser

TechZ · September 19th, 2005, 10:58 AM

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It's photo-editing software Joseph Stalin would have loved. Microsoft researchers have come up with technology that can remove an image, say a person, from the foreground and then replicate the background that the no-longer-visible person was blocking. The technology, developed by Microsoft's China research lab, was on display at the expo hall at the Professional Developers Conference here.

In one example provided by Microsoft, a cute kid stands in front of a curb. Want to erase the kid and have only the lovely curb? No problem. The technology appears to work as advertised, but Microsoft's choice of samples seems to indicate a challenge finding practical applications.

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Thats pretty good, something like what Photoshop can do?

Kip_6666 · September 19th, 2005, 11:22 AM

If you could add other stuff, that would make it an instant hit. (well on the internet)

.. the random panda or large rubber duckie..?

jensked · September 19th, 2005, 02:42 PM

waw those images are amazing. Still, I wonder if I could get the same result images/smilies/smile.gif

I'm a complete noob in photoshopping...I can fiddle an hour before I get a transparent background on a picture with a white background

Cyclone · October 7th, 2005, 01:21 AM

O-o that's pretty amazing. That'd take hours off of photoshopping

andyhui01 · October 7th, 2005, 01:25 AM

that is pretty damn impressive... esp. coming from china

pdanev · October 7th, 2005, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Cyclone

O-o that's pretty amazing. That'd take hours off of photoshopping

If you have basic photoshop knowledge, it wont take more than 5minutes. Maybe in some pictures, where you'd have to make up some sort of complicated background, it could take a while.

Anyhow, the thing is still quite an achievement.

SL65 · October 7th, 2005, 11:43 AM

Very impressive...im an ABSOLUTE NOOB when it comes to photoshopping and its hard to get a free photoshop application that doesnt run out in 30-days so this is real good.

Viper007Bond · October 7th, 2005, 11:48 AM

Wow, I want it. Using the clone tool is a pain in the ass. images/smilies/mellow.gif

jayjaya29 · October 7th, 2005, 08:05 PM

Yeah this is pretty neat for sure, especially for me, I am a total Photoshop n00b as well. This could be useful when editing wallpapers to meet my standards.

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