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That's why I believe that deep inside Apple Park, there's an underlying belief that the Camera app should be as simple as possible - and that Apple should keep building hardware to make that happen. Apple is aiming for simplicity with its Camera app. IMAGINING THE PERFECT CAMERA APP This feature got me thinking about Apple's ultimate goals in designing the Camera app. [Extracted from the article]

Byline: Isaac Sacolick The first computer vision use cases in the 1950s analyzed typed versus handwritten text. Early commercial applications focused on single images, including optical character recognition, image segmentation, [...]

BOTTOM LINE Most people wondering whether they should buy the iPhone 14 will be upgrading from a much older iPhone than the iPhone 13, but those same people would be wise to consider the iPhone 13 as an alternative since the iPhone 13 is still on sale. If the new camera features of the iPhone 14 are attractive to you, then you may want to consider spending a little more to get the iPhone 14 Pro, which brings a 48MP camera and a 3X telephoto lens along with all of the new iPhone 14 camera features. The Geekbench 4 battery tests indicated just under 9 hours for the iPhone 14, 9:44 for the iPhone 14 Pro, 8:11 for the iPhone 13, and 9:15 for the iPhone 13 Pro. [Extracted from the article]

The iPhone 14 Pro Max is the about same size as the 12 Pro Max, as well as the iPhone 13 Pro Max it replaces (fave.co/3xWPTlb). And the iPhone 14 Pro Max lasted 3 hours and 43 minutes longer than the iPhone 14 Pro - that's 30 percent more battery life from a battery that is 35 percent larger than the smaller iPhone 14 Pro. However, if battery life is your main reason for choosing a large iPhone, Apple does have another iPhone that has recently arrived - the iPhone 14 Plus, which according to Apple's estimates can beat the 14 Pro Max in terms of battery life. The yearly iPhone release, and indeed most smartphone releases, have gotten kind of boring: The latest model is a little faster, the camera's better, and maybe there's some stand-out gimmick that will feature in all the ads but won't really improve the way you use your phone. [Extracted from the article]

ADJUST THE DISPLAY SETTINGS Depending on what previous iPhone you may have had, you may not have found much use for some of the display settings that could be much more useful on an iPhone 14. Open the Camera app, switch to Photo mode, and swipe upward to show the little camera control buttons. CHECK OUT THE NEW CAMERA MODES One of the iPhone 14's coolest new camera features is Action mode, which applies really heavy video stabilization to your hand-held shots. [Extracted from the article]

Only now are Mac webcams getting to be on par with the USB webcam I've used for a decade! MAC USER There was a time when Apple really cared about Macs having better video chat quality than any other computer you could buy. [Extracted from the article]

The only real competition for Apple's most affordable iPad (which starts at $329) is the Kindle Fire models and some deeply disappointing Android tablets that have retail prices in the $150 range and are often used as free giveaways when you buy service subscriptions or other more expensive tech gear. When it comes to tablets, at least budget tablets, there's iPad and there's everything else. IT'S TIME FOR A FACELIFT Outside of a faster processor (which most won't notice), double the storage (which they will noticed), and a much better front camera (which is very nice), the 9th-generation iPad is about the same as the 8th-generation iPad - which was about the same as the 7th-generation iPad. [Extracted from the article]

Clearly, Samsung could learn a thing or two from Apple - here are five ideas Samsung should steal from the iPhone 12. 1. Apple's phones are objectively expensive, but they're a few hundred dollars cheaper at every tier than Samsung's phones. DITCH THE CHARGER (HEAR ME OUT!) Apple controversially decided to remove the bundled wall charger from its latest phones, but it was probably a good idea - one that Samsung could steal. [Extracted from the article]

Open the Windows 10 Start menu and head to Settings > System > Display > Advanced Display Settings > Display and select Display 1 under Choose Display. A 15.6-inch laptop screen with a 1920 x 1080 resolution has a pixel density of 141.21 ppi, while a 32-inch HDTV screen with the same resolution has a significantly lower pixel density of 68.84 ppi. But if you have a PC designed for the best possible gaming experience, hooking up an HDTV instead of a computer monitor likely means that you're not getting the most out of your machine. If you need a display that will multitask as an up-close work/email display as well as a movie/entertainment display, you'll want something with a high enough pixel density that text won't be a pain to read - and even with a high pixel density, a large display may still cause eye and neck strain if you sit too close to it. [Extracted from the article]

