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From: Jaimie Vandenbergh on 10 Jun 2010 19:38
On Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:25:52 +0100, James Jolley <jrjolley(a)me.com>
wrote:

>On 2010-06-11 00:18:24 +0100, Colin Harper <colinharper(a)x.com.invalid> said:
>>
>> Full article here:
>>
>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Burns_Effect>
>>
>> I make no comment on the quality of that article, suffice to say that
>> literally, I couldn't put it better myself.
>
>No that's really interesting. I've always tried to take an interest in
>stuff like this, even though not seeing it puts me at the disadvantage.
>I bet the effect works even better with HD material, because it'de be
>easy to zoom in on individual details.

It doesn't really zoom in very far, just a few percent. It's to avoid
having a static image on screen, so slow pan and mild zoom, while also
avoiding showing any of the edges of the image.

Well, that's the Apple "Ken Burns Effect", I'm not well versed on the
real Ken's efforts.

Cheers - Jaimie
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From: SM on 10 Jun 2010 19:42
Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> wrote:

> On Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:25:52 +0100, James Jolley <jrjolley(a)me.com>
> wrote:
>
> >On 2010-06-11 00:18:24 +0100, Colin Harper <colinharper(a)x.com.invalid> said:
> >>
> >> Full article here:
> >>
> >> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Burns_Effect>
> >>
> >> I make no comment on the quality of that article, suffice to say that
> >> literally, I couldn't put it better myself.
> >
> >No that's really interesting. I've always tried to take an interest in
> >stuff like this, even though not seeing it puts me at the disadvantage.
> >I bet the effect works even better with HD material, because it'de be
> >easy to zoom in on individual details.
>
> It doesn't really zoom in very far, just a few percent. It's to avoid
> having a static image on screen, so slow pan and mild zoom, while also
> avoiding showing any of the edges of the image.

KBE is to image sequences what HDR is to landscape photography.

Stuart
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From: Jaimie Vandenbergh on 10 Jun 2010 20:12
On Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:42:46 +0100, info(a)that.sundog.co.uk (SM) wrote:

>Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:25:52 +0100, James Jolley <jrjolley(a)me.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >On 2010-06-11 00:18:24 +0100, Colin Harper <colinharper(a)x.com.invalid> said:
>> >>
>> >> Full article here:
>> >>
>> >> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Burns_Effect>
>> >>
>> >> I make no comment on the quality of that article, suffice to say that
>> >> literally, I couldn't put it better myself.
>> >
>> >No that's really interesting. I've always tried to take an interest in
>> >stuff like this, even though not seeing it puts me at the disadvantage.
>> >I bet the effect works even better with HD material, because it'de be
>> >easy to zoom in on individual details.
>>
>> It doesn't really zoom in very far, just a few percent. It's to avoid
>> having a static image on screen, so slow pan and mild zoom, while also
>> avoiding showing any of the edges of the image.
>
>KBE is to image sequences what HDR is to landscape photography.

Oh gosh no. KBR doesn't break anything, whereas HDR on landscapes
breaks my visual systems. Horrid, it's like that audio "compression"
that radio uses to full all available aural space with noise.

Curiously, HDR in computer games pretty much means exactly the
opposite - if you're in the dark tunnel with a lamp and can see the
walls, you won't be able to see anything but a bright light at the end
- and VV. See pics under "image quality" at
http://www.bit-tech.net/gaming/pc/2005/09/21/lost_coast_benchmark/1

Cheers - Jaimie
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From: D.M. Procida on 11 Jun 2010 02:57
SM <info(a)that.sundog.co.uk> wrote:

> KBE is to image sequences what HDR is to landscape photography.

HDR landscape photography? Pah. They're into HDR *portraits* now.

A friend of mine who works in university photography department recently
went to an Adobe user event.

In one of the sessions, the demonstrator asked: Does anyone know what
HDR is?

He said scornfully: Yes, it's for amateurs.

The demonstrator said: Great, let me show you our new HDR tools!

Then he spent 30 minutes demonstrating some horrific bit of software
that apparently makes HDR images from a single photograph.

Daniele
From: Chris Ridd on 11 Jun 2010 03:11
On 2010-06-11 07:57:18 +0100, D.M. Procida said:

> SM <info(a)that.sundog.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> KBE is to image sequences what HDR is to landscape photography.
>
> HDR landscape photography? Pah. They're into HDR *portraits* now.
>
> A friend of mine who works in university photography department recently
> went to an Adobe user event.
>
> In one of the sessions, the demonstrator asked: Does anyone know what
> HDR is?
>
> He said scornfully: Yes, it's for amateurs.
>
> The demonstrator said: Great, let me show you our new HDR tools!
>
> Then he spent 30 minutes demonstrating some horrific bit of software
> that apparently makes HDR images from a single photograph.

Adobe CS 5 is presumably that horrific bit of software.
<http://adobegripes.tumblr.com/>

--
Chris

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