So, running Looking Real Good, I would frequently get submissions from people that were just slightly… off. They wouldn’t have enough data to support a stretch, so I learned a few tricks that I guess you could call poor man’s re-targeting.
For example, this image ended immediately to the right of dude’s hand:
http://lookingrealgood.com/2007/5/5
And this girl’s photo was only about 30 pixels on either side of her, originally:
http://lookingrealgood.com/2007/4/28
You can see that her room has the weirdest carpet, ever.
Josh24 Aug 08:17
Cool stuff, but ehm… what’s up with the crappy site layout man?!? Honestly, the days of 640×480 resolutions have long gone.
Josh24 Aug 08:24
Layout issued seems to be IE only… kinda figures. Sorry :D
Hi,
If you are looking for a software to try out seam carving, take a look at http://www.thegedanken.com/retarget/
The program that you can download there (for Windows and Linux, and free) is already highly optimized concerning speed, and apart from enlarging or decreasing image size you can also use masks to protect or delete certain parts of your image.
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Pete Forde 23 Aug 23:36
This totally just baked my noodle.
So, running Looking Real Good, I would frequently get submissions from people that were just slightly… off. They wouldn’t have enough data to support a stretch, so I learned a few tricks that I guess you could call poor man’s re-targeting.
For example, this image ended immediately to the right of dude’s hand:
http://lookingrealgood.com/2007/5/5
And this girl’s photo was only about 30 pixels on either side of her, originally:
http://lookingrealgood.com/2007/4/28
You can see that her room has the weirdest carpet, ever.
Josh 24 Aug 08:17
Cool stuff, but ehm… what’s up with the crappy site layout man?!? Honestly, the days of 640×480 resolutions have long gone.
Josh 24 Aug 08:24
Layout issued seems to be IE only… kinda figures. Sorry :D
tobi 27 Aug 15:03
I really ought to do something about the ie6 bugs..
khao 29 Aug 13:18
damn!
Jay 07 Sep 21:14
That is some amazing stuff! Although it makes me feel like an under-achiever when I see people coming up with ideas like that.
Irmgard 19 Sep 13:29
Hi, If you are looking for a software to try out seam carving, take a look at http://www.thegedanken.com/retarget/
The program that you can download there (for Windows and Linux, and free) is already highly optimized concerning speed, and apart from enlarging or decreasing image size you can also use masks to protect or delete certain parts of your image.
Have fun, Irmgard