The article presents information on how to rescue, restore, and reuse aging prints and negatives. By scanning old photos and film into one's Mac now, one is able to stop the aging process and preserve irreplaceable photos. With the help of image-editing software, one may even be able to reverse some of the worst damage. The best way to digitize the prints, negatives, and slides is to scan them. Pictures that have faded because of exposure to light and air or that have been damaged by careless handling and storage will require a full-fledged image editor such as Adobe Photoshop. These programs offer powerful image-correction tools, layer controls, and masking features that give one precise control over specific areas of photos. It also highlights Apple's iphoto software as photo-management software. Slides and negatives are much smaller than prints and therefore require a much higher output resolution. Some scanners enables one to address common image problems during the scanning process. The most useful of these options is the Reduce Dust And Scratches filter, which attempts to eliminate dust spots and light scratches.

This article describes the steps for using the Curves command of the software, Adobe Photoshop. Photoshop represents an image's brightness levels in two ways: as light or as ink. These are called adjustment modes. Most photographers are comfortable working with light, and most print-based designers are more comfortable working with ink. Open a gray-scale photograph and choose Image: Adjustments: Curves to access the Curves dialog box. The user can alter the curve to increase or decrease the amount of light used to display an image. To adjust the image, click anywhere on the curve to add a dot, called a control point, and drag it up or down. Upon moving the curve up, the image is brighten by adding more light. To focus adjustments on a particular area of an image, the user can find the brightness range of that area in the horizontal bar, and then adjust the part of the curve that appears directly above that part of the bar. To estimate how a curve might affect an image, compare the curve created to the original diagonal line. With a simple curve adjustment, the user can transform flat-looking images into images that pop. Making a curve steeper exaggerates the differences between the brightest and darkest shades in an area of an image, thereby enhancing detail in that area.

Reviews several image editing software. Limitation of the Digital Image Pro 9 from Microsoft Corp; Key features lacking in the PhotoStudio 5.5 from ArcSoft Inc.; Advantage of the Paint Shop Pro 9 from Jasc Inc.

Presents soft-proofing techniques to get consistent color in a printed output using the Adobe Photoshop 6.0 software. Importance of color management; Factors that influence the accuracy of color management process; Procedures in control color conversions; Tips on making the final edits and printing the image. INSET: TERMS AT A GLANCE.

Provides tips on scanning of images using Adobe Photoshop. Preparation of the material to scan; Defining settings; Application of extra bits. INSETS: You say you want a resolution;Bring scans into focus.

The article evaluates several products including the Hex Color Picker 1.4 color hex code finder from paymentrequested, the CocoThumbX 3.1 thumbnail editor from paymentrequested, and the Compress Files 1.0 file compressor from Apimac.

The article presents information about a handy photo-comparison tool in Apple Inc.'s iPhoto '06. This tool allows the user to compare similar shots side by side. To activate the comparison tool in iPhoto's full-screen mode. Select two or more images and press the Enter Full Screen button at the bottom left of the iPhoto window. The two pictures will appear side by side on a black background. Move the cursor to the bottom of the screen to reveal a toolbar of image-correction tools. Another way to compare photos go to iPhoto: Preferences and set the Edit Photo pop-up menu to in main Window. INSETS: Install and Uninstall;Make Save Dialog Boxes More Useful.

Reviews the imaging software Photoshop CS2 from Adobe Systems Inc.

Discusses how to sharpened scanned images using Adobe Photoshop's Unsharp Mask filter. Likely effects of the filter; Result of the greater contrast between two pixels; When to use the filter. INSETS: Sharpening What You Want;The Simple Art of Sharpening;Behind the Unsharp Mask Filter.

The article reports that Google Assistant got plenty of tucked away tricks for anyone using Android. Topics include considered that one of Google's own Pixel phones as Google experience available anywhere on Android and that means to have got some extra-spectacular next-level voice commands at disposal and just waiting to be used.

Discusses the primary causes and solutions for common imaging problems. Includes font problems; Poor file preparation; Errors in color separation. INSET: Scan in or take out?.

Nvidia's $99 Jetson Nano Developer Kit uses a 128-core Maxwell GPU to put complex deep learning and image processing capabilities in the hands of makers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Nvidia's $99 Jetson Nano Developer Kit uses a 128-core Maxwell GPU to put complex deep learning and image processing capabilities in the hands of makers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article offers tips for using the Macintosh OS X. Photo Booth includes a collection of 24 image-altering effects which users can use to distort their photos. Text substitution lets OS X automatically replace one set of characters with another set of characters or symbols, and is one of Snow Leopard's more intriguing new features. For instance, users could make OS X generate the copyright symbol, when they type (C).

