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SUMMARY:Beyond the Piece of Cardboard: Learning to Adjust Photographs - Sy
 lvain Paris\, Research Scientist at Adobe
DTSTART:20111118T140000Z
DTEND:20111118T150000Z
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CONTACT:Microsoft Research Cambridge Talks Admins
DESCRIPTION:Master photographers such as Ansel Adams have demonstrated tha
 t retouching pictures is critical to obtaining a stunning rendition of a p
 icture. In traditional film photography\, this involves tools such as a pi
 ece of cardboard to dodge and burn the print as well as a careful choice o
 f chemicals and paper. This is a long and painstaking process that require
 s a great deal of know-how. With digital photography\, we have now access 
 to powerful options such as instant undo\, unlimited layering\, and sophis
 ticated filters. However\, despite these improvements\, achieving a compel
 ling look remains a challenging task. In some sense\, we have made the pie
 ce of cardboard more powerful\, which is great and enables a wider range o
 f effects\, but the retouching process as a whole remains mostly unassiste
 d. In this talk\, I will present my research on photographic style transfe
 r and machine-learning-based retouching that focuses on understanding the 
 notion of photographic look and helping users achieve a specific visual st
 yle. This work is in collaboration with Soonmin Bae\, Vladimir Bychkovsky\
 , and Frédo Durand at MIT\, and Eric Chan at Adobe.
LOCATION:Small public lecture room\, Microsoft Research Ltd\, 7 J J Thomso
 n Avenue (Off Madingley Road)\, Cambridge
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