Thursday, April 24, 2003

I was reading an article on reality gaming on the BBC News site and it turns out Microsoft's UK research lab are developing image editing software.

"A technique called PatchWorks allows people to remove objects that have been loosely selected using a drawing tool. The computer can make a guess at how to fill in the background based on what is already there, saving the user time and trouble. The Blender tool allows users to change the content of a picture by inserting a new object or changing the colour or background of the original photo. Even transparent objects such as rainbows and clouds can be easily moved from one picture to another using the technique."

Watch out Adobe!

Jon 3:15 PM Permalink