The article reports that technology company Google Inc. is using neural networks to compress images better than joint photographic expert group standards (JPEG). Google started this by taking a random sample of 6 million images on the web. It then broke those down into nonoverlapping tiles and zeroed in on 100 of those with the worst compression ratios.

The article reports that social network company Facebook has launched its 360 photos which allow users to share 360-degree photographs on social networking site Facebook. Topics discussed include the capability of the service to convert flat photos into interactive images, the capacity of the 360 photos to work in the mobile phones, and the demand of how users spend time in Facebook tilting the photographs back-and-forth.

The article offers information on Adobe Systems Inc.'s new Photoshop Elements 8 released nearly simultaneously on the Macintosh and Windows. The new version offers new tools, sports an updated interface, and includes technology from its much larger sibling, Photoshop CS4. The Macintosh version comes with Adobe Bridge CS4, the same full-scale document manager that ships with the Adobe Creative Suite. Windows users get the Organizer, which uses an approach similar to iPhoto for managing photos.

The article offers information on computer monitors and presents several charts on electronic products. It presents information on 324 LCD Monitor from LaCie Ltd., which has a superior viewing angle along with color fidelity and text legibility. It is also cited that to avoid the problem of shifting colors or a loss of contrast while viewing the monitor screen, superior display should be preferred. Several charts on electronic products including camcorders, scanners and digital cameras are presented.

The article reports on the launch of a project, called the Circuit Realization at Faster Timescales (CRAFT), by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) focusing on the development of custom semiconductor chips for applications in military defense. Topics mentioned include the use of chips for image processing and transmitting from a military surveillance system, the research grant received by the University of Southern California from DARPA, and the key purposes of CRAFT.

The article offers information about the different ways in which Apple Inc.'s Aperture and Adobe's Lightroom store images in image library of a camera. It is observed that Aperture stores photos in a hierarchical, and project-based system with every photo residing in a project. It is noted that each project can have multiple albums, light tables, Web galleries, and Web journals associated with it. It is informed that Lightroom's management features are simpler than those of Aperture's. It in noted that the Library pane lets one see all of the images, while the Folders pane offers a visual representation of how the images are organized on the hard drive.

The article reports on the launch of the beta version of the computer software Photoshop CS3 by Apple Computer Inc. In addition to compatibility with Intel microprocessor-based Macintosh computers, the software also has other features, including interface changes, nondestructive filters, easier compositing, improvements to Camera Raw and a redesigned version of Bridge, Adobe's image file browser. Any photography filter could be attached to the software to assist in image processing. Photoshop CS3 adds a new Quick Selection brush, which lets one select an object simply by brushing over it. As one brushes, the program analyzes the image to determine which pixels in the region need to be selected.

The article presents information on Apple Computer Inc's contribution to media entertainment. Apple is not content with its domination of the digital music market. Apple's chief Steve Jobs introduced the next stage in its growth with the addition of movies to Apple's download stocks. It is planning to enter the home entertainment sector. Apple has introduced movie downloads from films produced by Walt Disney Pictures, Miramax Films, Pixar Animation and Touchstone Pictures. Previously, the company offered TV shows at 320-by-240-pixel resolution. Apple now offers movies at four times that resolution-640 by 480 pixels.

This article offers suggestions on how to extract maximum benefits from Raw file formats of digital photography. One can be sure of getting informed about the wonders of shooting in Raw mode while talking to professional digital photographers. When one presses the shutter button in Raw mode, the camera's sensor captures the image data and stores it on the media card. That's it. The camera doesn't do any image processing or compression--one ends up with raw and unprocessed data. Skipping the processing step gives Raw files several advantages over their JPEG counterparts. While many cameras do a very good job of processing JPEGs, the image adjustments aren't reversible. With a Raw file, one can delay image-processing decisions until he or she is in front of his or her computer. That means one stands a better chance of getting an image that looks just the way he or she wants it to be.

This article presents information related to the use of low-light photo processing with the help of Macintosh computer. By using camera's menus to increase the ISO setting, one can capture tricky shots such as these and expand his picture-taking options--but at a cost. Raising the ISO will also increase the amount of image noise--unsightly flecks that can make it look as if user took his picture during a digital snowstorm. In the Reduce Noise dialog box, drag the Strength slider to the right to increase the amount of noise reduction. INSET: Plug In to Noise Reduction.

Reviews the image processing software Final Cut Pro 5 from Apple Computer Inc. INSETS: Final Cut Studio;Compressor Expands.

