Archive for the 'Software' Category

Let Microsoft’s new process convert 2D to 3D

Considering that there are two recently announced mobile phones that will have glasses-free 3D cameras like the LG Thrill and the HTC EVO 3D, there will be demands for 2D to 3D conversion. Microsoft, makers of those cool altering software for family portraits, now has this new trick from its Interactive Visual Media Group ...

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Kinect hack known as NAVI helps the blind to navigate

Normally, I report on Kinect Hacks on cybertheater, our sister site that focuses on home theater related material. I'm pretty sure that this is one use for the Kinect that Microsoft didn't think about. I thought I would talk about this because it involves some photography of some sort. You can watch ...

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Shaky and Flickery YouTube videos can be fixed with Green Parrot Pictures software

Take a look at this old video here. It is in black and white, and it is shaky as it is flickery. However, you will notice the restored footage looks like it was shot on a tripod. Granted, it isn't perfectly still, but it's better than what was there before. This ...

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How an 8mm film turned digital took two years

The Projector - 8mm Direct to 5Dmk2 from James Miller on Vimeo. What you are seeing here is how James Miller turned an old 8mm film into digital. Miller essentially used a maks to a Canon 5DMK2 and ran the film one frame at a time past the sensor, then he synced the frames with ...

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Adobe Adds Camera Pack to iOS Photoshop Express 2.0

If you have an iOS powered device such as an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch with Adobe's Photoshop Express installed, you may have noticed an available update this morning. This is due to the fact that Adobe has just come forth to release version 2.0 of the Photoshop Express software. Available as a free download, ...

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Emotiv EPOC neuroheadset is connected to Flickr

I don't know if you are aware of this, but we have brainwave-sensing equipment that can read emotions. You can watch the video of the Emotive EPOC brainwave-sensing headset as it can detect four separate emotions, and hook it up to everyone's favorite photo sharing website, Flickr. So if you want to tag ...

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Teradek Cubes work for livestreaming

For those of you who are interested in livestreaming technology for the sake of recording your life and making it a little too live, then look no further than this Teradek Cube. This box is about the size of a deck of cards, and it docks to the camera's hot shoe and connects to ...

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Labelbox for iOS helps label your iPhone photos

For those that have a lot of photos on your iPhone, you might want to give them a nice "personal touch" with Labelbox for iOS. This is not a style app like Camera + or that 8mm photo app, but this has one purpose: to add a label to your pictures. You can ...

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New software matches police sketches to actual photographs

This is an interesting software development. I never had to be in a situation where I needed a police sketch artist, but it is difficult to match it up with a real suspect. Some people at Michigan State University have developed a program that will make it easier. A police sketch of ...

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With the iPad 2 announcement, comes an iMovie update

The big tech news yesterday was the announcement of the iPad 2, and it will come with Photo Booth software and now an update of iMovie. The new iMovie is a precision editor with multitrack audio recording and sharing videos in HD. Randy Ubillos took the stage and did a demo with video ...

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