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Why These 10 Venture Capitalists Are Investing in Visual Technologies

analytic, AR, Artificial Intelligence, Augmented reality, computational imaging, computer vision, Content Recognition, Facial recognition, finance, Funding, imaging, interview, investment, LDV Summit, PhotoTech, technology, visual recognition May 13, 2019 Evan Nisselson Leave a comment

Investors from Union Square Ventures, Spark Capital, Lux Capital, Glasswing Ventures, Imagination Capital, B Capital Group, FirstMark Capital, True Ventures, Eniac and we at LDV Capital share insights. Visual technologies were once considered cute, niche & science fiction. With more visual technology companies like Pinterest and Zoom going public, the world is starting to see the impact that visual technologies will have on our everyday lives. Large acquisitions of visual technology companies range from GM acquiring Cruise for more than $1 Billion, Intel’s acquisition of Mobileye…

Article 13 : What does it mean for photos ?

analytic, commercial stock, content, editing, Facebook, filter, flickr, getty, Instagram, news, photo sharing, photojournalism, Pinterest, research, Social Media, technology, UGC June 22, 2018 Paul Melcher 1 Comment

Just this past week, the European Parliament’s Committee on Legal Affairs approved amendments to EU’s Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market. Among which is included the infamous Article 13 which ” creates an obligation on information society service providers storing and giving access to large amounts of works and other subject-matter uploaded by their users to take appropriate and proportionate measures to ensure the functioning of agreements concluded with rightsholders and to prevent the availability on their services of content identified by rightsholders in cooperation with the…

Announcing The 2018 Photo Print Buying Survey study

analytic, big data, content, editing, mobile, Mobile Photo Connect, photo merchandise, research, Social Media, study, transaction June 8, 2018 Hans Hartman 1 Comment

The photo print products use case: A relic of the past? Or teeming with new opportunities? It’s been four years since we conducted our last photo print product survey. Given how dramatically the world of photo taking, enhancing and sharing has changed since, we decided to measure today’s consumers’ behavior and opinions regarding buying photo print products, resulting in The 2018 Photo Print Buying Survey study, announced today. What are the dramatic changes that could very well have changed consumers’ photo print product buying behavior? Not only are consumers taking…

What you missed at the 2018 LDV Vision Summit

analytic, AR, Artificial Intelligence, Augmented reality, computer vision, Content Recognition, Facial recognition, imaging, Interface, LDV Summit, PhotoTech, technology, visual recognition, VR June 4, 2018 Paul Melcher 1 Comment

Every year one enters the hallway of the SVA Theatre in the heart of New York thinking that there is no way the organizers of the LDV Vision Summit can outperform the previous year. And every year you step out two days later, happily disappointed that your prediction was wrong. The combination of the organizing team’s ( Evan Nisselson, Serge Belongie, and Rebecca Paoletti) talent to surface captivating speakers and the topic ( visual tech) seemingly boundless reach into almost every vertical, makes this event…

10 questions to a founder: Imatag

advertising, analytic, Brands, content, Content Recognition, editing, flickr, interview, license, marketing, PhotoTech, Social Media, technology March 13, 2018 Paul Melcher Leave a comment

Publish an image online today and there is a very good chance that within a few days, there will be hundreds, if not thousands of copies of it throughout the internet. None, unfortunately, will bear any information on who is the creator and how he/she can be found. This is not just an issue for professional photographers, who make a living by licensing images, but anyone who creates visuals to communicate, like marketers or social media manager. Because with each reuse comes the damaging potential…

10 Questions for a Founder : TruePic

analytic, Artificial Intelligence, computer vision, content, Content Recognition, interview, mobile, photojournalism, Social Media, technology, UGC, visual recognition February 6, 2018 Paul Melcher 1 Comment

With each iteration of Photoshop, it is easier and easier to alter images, making it impossible to spot the alterations. Soon, with AI generated images taking over in many fields, it will be impossible to trust if an image is an actual photograph or a complete fabrication. Photography is in danger of losing its essential tie to reality and truth. Enters TruePic. With an array of patented technologies, the company offers a solid counterbalance to this seemingly unstoppable wave of reality-altering technologies. It certifies that a photograph is 100%…

2 research that will change photography forever

analytic, Artificial Intelligence, Brands, commercial stock, computer vision, Content Recognition, Facial recognition, getty, photojournalism, PhotoTech, research, Shutterstock, technology, visual recognition January 19, 2018 Paul Melcher 2 Comments

A couple of research papers were recently published, both touching on advancement in computer vision and machine learning. While research papers are a common occurrence in this field, these two are worth reviewing a bit deeper, as their implication will have a wide impact once they mature. The first is a research organized by Nvidia for presentation at the upcoming International Conference on Learning Representation to be held in Vancouver this coming April. The purpose is to build a more efficient GAN by growing both the generator and discriminator progressively.…

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Visual Tech Losers of 2017 and Winners of 2018

advertising, analytic, AR, Artificial Intelligence, Augmented reality, computer vision, Content Recognition, depth imaging, Facebook, flickr, getty, in-image, marketing, mobile, photo sharing, Pinterest, research, Snapchat, Social Media, study, UGC, video, visual recognition, VR December 9, 2017 Paul Melcher 2 Comments

Sometimes, great things come out of failure. Especially in the startup world. As we look back at the year past, we take one last look at what failed, with the hope that they will generate great, unsuspected outcomes. As well, we take a peek at 2018 and its probable heroes, with the firm understanding that our vision just might not be that accurate. Losers of 2017 Ads in images. A long time coming. And while we will certainly continue to see them for many years to come – bad ideas die…

Statistics: How filters are used by Instagram’s most successful users

analytic, content, editing, filter, Instagram, marketing, mobile, PhotoTech, research, Social Media, study, UGC October 20, 2017 Stefan Pettersson Leave a comment

To facilitate execution of global, large-scale influencer marketing campaigns at Relatable we rely a lot on data to give us insights. Using a sample of about 2 million Instagram accounts (with a minimum of 1,000 followers) and 40 million posts I’ve been digging deep compiling statistics, finding insights, or just discovering some quirky facts. I will share those findings in a number of articles. Instagram filters are used to enhance photos, to give them that extra edge or just set the mood. But to what extent are they used?…

Seeking ethics in visual tech

analytic, Artificial Intelligence, big data, computer vision, Content Recognition, Facial recognition, PhotoTech, research, study, visual recognition September 19, 2017 Paul Melcher 1 Comment

The Trolley Problem is a famous ethic thought-experiment. Here how it goes: There is a Trolley barreling down the railroad tracks. Ahead, on the tracks, there are five people tied up and unable to move. The trolley is headed straight for them. You are standing some distance off in the train yard, next to a lever. If you pull this lever, the trolley will switch to a different set of tracks. However, you notice that there is one person on the side track. You have two…