This article presents instructions to use the Core Image Fun House and Quartz Composer tools to create a screen saver on a Macintosh (Mac) computer. On the DVD, open the Xcode Tools folder and doubleclick on XcodeTools.mpkg to install the tools. When that's done, go to the root directory of your main hard drive and look in the Developer folder. Core Image Fun House lets user quickly apply effects to his images. Launch Fun House and select one of the vacation images in the Open dialog box. The Effect Stack palette A works like Adjustment Layers in Photoshop or Photoshop Elements. From here, one can add or delete layers, make adjustments, and toggle layer visibility. But unlike most image editors, Fun House displays layers from the bottom up. Click on the plus sign (+) B in the top layer. The Image Units palette will appear C, listing options for effects. Fun House adds Color Controls to the Effects Stack palette and offers sliders for adjusting Saturation, Brightness, and Contrast. Bump up the saturation to make the colors more intense. INSET: Buried Treasure.

This article offers tips for optimizing online portfolio images on Macintosh computers. All online portfolio images, whether project artwork or interface designs, should be optimized--that is, transformed into a Web-readable format that balance image quality and size. The easiest way to optimize is to apply a preset in Adobe Photoshop's Save For Web window. The optimization method should depend on the image's ideal final file type. To determine the proper format quickly, open a file, go to Save For Web, and click on the 4-Up tab. For each optimized display window, select a different default preset from the Preset menu: JPEG, ONG-8 128 Dithered or GIF 64 Dithered, for instance. The more colors a PNG or GIF file contains, the larger its file size. When Photoshop optimizes a file, it decreases colors by determining how frequently each color appears. As you decrease the number of colors in the palette, the software throws out the least-used ones. The trouble comes when you have a print project with spot color. The standard optimization quickly eliminates critical colors. The standard optimization quickly eliminates critical colors. To keep the spot colors, you have to use a bigger-than-necessary palette. You can prevent this palette bloat by locking spot colors. INSET: Faster Flash.

Queensland's Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) has signed a new deal with Unisys to provide facial image processing technology and services for the state's smart card driver licences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

IMAGE-SEARCH SPECIALISTS SUCH as Picsearch couldn't best the accuracy and clear interface of Google's top-scoring image-search component. Average SERVICE score Comments Google Image Search 23 Great attention to detail. Below […]

The article offers information on image-processing technology from Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. which tracks people in security camera footage that is heavily blurred.

The article reports on the 8K displays based on the Embedded DisplayPort (eDP) 1.4a standard which will reach high-end television (TV) and into laptops, all-in-one personal computers (PCs), and mobile devices. It notes that image quality on screens will be boosted by Video Electronics Standards Association's Embedded DisplayPort (eDP) 1.4a through faster video transfer rates. VESA states that screens with 8K resolution will be boosted by the standards.

The article focuses on the move of Japan-based manufacturer of optics and reprography products, Olympus Corp., to expand its range of OM-D, Micro Four Thirds-based, interchangeable lens cameras to include the OM-D E-M5 Mark II. It mentions that the OM-D E-M5 Mark II is a 16-megapixel shooter that is intended for cinematographers. It adds that the OM-D E-M5 Mark II has more accuracy for focusing, more speed for action shots, and has an electronic viewfinder.

The article focuses on a camera system developed by the information technology services provider NEC Corp. which will be focused on reducing the cost and time involved in the infrastructure maintenance. Topics discussed includes image processing algorithms developed in the system, importance of the system and increased researches on the smartphone camera technology.

The article offers information on an image-processing technology introduced by information technology (IT) services provider NEC Corp. during a technological fair in Tokyo, Japan. It states that the technology enables cameras to capture images in darkness as well as fog or mist. It adds that the system utilizes image-processing algorithms instead of infrared lighting, which has been used in the security cameras developed by technology companies Sony Corp. and Sharp Corp.

Offers techniques on creating layered images in Adobe Photoshop. Gathering of images from old books, stock-image collections and libraries of two-dimensional and three-dimensional art; Use of filters and layer-blending modes in creating background.

The article reports that Snapchat Inc.'s Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart (CAPTCHA), an image-based security challenge to its account registration process can be defeated using computer vision techniques. Snapchat presents users with a set of nine images when they attempt to register a new account and asks them to select only the images that contain a white ghost.

The article reports on the 13-megapixel camera module developing by electronic firm Samsung Electronics. It states that the company plans to improve the quality of its cameras to take picture while implementing the optical image stabilization (OIS). Also mentioned that the company is working on Isocell, camera technology, to improve the color reproduction in cameras even in poor light condition.