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LDV Vision Summit ’18: 10 questions to an AR research scientist : Facebook

AR, Artificial Intelligence, Augmented reality, computer vision, content, Content Recognition, Facebook, in-image, interview, LDV Summit, mobile, research, Social Media, technology, visual recognition May 8, 2018 Paul Melcher Leave a comment

With the fifth edition of the LDV Vision summit right around the corner ( May 23-24, discount tickets available on the right =>), we approached some of the speakers to get a hint of what they are working on and what they will be speaking about. First of the series is Krishnan Ramnath, Research Science Manager and Technical Lead Mobile at Facebook whose work for the social media platform is pioneering how most humans will experience AR in the years to come: – A little about…

Flickr / Smugmug: The frog that ate the bull

advertising, content, editing, flickr, google, Instagram, mobile, photo organizing, photo sharing, PhotoTech, prosumer, Social Media, transaction April 23, 2018 Paul Melcher 1 Comment

Flickr’s acquisition by Smugmug, if anything, has reminded us that the grandfather of photo sharing site is not dead. Yet. Almost hidden in the weekend lull, the news surprised almost everyone paying attention to this space: It’s been a long while since Flickr grabbed the headlines. But beyond the unconventional lack of details, what does this acquisition forecast? Let’s look at the available numbers. Smugmug and Flickr, while sharing photos as a common denominator, have not much in common. With 90 million monthly users, Flickr is 18 times bigger…

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%…

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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?…

Mobile Photo Connect : 10 Questions to a Founder : Lightricks

Adobe, AR, Augmented reality, computational imaging, content, imaging, Instagram, interview, mobile, Mobile Photo Connect, PhotoTech, tablet, VR October 11, 2017 Paul Melcher Leave a comment

Outside of Instagram, the biggest success in the world of photo apps is certainly Facetune. With millions of paid downloads, it was the number one paid app in over 120 countries. The creation of 5 Israeli friends, it certainly benefited from Instagram’s success and especially its insatiable appetite for selfies. But unlike Instagram, Lightricks, the company behind Facetune, is a real software development company. It currently has 6 different photo/video editing apps in the app store, all very successful. We spoke with co-founder Itai Tsiddon…

Innovative solution providers tackle the ever-growing headaches of photo management and storage

content, editing, mobile, Mobile Photo Connect, photo merchandise, photo organizing, photo sharing, prosumer, Search, study September 28, 2017 Hans Hartman 1 Comment

It’s a given: we are all overwhelmed by the sheer number of photos we take, or that are being shared with us. With some of these, it’s no big deal if you accidentally missed viewing them, or if you can’t locate them again after you’ve first enjoyed them. With others, it does matter: According to our recent survey, 58% of photos on average are considered to be “long life” keepers. So we want to know on which device or cloud service these important photos reside,…

The iPhone X deep-dive – Why this phone will disrupt the mobile imaging ecosystem

AR, Artificial Intelligence, Augmented reality, computational imaging, computer vision, Content Recognition, depth imaging, Facial recognition, imaging, Interface, mobile, Mobile Photo Connect, news, photo sharing, PhotoTech, Social Media, technology, visual recognition, VR September 15, 2017 Floris van Eck 1 Comment

Key takeaways: Apple has launched the iPhone X as a showcase for the direction in which the mobile and imaging industries could be heading; The iPhone X’s high price will limit its audience, but its features will trickle down in the coming years. At the same time, the developer ecosystem gets a head start on building new apps for consumers to create enticing content, which is often the bottleneck for the adoption of new technologies; The 3D revolution is now in full-swing; many of the…

By 2022, there will be 45 Billion Cameras

analytic, Artificial Intelligence, Augmented reality, big data, computational imaging, computer vision, Content Recognition, depth imaging, Emotion analysis, Facial recognition, imaging, mobile, photo organizing, PhotoTech, study, technology, visual recognition August 18, 2017 Paul Melcher 1 Comment

It might have all started when Snapchat rebranded itself “A camera company”. Or even long before, in 2002, when Nokia decided to put a camera on their cell phones. Whenever it happened, it is still really only the beginning… “It” is the moment the camera became forever separated from its original format, a lens on a movable box, and its original intent, recording personal memories. The shift was triggered when film became digital and thus transforming images into data files. Not only could images be easily and…

Going Deep – the race for depth imaging smartphones is on

3D, Augmented reality, computational imaging, content, depth imaging, imaging, interview, light field, mobile, Mobile Photo Connect, study, technology August 16, 2017 Hans Hartman Leave a comment

Our smartphones will soon be depth imaging devices, featuring cameras that measure depth information for each part of the image. Lenovo already came out with the Google Tango-based Phab 2 phone last year and with the upcoming release of the iPhone 8 we’ll finally find out why Apple paid $350M to acquire the Israeli company PrimeSense back in 2013 (PrimeSense originally provided the technology behind the Microsoft Kinect game accessory). The market for depth imaging and sensing devices is booming, according to the recently released Smartphone Depth Sensing report from Woodside Capital Partners and Yole Développement. With a CAGR of 37.7%…