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The future of selfies: Adobe reveals AI 'Sensei' app to turn any snap into a work of art
- Adobe's new selfie editing app is powered with AI and machine learning
- Combines 3D-facial mapping, automatic portrait masking and style transfers
- Users can alter their pose and appearance and add depth of field
- Can also replicate styles of other selfies they find online in a matter of seconds
Forget finding the perfect lighting to snap a selfie, Adobe is using AI and machine learning to create the ultimate portrait.
Powered by Adobe Sensei, the app combines perspective effect editing, automatic software-only photo masking and photo style transfer technology.
The system transforms a bad image into a flattering selfie by altering the perspective of the person’s face, adding depth of field and replicating styles of other photos online.
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Forget finding the perfect lighting to snap a selfie, Adobe is using AI and machine learning to create the ultimate portrait.Powered by Adobe Sensei, the app combines perspective effect editing, automatic software-only photo masking and photo style transfer technology
‘But what happens when we tap into the power of artificial intelligence and deep learning to transform bad portrait shots into good ones – all on a smartphone?
‘By combining perspective effect editing, automatic, software-only photo masking, and photo style transfer technology, we’re able to transform a typical selfie into a flattering portrait with a pleasing depth-of-field effect that can also replicate the style of another portrait photo.’
What makes this application the ultimate selfie editor is the trio of AI-powered elements - 3D-facial mapping, automatic portrait masking and style transfers, Digital Trends reported.
The 3D-facial mapping enables the technology to identify facial features and make small adjustments in both the person’s pose and appearance.
Users can move their entire face – from pointing their chin down for a more flattering look to tilting their head to show off their ‘good side’.
And the technology also lets users minimize or accentuate their facial features.
The 3D-facial mapping enables the technology to identify facial features and make small adjustments in both the person’s pose and appearance
The idea of Adobe’s editing app is to mimic the method used by professional photographers by making it seem as if it was taken at a distance – instead of just at arm’s length.
The automatic portrait masking instantly gives your image a pleasing depth of field effect and you can and any style you find online to your own selfie.
Simply search what type of selfie look you want in your phone’s internet browser, click it and Adobe will ask if you would like to apply the style to your photo.
‘This is just a peek into the future potential of mobile portrait photography powered by Adobe Sensei,’ Adobe shared in the video demo.
Users can move their entire face – from pointing their chin down for a more flattering look to tilting their head to show off their ‘good side’. And the technology also lets users minimize or accentuate their facial features
Although this technology could change the selfie game, Adobe has yet to reveal its name or whether or not it will actually be released to the masses.
However, it seems they are developing new innovations to help users create the ultimate selfie.
Earlier this year, the firm unveiled another concept, but this one lets users edit photos without lifting a finger.
A 30-second clip shows a man using only voice commands to crop a photo, flip it and even post the final image to Facebook.
This technology is focused around a voice-based digital assistant that automatically does photo editing tasks for you.
The concept video begins with a user looking at an image on an iPad.
He taps a microphone at the top of the screen that activates a digital assistant – which sounds similar to Alexa or Siri.
The automatic portrait masking instantly gives your image a pleasing depth of field effect and you can and
any style you find online to your own selfie
Simply search what type of selfie look you want in your phone’s internet browser, click it and Adobe will ask
if you would like to apply the style to your photo
Instead of taping, pinching and dragging, the man just tells the AI what edits to make to the image - and the assistant does them automatically.
And it seems Adobe has its sight on an advanced AI, because the man uses natural language to prompt the edits.
For example, he said, ‘I’d like to reframe this picture’ and ‘flip it sideways’.
It appears that Adobe designed the concept for version Lightroom Mobile, but it also seems that the app is just a concept.
Adobe notes that this concept is their way of ‘exploring what an intelligent digital assistant photo editing might look like’.
‘We combined the emerging science of voice interaction with a deep understanding of both creative workflows and the creative aspirations of our customers,’ the firm shared in the video description.
‘This is a first step towards a robust multimodal voice-based interface which allows our creative customers to search and edit images in an easy and engaging way using Adobe mobile applications.’
Earlier this year, Adobe unveiled another concept that lets users edit photos without lifting a finger.
This technology focused around a voice-based digital assistant that automatically does the photo editing tasks
for you
Voice assistants are beginning to move out of smart speakers into other objects in order to perform tasks that make our lives easier.
Although a digital assistant that instantly edits photos may be impressive, one in particular will soon be placed in Ford vehicles.
A Ford and Amazon alliance was announced at CES in Las Vegas this month that will equip 20 million vehicles with Alexa by 2020.
Don Butler, Ford's executive director of connected vehicle and services, said the technology represented the 'deepest integration of any OEM (carmaker) inside a vehicle with Alexa.'
Instead of taping, pinching and dragging, the man just tells the AI what edits to make to the image. And it
seems Adobe has its sight on an advanced AI, because the man uses natural language to prompt the edits
‘Digital assistant is one tool that is increasingly prevalent in the industry,' he said. Placing the technology in the vehicles will let drivers demand anything from nearby restaurants to a weather forecast.
Ford's move follows its October announcement that it would use Alexa in three of its vehicle models by the end of 2016 to allow drivers to communicate with their smart home devices, such as heaters, lights or security systems.
Automotive personal assistants are being studied by every major automaker, according to Gartner research director Michael Ramsey, who said: 'There's a lot of vetting going on.'
