{"id":834508,"date":"2022-06-07T11:43:44","date_gmt":"2022-06-07T18:43:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/?post_type=msr-group&#038;p=834508"},"modified":"2022-06-07T11:43:45","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T18:43:45","slug":"computational-photography-applications","status":"publish","type":"msr-group","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/product\/computational-photography-applications\/","title":{"rendered":"Computational Photography Applications"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"mb-3 moray-highlight\">\n\t<div class=\"card-img-overlay mx-lg-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"card-background  has-background- card-background--full-bleed\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Pix_1920x720.4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Computational Photography Applications\" style=\"object-position: 67% 61%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Pix_1920x720.4.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Pix_1920x720.4-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Pix_1920x720.4-768x288.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Pix_1920x720.4-1024x384.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- Foreground -->\n\t\t<div class=\"card-foreground d-flex mt-md-n5 my-lg-5 px-g px-lg-0\">\n\t\t\t<!-- Container -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container d-flex mt-md-n5 my-lg-5 align-self-center\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Card wrapper -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-100 w-lg-col-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Card -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card material-md-card py-5 px-md-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-body \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<h1 id=\"computational-photography-applications\">Computational Photography Applications<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Pushing the limits of what is possible in photography<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>As part of the larger <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/group\/vision\/\">Computer Vision Group<\/a>, computational photography research explores the power of AI and computer vision, pushing the limits of what is possible by helping people fully and easily utilize technology with innovative photography apps and services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some of the applications that came out of our research in this area. <em>Some may still be available for download<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"phone-apps\">Phone apps<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 id=\"microsoft-pix\">Microsoft Pix<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Microsoft Pix is a smart camera app that automatically helps you take better photos without extra effort. It\u2019s built with intelligence behind the lens, tweaking your settings between each shot and ensuring that people and scenes always look their best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoftpix?rtc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Get the app for iOS ><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 id=\"hyperlapse-mobile\">Hyperlapse Mobile<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-red-color has-text-color\">Archived<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Microsoft Hyperlapse is a technology that creates smooth and stabilized time lapses from first-person videos. This is a mobile version for Windows Phone and Android customers who want to capture hyperlapses on the go.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 id=\"blink-for-windows-phone\">Blink for Windows Phone<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-red-color has-text-color\">Archived<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blink captures a burst of images before you even press the shutter and continues to capture pictures after you\u2019ve taken your shot. Save the shot you like best or save the series as a short, animated Blink.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"desktop-tablet-apps\">Desktop & tablet apps<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 id=\"interactive-composite-editor\">Interactive Composite Editor<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-red-color has-text-color\">Archived<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Image Composite Editor (ICE) is an advanced panoramic image stitcher. Given a set of overlapping photographs of a scene shot from a single camera location, the app creates a seamless high-resolution panorama.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 id=\"hyperlapse-pro\">Hyperlapse Pro<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-red-color has-text-color\">Inactive<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Microsoft Hyperlapse is a technology that creates smooth and stabilized time lapses from first-person videos. This is a pro version for enthusiasts and professionals who want to edit videos using hyperlapse technology on Windows desktop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/download\/details.aspx?id=52379\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Try it ><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/MicrosoftHyperlapse\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Watch test videos ><span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 id=\"blink-cliplets\">BLINK Cliplets<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-red-color has-text-color\">Inactive<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BLINK Cliplets lets you exercise your creative talents by layering static and dynamic visual elements. 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