Katie B. over at the WSJ did a roundup of camera tech. I liked this section on Sony's Happy Face Retouch that automatically turns frowns into smiles. Sort of:
It took already captured images of my friends' faces and turned their frowns or ambivalent looks into smiles, but didn't adjust the subjects' eyes. Though this was good for laughs, the eerie-looking grins pasted on faces reminded me of painted-on clowns' mouths. And some attempts to retouch a face couldn't detect the face to alter it. But a handful of the Happy Face Retouches looked somewhat natural.Silly Sony, smiles happen with your entire face, not just the lips and teeth. P.S. FWIW, Katie does not normally smile like a zombie. [All Things D]








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all together now . . . PHOTOSHOP !!!
I've seen expression number two on a couple of blind dates. Disgust and horror are so erotic.
Can someone do this with a bunch of Scientologists and repost please? Maybe some Muslim extremists?
I knew I dated her! Quote from linked site:
"but all it did was make me look unnatural and awkward."
Think of the fun you could have photographing your local goth/emo community...
The first looks like a combo between a frown and a monkey wearing a wig.
@LA_Longhorn:"Cheer up, Emo Kid; Now in a camera!"
I hope a camera that kills whatever it takes a picture of is on the horizon. Moss' autobiographical photo will truly make my day
Looks like she is flatulating... sorry.
@discounteggroll:
That would be a rifle with a night-vision scope.
@Darrone:
LMAO!
Yes, I think Happy Face Retouch needs to be out on the web somewhere, so we can digitally cheer up all those grumpy politicians, fundamentalists, and so on.
How does that smile-removerwork ?
Does the camera say "12"" just before it shoots?
She looks like some zombie stepford person.
I think she has far more teeth than Happy Face Retouch gives her.
@SigmundTheSeaMonster:
No wonder she's happy.
It seems to me the point of a camera is to preserve things AS THEY HAPPENED.
If you're going to go in and slap a smile on people, you might as well just get out your crayons and draw yourself with your friends smiling.
TURN THAT FROWN UPSIDE DOWN!!!
/ southern accent
@BasicBlack: you've been dating my ex?
God I pity you.
[www.happymac.us]
@sgodun:
HaHaHa... I wonder if they'll ever get this technology in the passport office.
Why am I reminded of making Mii characters?
You'd be unhappy too if you had to stare at Goatberg all day.
This one needs a frown turned upside down....
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No, you see, it wasn't a horrible depressing Christmas after all.
It wasn't a sad ordeal of mutual loathing and petty arguments.
It was a happy Christmas, and everyone was smiling.
See?
Everyone smiling in all the pictures.
Sweet smiling pictures of my happy family.
Happy family.
Happy, happy family!
Being able to smile with your mouth while keeping your eyes flat is a very cool skill. Practice it in the mirror, then try it out next time you order a latte. Works on kids and pets, too.
I heard if you do this with Dick Cheney the world comes to an end
Sony needs to name this camera "Aphex".
[panther1.last.fm]
@mildretard:
My wife used to ask me to do this to prove to herself that it wouldn't scare her anymore. She was wrong every time.
@Verdigris:
... or at least the towers come down.
@discounteggroll: Are you referring to a real life Speed Grapher scenario?
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@OMG! Ponies!:
I spit out diet coke on myself a little.
Big Brother says: "Everyone is happy."
Created the most unique funeral photos I have ever seen... Damn they must have hated that dead guy...
@Logansix, This reminds me of someone with plastic surgery.
Of course the killer cam app, is the long rumoured "make pretty" function. Unfortunately Sony tested this on Condi - 2 technicians were killed instantly and one was turned to stone right on the spot. It set the program back 3 years.
I would love to see someone use the Happy Face camera for grim photojournalism or crime photography.
See? Everyone in Darfur is HAPPY!!!
. . .
This is the camera for that asshole we all know who tries to hit on sad girls by saying "Turn that frown upside-down!"
Stupid git.
It looks like she was really surprised and shocked that the camera took her photo before she was ready to smile:)
So, what will this do when I snap a cameraphone upskirt picture of the woman waiting in line at the mall for an Orange Julius? Will this help?
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