You can't do satire any more...

RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,962 moderator
edited August 30, 2006 in The Big Picture
...reality will trump you every time.

Some time ago, I posted a satiric preview of a future version of Photoshop. Among other things, I predicted a thinning wand that would reduce the weight of the selected person.

Well folks, HP has done me one better by actually implementing this feature in a new digicam. You can see the story at c|net news here and a sample pic here. The article discusses a number of other tricks that are being implemented in consumer cameras. Sort of changes what "straight out of the camera" means.

Cheers,
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  • fotodojofotodojo Registered Users Posts: 231 Major grins
    edited August 29, 2006
    rsinmadrid wrote:
    ...reality will trump you every time.

    Some time ago, I posted a satiric preview of a future version of Photoshop. Among other things, I predicted a thinning wand that would reduce the weight of the selected person.

    Well folks, HP has done me one better by actually implementing this feature in a new digicam. You can see the story at c|net news here and a sample pic here. The article discusses a number of other tricks that are being implemented in consumer cameras. Sort of changes what "straight out of the camera" means.

    Cheers,

    Somewhat scarey I guess .. Photoshop-in-a-cam.
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  • claudermilkclaudermilk Registered Users Posts: 2,756 Major grins
    edited August 30, 2006
    Yep that's scary. I realyl like the "edit out an ex-boyfriend" feature. Anyone else watched the shows about Stalin & the extensive retouching they did on photos? :uhoh

    This may also force some photo professions to return to film--can't play these games in-camera for evidence photos that way.
    Chris
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  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,962 moderator
    edited August 30, 2006
    claudermilk wrote:
    This may also force some photo professions to return to film--can't play these games in-camera for evidence photos that way.

    That seems a bit unlikely given all the other advantages of digital, but stranger things have happened. ne_nau.gif

    Canon does offer an add-on feature that purports to guarantee the integrity of a pic. Anybody know how this works? Seems like just about anything other than quantum encryption can be broken by a determined rogue with enough cycles to burn.
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  • USAIRUSAIR Registered Users Posts: 2,646 Major grins
    edited August 30, 2006
    Didn't see that coming :D
    Why not take make a camera that when you take the photo it just switches bodies..you just have to tell the camera male or female.

    A little tip: don't take any photos of women with the Canon 10-22...they will hate you forever umph.gif

    Fred
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