Friday, March 26, 2010

The Great Camera Shootout 2010 (video)

A high quality test of film vs several digital cameras was done by top experts. Very well done, have a look. Best viewed in full screen mode.

This blows my mind

Set to 720p and watch The Known Universe in full screen mode. It's amazing!

Monday, March 1, 2010

Amazing new technology called compressed sensing

I came across a fascinating article on a new field in mathematics called compressed sensing. What it does, in a nutshell, is fill in missing data, and it does so astonishingly well.

It can take a noisy picture and filter away that noise in successive iterations, leaving you with a clear, sharp image. Far beyond what you might think is possible, even using fractal technology.

CS can also take a low resolution image and add resolution. While that statement may be technically inaccurate, to our eyes, that's what it does.