Introduction
In the digital era that we live in, it is possible to imagine an entirely new kind of visual medium. One where images are not just preserved for future generations but can be easily layered and commented on, potentially bringing about a new artistic form and replacing manual photo retouching services in long term. Such a transformative rendering of digital images would undoubtedly have a profound impact on society.
Digitization has been ongoing for several decades and has created the world's largest repository of images, videos, and music. As a result, there is now a global culture based on it. In the past decade or so there has been an explosion in mobile access to digital image resources that enables people to view and interact with images anywhere, anytime - in their personal computer, tablet, or smartphone.
What are the top 5 revolutionary future trends that can take us towards a new kind of visual medium?
1) Augmented Reality (AR)
Cybernetics is about "adding" to the natural world. AR, a technology of either virtual environment or extended physical world, is about "augmenting" the natural world. The basic idea behind AR is that objects and information can be overlaid onto real-world environments. This could be really beneficial when it comes to Real Estate Photo Retouching as well as e-commerce industry.
2) Augmented Vision (AV)
How can we capture and display the environment as it is experienced by humans? There are various forms of vision, including sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch. In the future, we will be able to digitally capture all these experiences in an integrated system. This will enable AV playback on a large scale in the same way that we use today's audio technology.
2) Gestural Interaction
Gesture recognition has long been a research topic in various disciplines including, computer vision, psychology, and cognitive science. Gestural interaction can be broadly defined as the recognition and interpretation of gestures or sign language. It has been applied to many different fields such as medical care, robotics, and entertainment.
3) Image Fusion (IF)
Image fusion is the process of combining two or more images into one image. This is normally achieved by creating a weighted combination of the original images using some form of weighting matrix. Light field rendering is closely related to image fusion, as it represents another form of "image stacking"; however, light field rendering is normally considered to achieve a final high-quality image whereas image fusion can be used at multiple stages during the creation of an image.
4) Image Tagging & Retrieval (ITR)
Instead of photos organized around location or people, imagine photos organized around the content itself. That's the idea behind image tagging and retrieval (ITR). While it may seem like a simple idea, the possible applications are endless.
5) Interactive Storytelling & Cinematography (IST)
It's also possible to take storytelling to a new level. An interactive storyteller is an agent in a story that monitors the viewers' behavior and gives guidance, accordingly, making the experience more enjoyable for them. It's a very powerful tool that can be used to control the viewers' perception of the story and create something entirely new. Furthermore, cinematography will become more interactive as well.
Conclusion
In summary, it's possible to conceive of a future visual medium based on a combination of the digital era and one's own perceptions, imagination, and desires. This can also be viewed from the perspective that scholars have described in relation to "cybernetics", namely a world view or methodology for understanding. Still, we can’t count out manual photo retouching services for some years to come. Replicating those results would still require further evolution of the neural networks.
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