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- We introduce an approach for synthesizing time-lapse videos of popular landmarks from large community photo collections. The approach is completely automated and leverages the vast quantity of photos available online. First, we cluster 86 million photos into landmarks and popular viewpoints. Then, we sort the photos by date and warp each photo onto a common viewpoint. Finally, we stabilize the appearance of the sequence to compensate for lighting effects and minimize flicker. Our resulting time-lapses show diverse changes in the world's most popular sites, like glaciers shrinking, skyscrapers being constructed, and waterfalls changing course.
Blows my fucking mind. Big data at its best. But can't look at this and help but be chilled by imagining it at its worst.
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StephenBuckley · 3826 days ago · link ·
Wow. Probably the best bug of all time is "The Wall Street Bull moves a little over the years, resulting in some blurring." The failure cases are my favorite! The twilight effect is gorgeous!