Content Aware Image Resizing.

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Here's your Monday video fix, a presentation on some content aware image resizing software which has some truly jaw-dropping capabilities. Dr. Ariel Shamir and Dr. Shai Avidan (of Adobe) have developed a way to resize images using something they call "seam carving" which lowers distortion in images.

Granted, it sounds kind of boring, but the results are stunning. As Arrington [writes][1] in a post on Techcrunch, I want this to make its way into Photoshop, though personally I'm willing to wait.

[1]: http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/27/i-want-this-in-photoshop-immediately/