dj may
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After several years of work I and my collaborators now have a working prototype of an AI landscape photography solution. It is a solution consisting of cameras, lenses, computing devices, actuators and energy sources. The prototype is a power-hungry and heavy hardware/software solution.
The solution consists of three modes.
Composition mode: after capturing a view of the of the scene, the AI determines the best lens selection and framing. The camera with lens, on a special mount, is driven by actuators to the optimum framing and focus.
Exposure mode: AI determines the best camera shutter speed and aperture according to a menu of user selection criteria.
Process mode: AI establishes parameters for Lightroom Treatment, Tone Curve, and HSL/Color. Thousands of processed images were incorporated in developing the AI so that graduated filters and adjustment brushes can also be applied. User can select Tonality submodes Maximum, Midtone Priority, Darks Priority, Lights Priority and Dark+Light Priority. Dust spots are also identified for removal. These parameters are applied when the image is opened in Lightroom.
After the AI engine “processes” the image, it only requires a few minutes to fine tune.
As of today the solution only works with Leica S3 and most S lenses. Lightroom is the only available image processor.
By this time next year we hope to substantially reduce the power, computing and equipment loads. Current weight is about 70 kilograms. We have not yet decided if the software will be open source. The hardware has been developed by Ernst Witz.
The solution consists of three modes.
Composition mode: after capturing a view of the of the scene, the AI determines the best lens selection and framing. The camera with lens, on a special mount, is driven by actuators to the optimum framing and focus.
Exposure mode: AI determines the best camera shutter speed and aperture according to a menu of user selection criteria.
Process mode: AI establishes parameters for Lightroom Treatment, Tone Curve, and HSL/Color. Thousands of processed images were incorporated in developing the AI so that graduated filters and adjustment brushes can also be applied. User can select Tonality submodes Maximum, Midtone Priority, Darks Priority, Lights Priority and Dark+Light Priority. Dust spots are also identified for removal. These parameters are applied when the image is opened in Lightroom.
After the AI engine “processes” the image, it only requires a few minutes to fine tune.
As of today the solution only works with Leica S3 and most S lenses. Lightroom is the only available image processor.
By this time next year we hope to substantially reduce the power, computing and equipment loads. Current weight is about 70 kilograms. We have not yet decided if the software will be open source. The hardware has been developed by Ernst Witz.
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